Confidence, as well as a positive and proactive attitude, are present, but the path to a complete ESG transformation is still long.
This is the picture emerging from the first national survey “The culture of sustainability in Italy”, carried out by ESG Culture LAB – the Observatory created by Eikon Strategic Consulting Italia in collaboration with the Adnkronos Group.
Founded to focus attention on the value of human capital within this process of sustainable transition, last November 29 ESG Culture LAB presented a survey which represents a snapshot of the sentiment of the Italian population towards ESG issues: in fact, a representative sample of 1,600 people was involved, aged between 18 and 65, including employees from the companies that have joined the project. Each of them was asked to answer on three specific areas: their propensity towards a sustainable behaviour in their sphere of personal action; their judgment on their company’s commitment to sustainable transformation; and their perception of the role of the country in achieving ESG objectives.
The first significant figure is that 75% of Italians have a proactive and committed attitude towards the objectives of environmental and social sustainability that affect our daily life. The same trend, albeit with a lower percentage (58%), is evident in the judgments of employees within their work. In the assessment of the company’s involvement, a positive perception is confirmed (62%), even if a polarisation emerges between 31% who judge their company “focused” on the objectives and 20% who describe it as “unconcerned”. The data on unconcern also applies to the involvement of the Institutions, considered less virtuous. In general, judgments improve for both companies and for Institutions when it comes to the environment.
Determined to invest in its human capital in order to achieve full and complete sustainability, IBSA Farmaceutici is among the companies participating in the ESG Culture Lab project.
“Sustainability is very important for IBSA: it’s the heart of our present, as well as a fundamental pillar on which to build our future”, commented Luca Crippa, CEO & Managing Director of IBSA Farmaceutici, interviewed by Adnkronos during the presentation of the survey. “We have recently inaugurated antares, a great redevelopment project of our headquarters in Lodi, through which we not only expand the spaces, but implement sustainable interventions at an environmental level for the benefit of our collaborators. Sustainability has a triple value for us: sustainability for the company, for the planet and for the community in which we operate”.