Press review

August 5, 2024

The Cernobbio Forum, an authoritative discussion opportunity on the Italian economy, celebrates 50 years of history, combining tradition and innovation. The interview with TEHA’s CEO and Managing Partner, Valerio De Molli.

August 3, 2024

BPPB and Exprivia are hosting for the fourth consecutive year the Apulian hub of the Forum of Cernobbio by TEHA.

18 luglio 2024

The Manufacturing 2030 Agenda is a study prepared by the strategic consultancy TEHA for the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, which indicates the guidelines for the development of the manufacturing industry.

July 10, 2024

"The authorities of the basin are the entities that can help the country to manage the drought emergency by entrusting them with the planning of the primary water supply and leaving only the local management to the Regions". These are the words of the special commissioner for the adoption of urgent measures related to water scarcity, Nicola Dell'Acqua, who spoke at the second meeting of the sixth edition of the Value of Water for Italy Community run by The European House - Ambrosetti, representing 42 partners in the extended water supply chain in Italy.

July 9, 2024

Lombardy is the first Italian regions for innovation, gaining 4 positions in the European ranking of the TEHA - Regional Innosystem Index (ARII).

July 2, 2024

As of July 1, 2024, TEHA Group S.p.A. will be established, a company subject to the direction and coordination of The European House – Ambrosetti S.p.A. (which will remain the group’s holding company, with Marco Grazioli as President and Valerio De Molli as CEO and Managing Partner).TEHA Group will include all the operational activities of the group, including its subsidiaries (Ambrosetti Group Limited and its foreign subsidiaries, Ambrosetti Consultores, Cefriel, GDS Communication, Oltre Consulting, HBR Italia and CyBrain). 

June 27, 2024

Agribusiness is the driver of Apulian economy. It is worth 15.7 billion euros, considering the whole supply chain. It closed 2023 with a record turnover in exports: 2.5 billion euros, +10.1% than the average, and twice the national average. And it accounts for 22% of regional GDP. It’s worth almost a quarter of the wealth produced in Southern Italy. 

June 20, 2024

In Italy, according to the recent study "AI 4 Financial services" of The European House - Ambrosetti, the major Italian financial institutions have already started producing, developing, or planning initiatives related to the implementation of Generative AI.

June 18, 2024

According to a study by the think-tank The European House - Ambrosetti, released on the occasion of the World Day against Desertification and Drought (June 17), in 2022 in Italy there was a loss of more than 51% of renewable water resources, compared to the historical average (monitored since 1950). About 70% of land in Sicily, according to the latest data of Anbi (the association of basin consortia) is at real risk of desertification.

June 12, 2024

Harbour system and logistics, shipbuilding, recreational boats, hi-tech, blue & silver economy, tourism, handicrafts, commerce, culture, and agri-food are the driving forces of the Genoese economy, according to the analysis of The European house - Ambrosetti, presented to the Chamber of Commerce of Genoa.

June 10, 2024

Energy inflation, rising raw material costs, and labour shortages are among the burdens that keep the Italian agri-food sector, crucial for our economy, in check. In fact, Italy excels in innovation, ranking among the top five EU countries for agricultural robotics and patents, despite the scarce public investment in the sector, which is lower than the European average. These data were presented during the 8th Food & Beverage Forum in Bormio.

June 7, 2024

Without Italian Sounding - using Italian colours, images and names to sell fake Italian products with misleading advertising - Italy's agri-food exports would double. From the 62.2 billion euro recorded in 2023, they would reach 126 billion. As a result, the damage caused by Italian Sounding to the food industry is about 63 billion euro. To "Italian Sounding 2024 Report: what it is worth and how to turn it into Made in Italy export" was written by The European House - Ambrosetti and presented at the last Food Forum in Bormio.

June 3, 2024

The multinational companies with non-Italian control give higher salaries, boost R&S, and support local growth, says the latest results of TEHA's Global Attractiveness Index of TEHA. De Molli: «A good moment to attract foreign companies».

June 3, 2024

The foreign-controlled multinationals are only 0.4% of companies in Italy but are able to generate 713 billion Euro in turnover, 20.3% of the national total, and contribute largely (22.8%) to the total R&D expenses. This is a preview of the data on the impact of foreign-controlled multinationals in Italy that is illustrated in the GAI (Global Attractiveness Index) of The European House - Ambrosetti.

