Eccelsi project, the training programme to guide companies towards circular transition

The Eccelsi project, of which the Institute of Management of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa is a scientific partner, is organising a training course aimed at companies to guide them towards a model of sustainability and innovation. The course will be taught by Rachel Lombardi and James Woodcock, international experts in industrial symbiosis. The programme, developed in collaboration with International Synergies, a leading company in the promotion of industrial sustainability and an international reference point for industrial symbiosis, consists of three modules that will take place on the following dates:

• Module 1 – Industrial symbiosis for the circular economy: Thursday, 5 February 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Module 2 – Creating value: economic benefits, financial instruments and networking: Thursday 12 March 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Module 3 – Data, monitoring and impact measurement: Thursday 16 April 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The course will take an interactive approach, designed to actively engage participants. The sessions will be dynamic and geared towards offering concrete solutions for companies, providing practical tools and skills to test, validate and apply industrial symbiosis processes in their own businesses, improving environmental performance. The main implementation models, business opportunities and economic benefits will be explored in depth, while also providing tools for communication, company engagement, building symbiotic networks and structured data collection.

The course will take place online on the Zoom platform. Participation is free of charge upon registration at the following link.

ECCELSI project: circular economy and industrial symbiosis processes

The ECCELSI project (Economia Circolare Cooperativa Esercitando la Leva della Simbiosi Industriale), co-funded by the Interreg Italy-France Maritime Programme 2021-2027, is led by the Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development in Pisa. The other partners are the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Confindustria Centro Nord Sardegna, Confindustria Genova, Corsica Chamber of Commerce, Nice and Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce, and EA Eco-entreprises.