Sustainable Enterprise Award 2025, nominations open

Nominations are now open for the Impresa Sostenibile 2025 Award, now in its fourth edition, promoted by Il Sole 24 Ore in collaboration with Piccola Industria di Confindustria and the Pontifical Committee for the World Children's Day - realised in partnership with the Ministry for the Environment and Energy Security and Unioncamere and financed by the Pnrr. Objective: to continue to recognise and enhance the value of small and medium-sized Italian companies that integrate sustainability - environmental, social and economic - into their growth strategy.

In a context marked by energy transition, supply chain evolution and digitisation of processes, with increasing global geopolitical complexity, the award aims to highlight those companies that have been able to transform change into a lasting competitive advantage. In particular, those SMEs that, through concrete projects, have managed to combine economic development, environmental protection and social responsibility, becoming models of excellence for the entire national ecosystem.

Each company can apply in a maximum of two of the three award categories: environmental sustainability (reducing the impact on the environment through decarbonisation and circular economy actions), economic sustainability (developing employment growth and local value), and social sustainability (promoting inclusion, improving working conditions and supporting local communities).

The selected companies will then take part in the award ceremony on Wednesday 22 October in Rome at a nationally important showcase such as the Forum Sustainability 2025.

Nominations will remain open until Thursday 18 September 2025. They will be assessed by a panel of judges chaired by Fabio Tamburini, director of Sole 24 Ore, Radio 24 and the Radiocor agency, and including leading figures from the academic, institutional and business worlds. They include Marina Brogi, professor at La Sapienza University in Rome, Teresa Caradonna, vice-president of Esg and Valore Sostenibile of Piccola Industria Confindustria, Maria Carmela Colaiacovo, president of the 24 ORE Group, Roberta Toffanin, expert to the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Father Enzo Fortunato, president of the Pontifical Committee for World Children's Day, and Edoardo Garrone, president of Erg.