May 31, 2024

If innovation were a race, today Italy would arrive among the last, and breathless. According to TEHA's 2024 Global Innosystem Index presented at the Technology Forum in Stresa, our country is in the 24th place out of 37 States taken into consideration. Singapore, Israel, and Estonia won the podium.

May 24, 2024

The abstention vote increases. The 2023 Open Jam Report points out that younger generations prefer to express themselves on the web rather than in traditional political processes, often perceived as ineffective or unrepresentative.

May 23, 2024

Confindustria Siracusa, representing seven large companies located in the industrial hub (Isab Goy Energy , Versalis- Eni, Sonatrach Raffineria Italiana, Sasol Italy, Brown To Green Siciliy, Air Liquide, Buzzi) and in collaboration with The European House - Ambrosetti, has promoted a study aimed at defining a new vision for the hub's decarbonisation and competitiveness.

May 22, 2024

Italy is not only the first country in the world for the number of national restaurants in the main world capitals, but also the first food and wine destination in the world. A study promoted by APPLiA Italy (National Association of Manufacturers of Household Appliances) and Efcem Italy, "The Food Chain in Italy: the value and the role for the Made in Italy - The contribution of professional equipment", in collaboration with The European House - Ambrosetti. 

May 17, 2024

The young people of the South are protagonists of Southern Italy's development policies. At the preview of the "Verso Sud" Forum - organized in Sorrento by The European House - Ambrosetti - the students presented their proposals for a European strategy that aims at a new geopolitical, economic, and socio-cultural season of the Mediterranean.

May 14, 2024

Over one hundred billion euros, almost all from private individuals from the energy sector. These are the investments that will benefit Southern Italy by 2030, not only because of the abundance of sun and wind that supports the growth of renewable energy - highly needed for the sustainable transition - but also its geographical position, now that the center of gravity has moved towards the South. The interview with Nicola Monti, CEO of Edison, who contributed to the White Paper that will be presented at the "Verso Sud" Forum.

May 14, 2024

In view of the ban of photovoltaic panels on agricultural land, the roofs of Italian shopping centres could be put to good use, generating up to 1.1 GW, (3.5% of the current installed photovoltaic systems): this data emerges from a study by the CNCC-Consiglio Nazionale dei Centri Commerciali and The European House - Ambrosetti that mapped the extended value chain of shopping centres in the country.

May 13, 2024

"A group like Lidl, which grows a lot through investments and puts back into the ecosystem everything it generates as value is a group that has a decisive impact on the growth of the industrial ecosystem of the whole country", Valerio De Molli, CEO of TEHA, on the sidelines of the presentation of the Socio-economic impact report of Lidl Italia.

May 13, 2024

The delegation of the Saudi Italian Business Council visited Naples, with a program of cultural and company visits organized by TEHA . Objective: attracting huge investments for infrastructures and services.

May 9, 2024

The extended agri-food sector is worth 586.9 billion euros in turnover, 8.4% more than in 2021 and 29% more than in 2015, and generates almost 335 billion euros of added value, equal to 19% of Italian GDP. A supply chain that, in 2022, attracted over 25 billion euros of investment thanks to the work of 3.7 million employees. This is what emerges from the research that will be presented by The European House - Ambrosetti during the 8th edition of the Forum "The Roadmap of the future for food&beverage: what evolutions and what challenges for the coming years" on the agenda in Bormio on 7 and 8 June 2024.

May 8, 2024

At the Foro Internacional Expansión (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, May 8-9, 2024), King Felipe VI of Spain warns that "we continue to face global challenges that require global solutions", with a call for action and a common effort in looking at the wider picture while also addressing these issues "locally".

May 8, 2024

The interweaving of technological innovation and geopolitical complexity that characterize our time was at the center of the second and last day of the Festival del Cambiamento (Festival of Change), in Gorizia. After addressing the topic of the professions of the future on the first day in Trieste, the second day was dedicated to the challenges brought by artificial intelligence for Italy and Western countries.

May 7, 2024

The European House - Ambrosetti presented proposals to boost the smart modernisation of the Italian real estate, developed together with the Smart Building Community.

May 1, 2024

Jobs of the future, demographic transition, economic development, the power of algorithms. Trieste and Gorizia hosted two days of dialogue within the Festival del Cambiamento, organized by the Chamber of Commerce Venezia Giulia and TEHA to encourage innovative proposals and ideas to guide the future of our country.

