SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 23 March 2026

ALTIS contributes to the international debate on social innovation and the SDGs

ALTIS contributes to the international publication published by Edward Elgar, with the involvement of several researchers and Giacomo Ciambotti serving as co-editor.

Social Innovation and Sustainable Development Goals

Edward Elgar  recently published The Elgar Companion to Social Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals, edited by  David C. LittlewoodIrene Garnelo-GomezLaurel Steinfield and Giacomo Ciambotti, ALTIS researcher.

 

The Companion offers a critical and in-depth reading of the role of social innovation as a lever for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which form the basis of the UN 2030 Agenda. Through contributions from different geographical contexts, methodologies and theoretical perspectives, the volume analyses the phenomenon at several levels, involving a plurality of actors: non-profit organisations, traditional companies - from multinationals to SMEs - and social entrepreneurs.

 

In addition to his role as co-editor of the volume, Giacomo Ciambotti has also contributed as an author, together with other ALTIS researchers, to three chapters:

  • Chapter 1 (Open Access) – Introduction: social innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    Authors: David C. Littlewood, Irene Garnelo-Gomez, Laurel Steinfield, Giacomo Ciambotti
  • Chapter 4 – Community-based circular practices and social innovation: evidence from Uganda
    Authors: Vittorio Capitani, Marco Minciullo, Giacomo Ciambotti
  • Chapter 8 – Navigating the path to SDG3: unveiling the tensions within healthcare organizations
    Authors: Maria Cristina Zaccone, Giacomo Ciambotti, Matteo Pedrini

This publication represents a further recognition of ALTIS' contribution to international research on social innovation and sustainable development.

 

For more information on the volume:
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781035326044/9781035326044.xml



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