ECOSTAR meets Fledge – the conscious company accelerator focused on mission-driven, for-profit startups – replicating its award-winning, impact-focused business accelerator in Lima, Perù. Thanks to previous collaborations between ETIFOR (our university spin-off partner) and Asesorandes, ECOSTAR takes part in the first acceleration programme in Lima and meets Fledge to share experience and evaluate possible synergies [...]
The Transylvania University of Brasov, one of Romania’s largest universities, hosted the second official meeting of the ECOSTAR initiative. 18 participants from the 9 partners involved in the project met from 20th to 21st October in Brasov. After a welcoming address from the University of Brasov, the project coordinator – Alessandro Leonardi (University of Padova) [...]
The third EU B@B Annual Conference will take place on November 23rd in The Hague, under the theme “Taking Stock, Looking Forward”. This year the Annual Conference will be organised back to back with the international conference Natural Capital | Let's talk business! (23 November 2016 to 25 November 2016). The ECOSTAR initiative will be presented [...]
The Natural Capital Summit, held from 5th to 6thOctober in Madrid, will bring a wide range of environmental sector national and international actors together and will address everything that the different initiatives are currently working on worldwide on this matter. The aim is to introduce the natural capital concept and the opportunities associated with its integration into [...]
The EFIMED Week 2016 Smart Mediterranean Forestry, bioeconomy and social integration will be held from 7th to 9th November in Calabria, southern Italy. Exploring how Mediterranean forests could better contribute to the creation of livelihoods, jobs and social opportunities for rural inhabitants and migrants, while also helping address other key challenges, such as energy, water and [...]
One of the first steps in dealing with the ECOSTAR initiative is to understand the level of entrepreneurship and innovation education within forestry and environmental university departments in the EU. In order to achieve this purpose, we would like to ask all the students to fill in the ECOSTAR needs analysis form, by June 24th, at [...]
The University of Padova, the second oldest in Italy, hosted the kick-off meeting of the ECOSTAR initiative. 18 participants from the 9 partners involved in the project met on March, 3rd at Palazzo Bo, in the city centre. After a welcome address from the University of Padova, everyone introduced themselves and their organizations. An ECOSTAR project overview by Professor [...]