April 23, 2024

Among Generation Z, more than half of the population spends at least an hour a day on social media. Taking into account other screen activities, the average number of hours rises to an average of 7 to 9 per day. In other words, almost every waking hour of teens is devoted in whole or in part to using their devices. This is an alarming trend, emerged from a recent research by "Headway", an initiative created by The European House - Ambrosetti in partnership with Angelini Pharma.

April 17, 2024

The first strategic study in Italy on the topic "Zero emissions geothermal energy to accelerate decarbonisation and create growth in Italy" was presented in Rome. Promoted by the Geothermal Network with the support of The European House - Ambrosetti, its objective is to estimate the contribution of geothermal energy to the a zero-emission decarbonisation process of the country and the impact of this technology on the Italian economy and local supply chains.

April 17, 2024

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (heart attack, stroke and all others involving veins, arteries, heart, and brain) represent one of the major emergencies worldwide. Meridiano Cardio collected a timely dossier, then elaborated a proposal to reorganize patient management and optimize the use of available resources. The investigation, presented in the Senate, was carried out in collaboration with the Parliamentary Intergroup for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, with the unconditional support of Amgen, Sanofi, Abbott Medical, W.L.Gore&Associati, and Sandoz. 

April 16, 2024

Zero emissions geothermal energy can satisfy 10% of Italy's electricity need by 2050: a value chain that is relevant for the country's decarbonisation, with an estimated value of 38 billion euros: says a study sponsored by the Geothermal Network, the association of companies in the sector, in collaboration with TEHA.

April 9, 2024

A re-development of the Single Market should be the priority of the next European Commission, simplifying the regulatory framework, creating new opportunities to finance large projects of European public interest through the Market, and balancing risk prevention with the drive for innovation and competitiveness. The evolution of the Single Market will be crucial to ensure the sustainability of the European economy in the current context of overlapping global crises, economic competition, and geopolitical tensions. These are the main findings of the Report "The future of the EU Single Market", presented by TEHA in Cernobbio.

April 6, 2024

The National Recovery and Resilience Plan was one of the main topics at the Cernobbio Workshop. 2024 will be a crucial year for the implementation of the Plan, but the majority of entrepreneurs complain about issues in accessing tenders. The Undersecretary Fermi: over 200 billion euros have been spent through incentives on building renovations, more than the PNRR's resources.

April 5, 2024

For 40.9% of the entrepreneurs and managers attending TEHA’s "The Outlook for the Economy and Finance" Workshop in Cernobbio, a second mandate of Donald Trump to the White House could have a "negative impact on their business".

April 4, 2024

Despite the progress that has been made in recent years - cashless transactions in Italy have reached 400 billion at the end of 2022, with a prospective growth to 450 billion by the end of 2023 - Italy remains one of the 30 worst economies in terms of the incidence of cash on the national GDP (Cash Intensity Index), as evidenced by the Report "Towards a Cashless Italy, cases of use and role of citizens, businesses, and merchants" by the Cashless Society Community of The European House - Ambrosetti.

April 3, 2024

According to TEHA's Smart Building Community, the "smart" redevelopment of older buildings can generate 330 billion euros in investments and savings of 17-19 billion euros per year for citizens.

March 22, 2024

The 2024 Blue Book of the Utilitatis Foundation, prepared with the collaboration of The European House - Ambrosetti, draws a picture of the Italian water service, showing the waste of the resource, and infrastructure and investment gaps between the North and the South. The 2024 White Paper of the "Value of Water for Italy" Community shows that the extended water supply chain generates value for 367.5 billion euros, equal to 19 percent of the entire national GDP, up 8.7 percent compared to 2021.

March 19, 2024

The data on Sicily shared in Catania, at the meeting of TEHA's Verso Sud initiative: Sicily records good growth after the Covid19. Blue Economy, renewable energy, and agrifood are the driving sectors on which the private sector is focused. Tamajo: «We are ready for a new way of doing business that is also sustainable»

March 12, 2024

Italy has about 8,300 km of coastline, but there are only 10 operative offshore wind turbines: they were installed in front of the port of Taranto after a 14-year long authorization process. A drop in the sea of renewable energy that the country could derive from this technology, even if only focusing on floating systems: those not rooted on the seabed, but composed of a floating structure, moored to the seabed by means of an anchoring system and cables, which minimizes their environmental impact. A technology supported by the Floating offshore wind community, a project created by The European House - Ambrosetti together with Renantis, BlueFloat Energy, Fincantieri, and Acciaierie d'Italia 

March 12, 2024

Cashless payments contribute to the ecological transition: Italy ranks second in Europe, after Germany, for the total CO2 emissions generated by cash payments, with over 160.8 thousand tons of CO2, about 2.7 kg per inhabitant. According to The European House - Ambrosetti's estimates elaborated through a survey to shopkeepers conducted by the Cashless Society Community, cashless payments have a carbon footprint that is 21% lower than cash.

