we receive e we publish the following press release from CDP.
POLIMI Graduate School of Management, together with the Polytechnic of Bari and Tiresia (the research centre for entrepreneurship, innovation, impact finance of POLIMI GSoM) launches the first edition of theImpact Awards, an award created in collaboration with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and dedicated to the best projects with a high social and environmental impact by companies and Public Administrations. The Award aims to promote a culture of responsible investment and to support initiatives capable of generating a positive and concrete impact on the territory, communities and the environment.
In this first edition, the Impact Award is divided into two categories:
- The first one includes the companies – mid-large corporates, infrastructure companies, companies active in international cooperation – and the Public administrations that in 2024 have stipulated a loan with CDP to realize projects with high social and environmental impact. These will receive an invitation to apply from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
- The second includes the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Southern Italy with registered office and operating in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia, Sardinia and Sicily, to which a specific recognition is destined with the collaboration of the Polytechnic of Bari. Interested companies can apply by presenting the initiatives carried out during the past year by March 28, connecting to the site: link.
Companies and Public Administrations of both categories have the opportunity to compete for two separate awards: Social impact e Environmental impact. In addition to a symbolic prize and a dedicated communication activity, the winners will have access to training tools provided by POLIMI Graduate School of Management, aimed at consolidating and amplifying their positive impact on society and the environment.
“The Impact Award aims to enhance and promote projects that can serve as an example for the public and private sectors, encouraging innovative practices capable of generating tangible benefits for society – commented Mario Calderini, Professor of POLIMI Graduate School of Management and Scientific Director of Impact Award. In an era in which sustainability can no longer be understood as a mere regulatory obligation, but must become a strategic value for companies and institutions, the Award is configured as a recognition for those who interpret this concept in a transformative and proactive way, guided by a clear and well-defined purpose”.
The selection and the award ceremony
The Impact Award selection process includes a first preliminary evaluation phase of the applications that analyzes the ethical conduct and responsible governance of the participating companies and Public Administrations. The projects that pass this phase access the second evaluation conducted by POLIMI GSoM, Tiresia and Politecnico di Bariper le PMI, in which the social and environmental impact of the initiatives presented will be analyzed in detail.
In the final phase, a jury composed of sustainability and innovation experts from the world of business, public administration and international cooperation will select the winning companies that will be awarded during a dedicated event that will be held between May and June 2025.
