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IPMA ITALY Journal of Applied Project Management
The “Milan Manifesto – Enterprise
2020” calls on all companies and
governments to take up the
challenge of putting words into action
by being at the forefront of change
and:
1. Make employability and
inclusion a priority across
boards, management and
value chains.
2. Stimulate member companies
to engage as committed
partners with communities,
cities and regions to develop
and implement new sustainable
production methods, inclusion for multiple perspectives:
consumption and livelihood.
3. Put transparency and respect
for human rights at the heart of
business conduct.
Mrs. Diana Bracco, President of
Sodalitas Foundation and President of
Expo2015 states: The “Milan Manifesto
– Enterprise 2020” will focus business
priority and commitment to achieve
Europe 2020 objectives in a time of
extraordinary challenges: do more
with less, promote sustainable living
and consumption life styles, establish
new welfare systems. Sustainable
enterprises can make a substantial
contribution to build a future of
growth and inclusion for all.
Viscount Etienne Davignon, President
of CSR Europe and former Vice
President of the European
Commission, describes the role of the
Manifesto: In over 50 years in
government and business, this is one
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of the most ambitious initiatives to
address the future of Europe through
practical business-led solutions that I
have witnessed. Please join us!
Next November 2015 (Enterprise 2020
Summit, Brussels) the “Milan Manifesto
– Enterprise 2020” will be officially
presented to the European
Commission and will become the
dialogue platform between the most
advanced enterprises and the
European institutions to achieve
together a sustainable growth.
After the launch of the Manifesto, the
plenary session of June 19th
conference was then split into three
parallel workshops:
a) Growth is sustainable focused
on: circular economy; role of
businesses to accelerate the
process towards “smart cities”;
sharing economy.
b) Growth is smart focused on
digital innovation, one the
seven pillars of Europe 2020
strategy.
Growth is inclusive focused on social
fight against poverty; development of
skills for job; promotion of diversity. To
achieve the social inclusion goals it
has been underlined that a strategic
lever should support the creation and
development of entrepreneurship
with high social impact, which in turn
calls for project management
competences as strategic skills for the
young generations.
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