States General of the Green Economy

The 14th edition will feature a completely renewed format, with a more streamlined and focused approach: the two plenary sessions will take place exclusively in the morning.

But the key highlight of the 2025 edition is the international expansion of the event. The focus on the green economy will start from the Italian experience and broaden to a global perspective. The second day will in fact be dedicated to a plenary session held entirely in English, with the participation of experts and institutional representatives from Europe, Asia, the United States, and Africa.

The first session will open with “Green economy: leading the future in times of crisis”, introducing the 2025 Report and offering a discussion among companies, institutions, and stakeholders on strategies, investments, and future scenarios for a decarbonized, circular, and nature-positive economy.

The second day will feature “The green economy agenda in the new global scenario”, an internationally focused plenary dedicated to government policies, business perspectives, and key drivers of the transition. Topics at the heart of the debate will include financing for the ecological transition, key sectors such as fashion and food, and a spotlight on the upcoming COP30, with a keynote by economist Jeffrey Sachs, who will offer a global vision on the challenges and opportunities of sustainability.

Here are the appointments:
 

4 November | 11:15 – 13:00 | Opening Plenary Session | Sala Neri Hall Sud

Green economy: guiding the future in uncertain times
Presentation of the Report on the State of the Green Economy 2025 (italian session)

5 November | 10:00 – 13:00 | International Plenary Session | Sala Neri 1 Hall Sud

The green economy agenda in the new global scenario
This session will be held in English with simultaneous translation
 

The full program will be available shortly.

The initiative, launched in 2012, is now a point of reference for thousands of businesses and involved over 9.000 stakeholders between 2012 and 2024.

The aim of the States General is to develop, through a participatory elaboration method, a programmatic platform to support the transition to a green economy in Italy, through the analysis of positive potentials and obstacles, as well as through the elaboration of policies and measures needed to improve the ecological quality of the various strategic sectors.

The EU Commission, in the Review of environmental policies implementation in Italy in 2017 and 2019, has included the States General of the Green Economy among measures supporting the transition to a green and circular economy.
The process culminates every year in a large 2 days public event taking place in Rimini during Ecomondo Exhibition.