December 13, 2018
On December 13, 2018 at the Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,  the Project staff met Prof. Antonello Monsù Scolaro of the Department of Architecture of the Università degli Studi di Sassari deepening of the theme of circularity in industrial processes and building materials, as part of the activities of technology transfer of project results to the buildings sector.

The Meeting was attended by:

• Davide Settembre Blundo

• Anna Maria Ferrari

• Cristina Siligardi

• Alessio Lelli

September 24-28, 2018
During the Tecnargilla fair held in Rimini on 24-28 September, the conference “The ceramic industry towards a circular economy model” was held, organised by Italian Ceramic Society in collaboration with ACIMAC, the association of Italian suppliers of plant, machinery, equipment, semi-finished products, raw materials and services for the ceramic, heavy clay and refractories industries.

The event touched on the salient points of a model that presupposes the radical transformation of the classical productive scheme towards virtuous logics: products and processes that have little impact, are fair and have a high social and territorial value.

At the Conference Fernando E. García Muiña And Davide Settembre Blundo  from the Project Team presented a speech entitled:

Corporate Social Responsibility: how to integrate sustainability principles into business models.

Tecnargilla is the most important trade fair in the world for the supply to the ceramic and brick industries. Organized by Acimac and IEG-Italian Exhibition Group.

The Conference was attended by:

• Cristina Siligardi

• Alessio Lelli

• Veronica Checchinato

• Magdalena Gualtieri

You can read the slide in the Publications section of this website.

September 24-28, 2018
Gresmalt participated in Cersaie 2018, the international exhibition dedicated to the world of ceramics for architecture and bathroom furnishings, which was held in Bologna (Italy) from 24 to 28 September.

Visitors were welcomed by the information panels of the LIFE Forture Project, which attracted great interest from customers and operators in the sector. Cersaie is the largest, most prestigious and qualified international exhibition for the ceramic and bathroom furnishing sectors.

July 5, 2018
On 5 July 2018 the project team met at the Gresmalt headquarters in Sassuolo (Italy). The staff members of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and Gresmalt were physically present at the meeting and the Rey Juan Carlo University staff was connected by videoconference.

During the meeting, a review of the activities in progress was carried out and the deadlines for the second half of the year were scheduled. In particular, the draft integration model between the three pillars of sustainability and the three impact assessment instruments (LCA, LCC, S-LCA) was analysed in detail.

The Meeting was attended by:

• Davide Settembre Blundo

• Anna Maria Ferrari

• Cristina Siligardi

• FIlippo Bolzi

• Alessio Lelli

• Fernando E. García Muiña

• Sonia Medina Salgado

• Rocío González Sánchez

• Eva Pelechano Barahona

• Thais González Torres)

June 18-20, 2018
The CBIM 2018 (Center for Business and Industrial Marketing) International Conference, organized by the Georgia State University took place from 18th June to 20th June 2018 at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain.

At the Conference Sonia Medina Salgado from the Project Team presented a speech entitled: "Method for designing sustainable business models for ceramic tiles manufacturers based on life cycle approach".

The aim of the conference was to gather academics, professionals and doctoral students from around the world to promote a discussion of current and potential future topics in B2B marketing and sales.

The Conference was attended by:

• Fernando E. García Muiña

• Sonia Medina Salgado

• Rocío González Sánchez

• Eva Pelechano Barahona

• Thais González Torres

The slides of the Congress can be consulted on the the Publications section of this website.

June 19, 2018
On 19 June the project team met with Confindustria Ceramica (Association of italian ceramic tiles manufacturers) officers for the Environment and Economics areas. The meeting was the first activity of engagement of the main stakeholders of the project and the occasion to discuss the future actions of replicability of the results to the ceramic sector.

The Meeting was attended by:

• Anna Maria Ferrari

• Cristina Siligardi

• Davide Settembre Blundo

• Luca Barozzini

• Andrea Canetti (Confindustria Ceramica)

• Enrico Lupi (Confindustria Ceramica) 

June 14, 2018
On June 14, 2018 the project team of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, met in Madrid at the Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis, to finalise the preparation  of the oral presentation that will be presented at the CBIM (Center for Business and Industrial Marketing) International Conference to be held in Madrid from 18 to 20 June 2018.

• The Meeting was attended by:

• Fernando E. García Muiña

• Sonia Medina Salgado

• Rocío González Sánchez

• Eva Pelechano Barahona

• Thais González Torres

June 13-15, 2018
At the University of Messina (Italy), from 13 to 15 June 2018, was held the 24th International Congress of the International Sustainable Development Research Society entitled “Actions for a sustainable world: from theory to practice”. The ISDRS is one of the most important interdisciplinary congresses in the field of sustainability.

