Sustainability, aggregations, shared knowledge. These are the keywords with which the president of Confindustria Emilia Valter Caiumi closes the second year of his full mandate at the head of the large territorial aggregation that between Bologna, Modena and Ferrara brings together over 3 thousand companies for 170 thousand employees, reorganized into twenty supply chains. Golden triangle of engines, packaging, ceramics, biomedical which expects a recovery in revenues of over seven points this year, after the unexpected thud caused by Covid.
750 connected participants
The private meeting that was held remotely with over 750 connected participants is for Caiumi the venue to renew the warning to industrial colleagues to be an increasingly example and model of commitment for the community towards a future marked by fairness and sustainability. “The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (UN Agenda 2030) and the Paris Climate Agreement have ushered in a new era for businesses and citizens – underlines the president – who for the first time are called upon, alongside governments, to carry out a precise path for a sustainable future. Be careful not to get confused: 2030 is not a goal, but a starting point for the start of the new industrial revolution. Being ready means starting a multi-year program now and defining in time the changes within our companies: spaces, processes and culture. The competitiveness and selectivity of our productions will pass from this goal ».
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Size is the cornerstone
In this direction, however, it is increasingly evident that the company dimension will play a key role in the ability to face the green and social challenges that the global market requires. «Not everyone will be able to do it alone – remarks Caiumi – and I go back to urge you once more on the importance of joining forces in a territory that is already inclined to collaboration and networking. On this issue, you should know that a few months ago we have set up a system of skills to be able to guide you in the best possible way in the M&A sector ».
The 400 aggregations in Emilia
Since 2017, around 400 aggregation processes have been registered between Bologna, Modena and Ferrara: mergers and acquisitions by around 290 associated companies representing 9 billion euros in turnover. The president then returns to three key words with which he inaugurated his assignment in April 2019: community intelligence, collaborative research, convergent communication. Words that have translated into concrete projects for the re-training of workers, for the development of ITS, in the birth of the new Stem high school Masterclass, in a permanent program of presentation and contamination between start-ups and companies, in orientation services on sustainability but also on exports and change management. “My role, in the coming years, will be one of connection to stimulate us all to be ready for the fifth industrial revolution that will kick off in 2020 – so Caiumi concludes the assembly – knowing that some are already at work, but others are waiting. further confirmations. In reality, waiting must be used in doing to mark the difference of a more cohesive community with fewer inequalities ”.