CARE srl, Spin-Off of University of Perugia (Italy)
The group has been created within the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University
of Perugia. It is composed of university professors and technical-scientific staff, professionals, graduated experts, and a non profit association, the Centre for the rural and agricultural development (Ce.S.A.R.).
CARE provides a service of assistance specialized in environmental subjects, for both private firms and public bodies.
We work using an innovative approach, based on the concept of “unified management”. We also created an original tool, the environmental network “EnviNet”.
PROJECTS
SOSTAGRIND
Project: “Methodologies for the Development of a Georeferenced Database of Sustainability Indicators for Agri-Food Systems”
The project falls within the research area of spatial methodologies for the creation of a database of sustainability indicators for agri-food systems and has two main objectives. The first objective is the study, development, and implementation of a methodological protocol for the creation of a spatial database containing indicators that can be represented at different territorial levels. These indicators will enable an analysis of the sustainability level of agri-food systems, increasing knowledge on the feasibility of sustainable production. The methodological protocol will also include specifications for the estimation and calculation methods of the indicators present in the database for different territorial levels.
The second objective is the application of this protocol by populating the database with data from a sample group of regions. This application will allow for a concrete assessment of the sustainability and resilience of the considered agri-food systems in response to changes.
Chameleon is an idea of CARE, a spin-off company of the University of Perugia specialized in environmental assistance to firms and public bodies, and of A+, a marketing and communication agency attentive to environmental issues.
Chameleon is:
- ECOCOMMERCE
- ECOEVENTS
- ECOMANAGEMENT
The business network ONE (One Network for the Environment) was created by the union of the services of 6 academic spin-offs operating in the environmental field, with the strategic objective of increasing, individually and collectively, their innovative capacity and competitiveness on the national and international markets. ONE bases its activities on the industrial exploitation of scientific research and technology transfer. CARE is one of the firms belonging to this network.CARE è una delle imprese facenti parte di questo network.
ONE applies, synergistically, the specific expertise of its partners (engineering, geology, agronomy, chemistry, sustainable economy), with the approach of coworking, developing the themes of environment, research, data acquisition and analysis for environmental monitoring, sustainable economy.
SERVICES
Unified Management: a simple and coordinated approach to the environment
Unified management brings order and connects all aspects related to the environment.
Services for businesses support integrated compliance, making it easy to meet all regulations.
Meanwhile, services for public authorities coordinate expertise and procedures to avoid overlaps, speed up authorizations, and improve environmental assessments useful for the planning phase.
SERVICES FOR FIRMS
Basic Service
Corporate Check-Up: verification and assessment of the company’s situation and compliance with technical and regulatory requirements;
Corporate Diagnosis: identifying what’s wrong and why;
Treatment: preparation of technical and administrative actions to ensure compliance with obligations;
Guarantee: of achievement the adoption of BATs (Best Available Techniques) from the environmental point of view;
Research of opportunities: possibility of using fundings for environmental improvement;
Continous monitoring: monitoring of the stability of the firm situation, update and adaption to new environmental norms.
Specific services
Development of models for environmental management.
Management and environmental assessment procedures for businesses: environmental management systems, environmental impact assessment, integrated environmental authorization, and environmental monitoring plans.
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies, at firm level: evaluation of environmental impact of products/services/systems, considering their whole life cycle.
Ecological Footprint analysis of products/services/systems at firm level (total area required by an activity to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb all the wastes it generates).
E-folder
It is a computerized model, able to realize an integrated and coordinated management of the environmental fulfilments for the firms, avoiding overlap, redundancy, and also forgetfulness.
The folder lays in the reserved area, and it can be consulted and updated both by CARE and by the client.
E-Folder allows:
Automatic creation of the forms for the authorizations;
Check of potential anomalies and non-compliance with environmental norms.
Warning about all dead lines.
SERVICES FOR PUBLIC BODIES
Basic Service
The main service available for public bodies is the development of models for reaching evironmental sustainability of territories, dealing with monitoring, data capture, evaluation and selection phases.
Specific services
Support for normative and planning fulfilments, concerning environment and territory.
Development of models for sustainable development of territories;
Support in implementing environmental and sustainable development politics;
Implementation and management of sustainability pathways within the framework of Agenda 2030;
Strategic environmental assessment of policies, plans, and programs;
Research, development and transfer of innovation; diffusion of knowledge about environmental subjects;
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies, at territorial level: evaluation of environmental impacts of products/services/productive systems, considering their whole life cycle;
Ecological Footprint Analysis of products/services/productive systems at territorial level (total area required by an activity to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb all the wastes it generates).
Ideas for Sustainability
Envinet is an Environmental network, reserved to clients, aimed to obtain an effective and wide exchange of information and of assistance services, in real time.
About us
Antonio Boggia
Scientific Director and Founding member of CARE; Associate Professor in Environmental Economics and Appraisal at University of Perugia; Scientific Coordinator of the Umbrian Regional Observatory for biodiversity, rural landscape and sustainable planning.
I am a predestined: my favorite color, since I was a child, is green! The most beautiful sight to me is the starry sky, my strength is humility, my weakness …. is my favorite football team. I am strictly vegetarian.
Luisa Paolotti
Founding member of CARE; Researcher at University of Perugia; PhD in Agrifood Economics and Politics.
I believe that the Environment cannot wait anymore, and I would like to contribute to safeguard the natural resources of our Planet, carrying on the culture of respect, through my work but also my style of life. Great lover of cats, and of all animals, vegetarian since twenty years, passionate for natural and healthy food. I love seaside, travelling, visiting new places and returning in those in which I just have been.
Angela Pitteri
Founding member and President of CARE; Marketing responsible in CARE – Creator of EnviNet; Agronomist.
Vegetarian, lover of natural food. I love walking barefoot on the sand and on the lawns. Sea, sky, forest: everything that is Nature is my friend.
Ce.S.A.R.
The centre for the rural and agricultural development (Ce.S.A.R.) is a no profit association, promoting and realizing the development and provision of training, research and consultancy services , nationally and internationally, for the rural development, environment and agroindustrial sectors.
Laboratorio Ambiente
Environmental Laboratory is a research group within the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, of the University of Perugia. The research activity of the Laboratory consists of studies in the areas of environmental economics, politics, evaluation and assessment.
By using the results of its research the Laboratory wants to obtain the following objectives:
- to disseminate the culture of respect for the environment;
- to support public and private decision makers, to make their choices coherent with the sustainable development principles;
- to promote a responsible management of natural resources.