Green Centre for Research on Geography, Resources, Environment, Energy & Networks
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Our Mission
GREEN aims to conduct and promote research at the intersection of the spatial of socio-economic phenomena and of climate change, transportation, environmental policy and energy markets.

    News & Events

    Online
    23/09/2021 h.14.30
    IL PRESENTE E IL FUTURO DELLA MODA SOSTENIBILE
    Il convegno affronterà le possibilità e le prospettive d’azione per le aziende del fashion a fronte delle novità imminenti della Strategia Sustainable Textiles nell’ambito dell’attuale quadro politico internazionale, fornendo insight rilevanti sulle strategie gestionali, gli aspetti operativi e gli approcci alla valutazione della circolarità
    hybrid
    30/09/2021 h.10.00
    The contribution of local actors to climate policies and the sustainable development agenda
    This event aims to discuss the role, the commitments and the actions taken at the sub-national level, particularly in urban areas, in order to evaluate the contribution of local actors to the implementation of the SDGs and to the solution of the climate crisis. The event is included in the program of All4Climate Italy 2021 initiative by the Italian Ministry for Ecological Transition, which encompasses Pre-COP climate events taking place in Italy.
    Circular Businesses Risk Less and Reap Higher Returns abstract
    White paper published by Bocconi University, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Intesa Sanpaolo, coordinated by prof. Claudio Zara
    Online Webinar
    19/10/2021 h.10.00
    Territorialisation of EU Cohesion Policy
    Call for Abstract: Territorialisation of EU Cohesion Policy

    People

    • MICHELE POLO
      President
      Born on 7 August, 1957. Degree in Economics from Bocconi University. Master of Science in Economics, London School of Economics. PhD in Economics, Bocconi University. Full Professor in Economics from 2003. Head of the E. Bocconi Department of Economics until October 2008. Former Director of the Ins ...
    • MARCO PERCOCO
      Director
      Marco Percoco is the Director of GREEN (Centre for research in Geography, Resources, Environment, Energy and Networks) at Bocconi University and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the same university. His main research interests are in t ...
    • OLIVIERO BACCELLI
      Managing Committee
      Oliviero Baccelli (born in 1971), Transport Economist, he earned an MSc in Maritime Economics and Logistics at Erasmus University and Rotterdam School of Management and a degree in Economics at Bocconi University. He is the Director of the MEMIT Master program in Transport, Logistics and Infrastruct ...
    • VALENTINA BOSETTI
      Managing Committee
      Valentina Bosetti is a Full Professor at Bocconi University, teaching environmental and climate change economics. She is a senior scientist at the RFF- CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE). Valentina also collaborated for Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) from 2003 to 2 ...
    • ANDREA COLLI
      Managing Committee
      He is a Full Professor of Economic History at Bocconi University, Department of Institutional Analysis and Public Management. His field of specialization is Business History.He is interested in different topics, among which family capitalism, international business and corporate governance in a h ...
    • EDOARDO CROCI
      Managing Committee
      He is a Senior Research Fellow at GREEN (Centre for Geography, Resources, Environment, Energy and Networks) at Bocconi University, where he coordinates the “Green Economy Observatory” and the "Smart City Observatory" and teaches “Carbon Markets and Carbon Management”. Scientific coordinator of three ...
    • LUIGI DE PAOLI
      Managing Committee
      Born on 11 November 1949. He has a Degree in Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. He is a Senior Research Fellow at GREEN, where he coordinates the “Renewable Gas Observatory” or “RGO”. Full Professor of Applied Economics. Director of the Bocconi Master in Environmental Economics and Management. ...
    • Claudio Zara
      Managing Committee
      Tenured Researcher and Adjunct Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions, Università Bocconi. SDA Senior Professor, Knowledge Group Banking and Insurance, at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Bocconi Representative in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Academic Network. Claudio's research is foc ...

    Research

    • Smart City Observatory

      The Observatory focuses on the policy and legal issues arising from the emergence, development and governance of Smart Cities. 

    • Observatory on Public Procurement and Sustainability



      The Observatory's purpose is to create an interdisciplinary hub for analysis, discussion, and lobbing activities in the field of public procurement.

    • Renewable Gas Observatory

      The Renewable Gas Observatory aims to be a reference point and a platform for stakeholders interested in the green evolution of natural gas, with particular attention to the role of biomethane, in view of the circular economy and the use of renewable sources.

    • Green Economy Observatory

      GEO is a dynamic platform for research and analysis on Green and Circular Economy trends following two main approaches – Policy and Management  – to which two different Working Tables are dedicated. 

    • Networks and public utilities
      Economic analysis of specific sectors such as transportation, energy markets, telecoms, water and sanitation, solid waste management, geopolitics of international networks.
    • Environment and climate change
      Environmental analysis and policy at global, local and firm level.
    • Economic geography and local governance
      Spatial analysis of socio-economic phenomena (e.g. economic activities, local development, housing) and local public policy.
    • Circular Green and ESG Finance
      Analysis of the relation between Sustainability and Finance, currently in terms of Circular Economy (CE) and Finance – Circular Finance –, Green Finance and Transition/ESG Finance.