Partners

Italian Local Agenda 21 Association (Italy) is a non-profit association to spread Local Agenda 21 and promote sustainable development models. Members of the Association are those Municipalities, Provinces, Regions and other Local Authorities and all the protected areas management authorities that have promoted, adopted or intending to adopt a Local Agenda 21 Action Plan in the short term.

Banca Popolare Etica (Italy) is the first and only Italian financial institution established in an exclusively social context, as opposed to a purely economic one. Banca Etica opened its first branch office in Padova, Italy on 8 March 1999.

Trecodome (The Netherlands) is an international oriented company involved in low energy and passive buildings, offering services about energy related issues in buildings. The objective of Trecodome is to provide advice and manage processes for international networks, companies, organisations and governments in the field of sustainable development in the built environment.

The Municipality of Burgas (Bulgaria) is situated in Eastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea and is the fourth largest city in Bulgaria, with 226.000 inhabitants and a territory of 48 200 hectares. The territorial division of the municipality includes 15 village municipalities, the city of Bourgas itself is divided into six territorial directorates.

The City of Ludwigsburg (Germany) is located in the centre of the "Region Stuttgart", one of the strongest economic regions in Germany with around 2.500.000 inhabitants. The city itself has 85.381 inhabitants and has 4.333 hectares. It is a city of many different faces – as a county seat of local government, with 7 suburbs, around 50 factories, 1200 craft-oriented and commercial companies and over 2000 wholesale and retail outlets.

The City of Munich (Germany),with a population of about 1.3 mio, is the third largest city in Germany. The gross domestic product amounts to about 65.000 mio. €, the purchasing power to about 22.000 € per capita. Statistically - more than every second citizen drives a car – indicating not only economic wealth. In Munich, the foundations of a committed municipal policy of promoting renewable sources of energy were laid in the late 1980s, when the energy saving concept was drawn up. 

The City of Miskolc (Hungary) is the third largest city of Hungary, and is famous for its attractive natural and historical attractions. Miskolc has 180.000 inhabitants. The main economic areas of the city are trade, services, financial, scientific and educational function. The city went through a heavy industrial revolution in the last period which resulted in severe impacts on the environment.

The Mountain Community - Municipalities Association "Trasimeno-Middle Tiber" (Italy) is a public body established among thirteen municipalities. According to its Statute one of the main objectives of Comunità Montana is to share the conception of the multi-annual plan for economic and social development, the regional development plan, in order to contribute to protect the soil, preserve the nature and promote development integrated politics able to make closer the mountain to the plain areas.

The Municipality of Bologna (Italy) is a city of nearly 400.000 inhabitants It is also home to one of the oldest universities in Europe (90.000 students). The Municipality plays a leading role in national environmental policies and has frequently received international acknowledgement for its achievements.

The Province of Siena (Italy) is a local authority gathering together 36 municipalities in its jurisdiction. As per Italian law, jurisdiction of the provincial administration ranges from economic, to social and cultural development, as well as environmental protection and the valorization of local resources. As such it may initiate policies and actions favouring economic, social, and cultural development and the pursuit of the protection of the environment of the provincial territory as its institutional mission.

The Rosignano Marittimo Municipality (Italy) has been since many years engaged in the field of the correct Environmental management and in fact the first results have been lately collected. After having reached the EMAS Certification (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, that is the environmental check and management system) the municipality has obtained from the Certifying Institute (Certiquality) the conformity certification to the international standards UNI EN ISO 14001:2004.

The Woking Borough Council(United Kingdom) provides services for over 93,000 residents and businesses, from local firms to leading international companies. Woking Borough Council and Surrey County Council work together to provide a wide range of services every day from refuse collection and street cleaning to the provision of schooling and day centres. To date, the Council has achieved a 51% reduction in its own energy consumption since 1991/92 and a 36% improvement in the energy efficiency of the Borough's public and private sector housing since 1996.