BDO Italia, part of the international organization of auditing and business consultancy, announces the opening of applications for the third edition of the Mario Unnia Award – Talent & Enterprise. The Prize is promoted with the support of main Partners BPER Banking and partners Ersel e Quaeryon, and with the collaboration of ELITE – Borsa Italiana.
The Mario Unnia Award – Talent & Enterprise, dedicated for a multifaceted scholar of business and socio-economic scenarios, student of Norberto Bobbio e collaborator of Adriano Olivetti, stems from the desire to enhance those companies capable of vision and development of their talent, as such capable, even in a constantly evolving economic, financial and technological context, of pursuing models of sustainable growth, creating value for the territory and for the country , valuing young talents and Human Resources. Those companies that combine innovative and predictive skills on a daily basis, directing their wealth of resources in the search for lasting and constant success over time in compliance with ethical and sustainability values.
The first two editions of the award saw the participation of over 150 companies, coming from almost all Italian regions, with a slight prevalence from Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Emilia Romagna and Lazio. In the 2018 edition, the average turnover of the candidate companies was 67,4 million euros, with an average gross operating margin of 9,7 million – equal to more than 15% of the turnover – while the number of employees was average of 203 units. The predominant product category among the participating companies was the Manufacturing Industry (37%) closely followed by the Services sector (31%). The contribution of 14% of the Food&Beverage, while Engineering (6%), Hi-tech, Organic-tech, Retail and Utilities (3% each) shared the remaining percentage share.
“Compared to 12 months ago we have seen profound changes: I am thinking of the economic slowdown, monetary tensions, political uncertainties at an international level and the disruptive growth of the digital impact in doing business. The edition that opens today will confirm how much entrepreneurs e managers are ready for these challenges, aware that the recovery of our country also requires a more ambitious and audacious way of doing business” - commented Simone Del Bianco, Managing Partner of BDO Italy.
The 7 categories of the Mario Unnia Award – Talent & Business are:
- TALENT COACHES– Dedicated to companies that know how to identify and enhance the talents in their organization
- SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION– Dedicated to companies that invest in the development of products or services aimed at reducing the environmental impact and improving the efficiency in the use of natural resources
- TOWARDS PLAZA AFFARI– Dedicated to companies with capital opening potential
- COMPANY WITHOUT BORDERS– Dedicated to companies that make internationalization their winning dimension
- DNA ITALY– Dedicated to companies that do not relocate, making "Made in Italy" their driving force
- INVEST TO KNOW– Dedicated to companies investing in research, development and digitization
- IDEAS AND FUTURE– Marco special prize Artiacus*. Dedicated to start-ups and innovative SMEs (*Marco Artiacus, BDO Italia Partner who died prematurely in 2016, with his experience of over 25 years of Advisory financial and strategic, has assisted and supported the birth and development of many companies).
Among the category winners will come decreed by the jury of the Mario Unnia Award – Talent & Enterprise the overall winner of the third edition.
“The first two editions of the award have confirmed to us how entrepreneurship and the pursuit of sustainable growth are goals inherent in the fabric of many Regions. This initiative aims to stimulate entrepreneurs and managers, especially in a constantly evolving economic situations to take up the challenges that arise every day, transforming their respective companies into champions on a national and international scale” he commented Andrea Amaduzzi, professor at the University of Milan Bicocca e President of the Jury of the Mario Unnia Prize.
Participation, subject to requirements, is free and free. È You can apply your company online from 6 March to 31 May 2019, through the dedicated section of the site www.bdo.it, “Mario Unnia Award”.
Alternatively, it is possible to download the entry form from the site and send it by e-mail to the addresspremiounnia@bdo.it or by registered letter with return receipt to the Organizing Secretariat of the Mario Unnia Prize. The complete regulation of the Prize can be consulted on the dedicated website.
WHO WAS MARIO UNNIA
Born in Cuneo on 1932 January XNUMX and graduated in Turin with Norberto Bobbio, Mario Unnia was a modern figure of business scholar, ranging from teaching to research, from historical books to stories, from social analyzes to more strictly political ones. The experience to which he, however, he has shown to care more was that forecasting studies e of corporate training. His approach to reality was incisive and provocative, moving along two basic points: the dimension of the person on the one hand, in his ability to relate and therefore to organize, and the importance of the external context on the other in the many relationships with the entrepreneur and with his business, always considered a subject capable of moving, of interacting, of becoming itself a protagonist.
Translating the thought, ie how to profitably combine talent and enterprise in a winning combination, BDO has decided to organize this award and dedicate it to the authoritative figure. The announcement of the winning companies of the third edition of the Award will take place in Milan on 24 June 2019.
