Ambiente Italia S.r.l. – Research Institute is a research and consulting institute working in
environmental and territorial planning and analysis.
The main research areas include:
- Local Sustainability, Agenda 21, Reporting, Environmental Accountability
- Energy Resources Planning and Sustainable Management
- Waste Planning and Sustainable Management
- Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment
- Natural Resources Planning and Sustainable Management
- Management Systems and Ecoefficient Business
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Policies
- Tourism Planning and Sustainable Management
Established in 1995, Ambiente Italia S.r.l. has merged some of the first environmental planning and
analysis experiences developed in Italy since the beginning of the 70’s by Ambiente Italia Research
Institute (established in 1990) and Cooperativa Ecologia (established in 1978).
Ambiente Italia’s corporate mission is directly linked to the environmentalist milieu where its
members and researchers developed their expertise; during these years, the research and consulting
capacity of Ambiente Italia has been more and more appreciated by its clients.
Ambiente Italia has carried out studies and researches on behalf of different European Commission
Directorates, the European Environment Agency, Italian Ministries of the Environment and
Agriculture, the National Environment Protection Agency (APAT), many research institutes, Italian
and foreign universities, more than 150 local authorities (municipalities, provinces and regions),
and a number of different private enterprises.
Among the main European clients it is worth mentioning:
- European Commission - DG Agriculture, DG Environment, DG Energy and Transport, DG Research, DG Enterprise;
- EUROSTAT;
- EEA-European Environment Agency, Copenhagen;
- IPTS - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Sevilla;
- JRC-Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA);
- The European Sustainable Cities & Towns Campaign.
Ambiente Italia coordinates the yearly editing of "Ambiente Italia State of the Environment
Report"; "Urban Ecosystem Italy - Quality of Life in Cities" (on behalf of Legambiente, Italian
environmental NGO); "Urban Ecosystem Europe" (on behalf of Dexia Group). |
