It is a widespread belief that Italy is at its best in difficulties. One example, in this regard, is our country’s delay in achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A delay that, in our opinion, can still be bridged through the involvement of the country’s best creative and entrepreneurial forces.
The universal value of the Sustainable Development Goals and their cross-cutting nature with respect to all economic sectors make them an indicator of a country’s growth potential: fostering the growth and diffusion of innovative businesses and solutions in the SDGs thus becomes crucial to ensuring economic growth and job creation.

From these premises comes “Reach The Goals | Italian Startups for the SDGs,” the new report by Cariplo Factory to collect and enhance the innovative solutions developed by Italian startups and innovative SMEs that can make a significant contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
The questionnaire, freely accessible from our website, is aimed at all startups and innovative SMEs based in Italy that have achieved a TRL (Technology Readiness Level) of 4 or higher and have developed at least one product or service in the SDG area.


Startups and SMEs will be selected on the basis of their responses, compliance with the admission criteria , andthe experience of experts from the Cariplo Factory team regarding the possible synergies that could be created with institutions, corporations, and local communities.
Their solutions will be included in the report that will see the light of day in the spring of 2025 and will aim to facilitate discovery, connection and collaboration between innovative companies and the country system.
The “Reach The Goals” team.
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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS


PARTICIPATE IN THE REPORT
“REACH THE GOALS”
Make your SDG solution known: participate in the report by December 31, 2024.
You only need 30 minutes to answer all the questions
TO ELABORATE
Stories, goals, trivia about the SDGs
Learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals with help from Cariplo Factory experts in a series of dedicated articles and insights.
The importance of taking action
Read interviews of our partners and institutions committed to achieving the Goals by 2030.
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