A training path to recover craft skills by combining tradition and digital techniques for the development of social enterprises and a new business model for street sellers: this is Artigianato Interculturale!

This video shows excerpts from the interviews given by two students at the end of the second YEP MED vocational training course in intermodal transport and logistics organized by Civitavecchia port during February - March 2022

HELIOS trainees visit "Sorelle Lo Re" company to learn how to develop a business idea in Sicily.

Watch the video and enjoy Riccardo, Aurora and Marco's interviews, three participants in the third HELIOS "Blue and Circular Economy, Entrepreneurship and Soft Skills" course held in Sicily (Italy). 

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In the second INVESTMED seminar, Dr Mohamed Salah Elsobki (Jr.) from Cairo University focused on aspects of energy transition as one of the ways towards a green economy. These aspects include, but are not limited to, sustainable energies, financial and economic feasibilities, information, communication, awareness, legislation, and key performance indicators. The webinar was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and LUMSA University, and hosted by EMEA under the INVESTMED Project on 21.10.21

In the sixth INVESTMED seminar, an expert panel analysed the opportunities presented by social innovation in business models, and how to use this to promote creative and innovative processes that foster a prosperous and fair social transformation. The panel included Nadine Asmar, expert in leadership, Tamara Zakharia from UNICEF, and Cristian Bevacqua from Oxfam Italy. The webinar was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), Beyond Group and LUMSA University, and hosted by EMEA under the INVESTMED Project on 30.03.22

In the fifth INVESTMED seminar, an expert panel discussed questions such as "what are the key aspects to properly integrate life cycle analysis into business models and benefit from it? What opportunities does industrial symbiosis present in the development of new business ideas and entrepreneurship?" The seminar focused on two dimensions: research advances and methodological approach, and the challenges faced in the application to real cases.

In the fourth INVESTMED seminar, an expert panel discussed how we can integrate circular economy principles into our business models. The transition to a green economy is a key issue for many countries and regions, and one of the related challenges is the transition from linear production processes into closed cycle production and consumption behaviour. Giorgio Mosangini from the Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production, Mauro Manca from Energreen, and Victor Falguera from AKIS International shared their experiences of circular economy within their sector.

In the third INVESTMED seminar, Marco Nicoli from UNIDROIT discussed definitions of business and business models, the rationale for a transition toward a sustainable business model, key elements of sustainability, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and the Human-Centred Business Model. The webinar was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and LUMSA University, and hosted by EMEA under the INVESTMED Project on 23.11.21

In the first INVESTMED Seminar on Sustainable Business Management, Marzio Galeotti from the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Milan and Fondazione ENi Enrico Mattei gave an overview of the sustainable energy transition. sHe discussed different aspects of energy, energy systems, and energy transitions, the economics of climate change, and the outlook for different future scenarios. The webinar was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and LUMSA University, and hosted by EMEA under the INVESTMED Project on 23.09.21