Sustainability Governance in Italian Unlisted Companies

How is sustainability governed? On Thursday, December 11, 2025, ALTIS Università Cattolica invites you to participate in the event Sustainability Governance in Italian Unlisted Companies, dedicated to in-depth analysis of governance and decision-making processes in Italian companies. The conference will be held at the ALTIS headquarters, in via San Vittore 18, in Milan from 10.00 to 13.00 with a final networking light lunch.

During the meeting, there will be the presentation of the book "Deciding for corporate sustainability. Innovative models of governance in Italian unlisted companies" (Franco Angeli), edited by profs. Marco Minciullo, Vittorio Capitani and Matteo Pedrini, which brings together the contributions of various Italian companies engaged in sustainable transition processes. The results of the PRIN 2022 PNRR project "GOST – Governance of Sustainable Transition" (PNRR for Mission 4, Component 2, Investment 1.1. Notice 1409/2022, Funded by the European Union - Next Generation EU. (GOST) - Prot. P2022N3JTK - CUP J53D23015420001).

The presentation of the volume will be followed by two round tables with testimonies on decision-making and organizational best practices.

PROGRAM

10.00 a.m.: Welcome and accreditation

10.15: Institutional greetings

Matteo Pedrini, Full Professor of Corporate Strategy and Director, ALTIS Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

10.20: Presentation of the GOST - Governance of Sustainable Transition research project and the book "Deciding for Corporate Sustainability"

Marco Minciullo, Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Principal Investigator of the GST Project, ALTIS-UCSC

10.35: Round table: Sustainability as a "paradox" - how to find a synthesis between economic, social and environmental objectives?

Introduced and moderated: Flavia Cau, Research Fellow in Business Administration, ALTIS-UCSC

Speakers: 

Armando Bergamini, Sustainability and Quality Manager, Italgraniti Group

Franco Filippi, Member of the Integrated Report Team, CADF

Marzia Chiesa, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Sodai

Maurizio Melfa, Founder and General Manager, Meic Services

11.30: Round table: Sustainability decision-making processes - what opportunities and challenges in the sustainable management of companies?

Introduced and moderated: Vittorio Capitani, Research Fellow in Business Administration, ALTIS-UCSC

Speakers: 

Alessandro Garavaglia, Director of External Relations & ESG, Acqua Novara Vco

Alessandro Lopa, ESG Coordinator, Guido Gobino

Silvia Mazzanti, Sustainability Manager, Save The Duck  

Francesco Soldi, President of the ESG Commission, National Council of Shopping Centers (CNCC)

Carlotta Venturelli, Marketing, Communication and Sustainability Specialist, VIS Hydraulics

12.45: Conclusions

Matteo Pedrini, Full Professor of Corporate Strategy and Director, ALTIS Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

13.00 - 14.00: Light Lunch

14.00 - 15.00: Workshop behind closed doors reserved for companies participating in the research project.