Waste water treatment for agricultural purposes: a European project born in Prato
The Municipality of Prato, with the scientific and technical support of ARCO Researchers, participated to the European Union Partnership of the Urban Agenda for Circular Economy focusing on two major themes: Waste water treatment of urban and industrial plants for agricultural purposes Urban regeneration through the reuse of abandoned or underused buildings In recent years, [...]
Networking and B2B to foster ecotourism in Armenia
ARCO Researchers were in Armenia to continue the work on fostering the development of ecotourism in the Vayots Dzor region. Under the framework of the Monitoring Service of the project AREVADZOR – Enhancing SME competitiveness through promotion and wider use of sustainable innovative technologies, ARCO's Local Development Unit, as a partner of PIN S.c.r.l., took [...]
Linee Guida per la redazione del Bilancio Sociale degli enti del Terzo Settore
Per il Terzo Settore, il 2019 è un anno di intensi cambiamenti. Tra le disposizioni contenute nella Riforma del Terzo Settore, legge 106 del 2016, oltre all'obbligo di adeguare il proprio statuto alle nuove norme, vi è anche l'obbligo per gli enti di redigere e pubblicare il proprio Bilancio Sociale. Per procedere in questa operazione [...]
Fostering students with disabilities inclusion in higher education through the Capability Approach
In the last three decades, the legislation on the inclusion of disability has led to an increase in the enrolment of students with disabilities in higher education. However, barriers to the full participation of students remain. In the latest article co-authored by Mario Biggeri, Disability in higher education: assessing student's capabilities in two Italian universities [...]
ARCO Researchers participation to the annual conference of Human Development and Capability Association
Researchers of ARCO's Local Development Unit and Inclusive Development Unit will fly to London to participate to the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) Annual Conference from the 9th to the 11th of September. This year HDCA's Annual Conference theme will be Connecting Capabilities since “connection” is an important capability that needs further consideration. This [...]
Conclusione del progetto per migliorare la qualità dei datteri Medjool in Palestina
Il progetto per riorganizzare la cooperativa degli agricoltori di datteri Medjool e migliorare la qualità degli stessi datteri portato avanti a Gerico, nella Valle del Giordano (Palestina) - finanziato dall'Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo e implementato dalla Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II - si è concluso con l'inaugurazione di una nuova cella frigorifera. Questa [...]
Why it’s important to engage stakeholders in Sustainability Reporting?
In recent years, large companies have earned revenues similar to small States GDPs, but not all of them pay the same attention to the cost of their activities in social and, above all, environmental terms. The Sustainability Report, which defines a company's impact on neighboring communities and environment, represents both a powerful channel of communication [...]
New Master’s Degree in Local Administration and Local Development in Jordan
Starting September 2019, ARCO Researchers will participate to the first Master in Local Administration and Local Development in Amman, Jordan. The Degree is funded by the European Union Delegation to Jordan, implemented by the Jordan Ministry of the Interior, UNDP Jordan and the University of Jordan with the scientific coordination of The Hague Academy for Local [...]