Lucrezia Volpi from the Project Team presented a speech entitled: "Liffe Cycle Assessment of a ceramic tiles manufacturing: strategies for circular economy".

The Congress was attended by:

• Lucrezia Volpi

• Anna Maria Ferrari

The slides of the Congress can be consulted on the publications section of the site by clicking here.

June 4-14, 2018
The project staff presented a poster entitled “Green Thinking in the Ceramic Industry-porcelain Stoneware Tiles from low-impact Raw Materials” to CIMTEC, 14th International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies, which was held in Perugia, Italy, June 4 to 14, 2018.

The Conference was attended by:

Cristina Siligardi

The poster of the Congress can be consulted on the publications section of the site by clicking here.

June 7, 2018
The second technical coordination meeting with the Rey Juan Carlos University was held at the Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis in Madrid.

The main objective of the meeting was the analysis of the results achieved in the integration system of the sustainability pillars Action (B6 Integration of LCA, LCC and SLCA for sustainable decision making model) and the planning of the following steps.

The Meeting was attended by:

• Davide Settembre Blundo

• Fernando E. García Muiña 

• Thais González Torres

May 26, 2018
On 26 May 2018 the Project Team participated in the final Seminar of the Strategic Environmental Management Master organised by the Environmental Quality Study Centre of the University of Padua (CESQA), which had the aim of presenting the LIFE Programme as a financial instrument for the environment of the European Union.

The Master delves into the most current issues of environmental interest, from Climate Change to Life Cycle Management, from Carbon Footprint to Water Footprint, from environmental auditing to energy management.

The project team introduced the Master’s students to the objectives and development phases of the LIFE Forture Project.

The Seminar was attended by:

• Davide Settembre Blundo

• Alessio Lelli

The slides of the Seminar can be consulted on the publications section of the site by clicking here.

May 17, 2018
On May 17, 2018 the project team of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos met in Madrid at the Department of Business Administration (ADO), Applied Economics II and Fundaments of Economic Analysis to review the activities related to action B6 and in coordination with the activities of action B1.

In addition, the team has defined the contents for the oral presentation that will be presented at the CBIM (Center for Business and Industrial Marketing) International Conference to be held in Madrid from 18 to 20 June 2018.

The Meeting was attended by:

• Fernando E. García Muiña

• Sonia Medina Salgado

• Rocío González Sánchez

• Eva Pelechano Barahona

• Thais González Torres

May 8-11, 2018
Gresmalt participated from 8 to 11 May in the 2018 edition of Coverings, one of the most important international trade fairs dedicated to ceramics, which every year brings together producers and customers in North America.

The event was held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) and in this context Gresmalt launched the project LIFE: Force of The Future, within the exhibition spaces of its brands: Sintesi and Abitare.

April 23, 2018
The first monitor team visit took place on 23rd April 2018 at Gresmalt in Sassuolo e Scandiano (Italy). Lorenzo Mengali, member of the LIFE monitoring team NEEMO EEIG, attended this annual follow up of the project progress. During the day, the evaluation of the technical aspects of the project through the analysis of the state of the art action by action, and the review of the administrative documents were carried out.

Members of all partners presented the project progress:

Davide Settembre Blundo

• Filippo Bolzi

• Monica Algeri

• Fernando E. García Muiña

• Thais Gonzalez Torres

• Anna Maria Ferrari

• Cristina Siligardi

• Lucrezia Volpi

April 11, 2018
On April 11th, Lucrezia Volpi Project Responsible Assistant for Unimore, illustrated the purposes of the Forture project during the fourth Seminar on the theme of “Life Cycle Assessment”, organised by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, at Technopole Centre in Reggio Emilia (Italy).

The Meeting was attended by:

• Lucrezia Volpi

• Anna Maria Ferrari

• Luca Barozzini

The slides of the Seminar can be consulted on the publications section of the site by clicking here.

February 22, 2018
On February 22nd the Project Team presented the project’s aims at the Conference on “Raw materials for ceramic tiles”at the Confindustria Ceramica headquarters in Sassuolo (Italy), organized by the Italian Ceramic Society (IcerS).

The Meeting was attended by:

• Anna Maria Ferrari

• Davide Settembre Blundo

• Cristina Siligardi

The slides of the Seminar can be consulted on the publications section of the site by clicking here.