March 7, 2024

"Because of a war in the Middle East, for the first time an American president may not be re-elected," explains Federico Rampini, Scientific Director of the Forum "Open Dialogues for the Future", adding that when there is storm in the world, that is the right time to try to understand geopolitical drivers of change.

March 2, 2024

Valerio De Molli, CEO and Managing Partner of The European House - Ambrosetti, visited the Prealpina and outlined a wide-ranging picture on the economy in Italy and in the global framework.

February 27, 2024

The Forum of the second edition of the Act Tank Sicilia of The European House - Ambrosetti showed Sicily's strenghts and weaknesses. The event, hosted at Marina Yatching in Palermo, was also an opportunity to illustrate the 1.2 billion plan developed by the Schifani Government to stop industrial decline. The key topics were innovation and attracting investments.

February 24, 2024

The first meeting aimed at creating a Strategic Study on the Provinces of Como, Lecco and Sondrio - commissioned by Confindustria Como and Confindustria Lecco and Sondrio  - took place in Sondrio with The European House - Ambrosetti. This meeting focused on the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

February 21, 2024

The Green Buildings Directive is responsible for defining the guidelines that each European Union member country must follow to achieve the EU climate targets within their national plans. The remarks by TEHA's Smart Building Community.

February 15, 2024

How do you implement the Twin Transition in companies, that is, the synergistic development of solutions that promote both the green and the digital transition? What technologies, processes and strategies should companies adopt to reduce their environmental impact without compromising their economic performance? The Strategic Report "Digital tools for a sustainable profit: the Twin Transition of companies and digital solutions to support sustainability and circularity" was produced by The European House - Ambrosetti in partnership with Avvale.

February 13, 2024

The goal of TEHA's Value of Sport Observatory Forum (35 speakers) was to bring back a culture of sports at the centre of the political agenda, to create value for Italy.

February 12, 2024

With 2,500 euros invested in the workers' wellbeing, a company may generate benefits up to 4.5 times more. The study, which analysed the impact of corporate wellbeing strategies on Italian companies - «A new vision of corporate wellbeing: a value for the remuneration strategy, a fundamental lever of attraction and engagement»  - was written by The European House - Ambrosetti, in collaboration with Jointly (consulting company that offers corporate wellbeing solutions).

February 5, 2024

How are Italian manufacturing, energy-intensive and tertiary companies addressing climate change and the consequences of the energy crisis? Are they really aware of the EU targets? Do they know the benefits of the energy transition and the opportunities offered by the technological solutions that are currently available on the market? These questions have been answered by The European House - Ambrosetti (TEHA) in a study, "The role of integrated energy solutions for the competitiveness of Italian companies", realized in collaboration with Edison Next.

February 2, 2024

The Floating Offshore Wind Community, a project created by The European House - Ambrosetti with the collaboration of partners such as Renantis, BlueFloat Energy, Fincantieri and Acciaierie d'Italia, has concluded the first year with a round table that has involved beyond 50 representatives of companies and institutions.

February 2, 2024

Geopolitical and geoeconomic scenarios and their global impacts, with a focus on the role of Europe, the Atlantic region, and Youth Leadership: these are the topics of the 2nd edition of "Open dialogues for the future", the forum realised by the Chamber of Commerce of Pordenone-Udine in collaboration with The European House - Ambrosetti, which will be held in Udine on March 7 and 8, 2024.

January 29, 2024

The turnover of the great yatch sector has reached 558 million euros in 2023 in Genoa, Italy. The estimate is quantified in a study elaborated by TEHA for "Genoa for yachting", the association that groups 60 companies operating in the nautical field - services, marine, yards, technologies and professional studies (lawyers and specialized accountants).

January 22, 2024

TEHA's CEO has spoken about the challenges of the Italian and international economy at the conference "Perspectives of Italian and Global Economy" (organized by the association Volarte Italia), in front of an audience of high school students of the Enrico Fermi Institute of Arona (Novara, Piedmont).

January 17, 2024

The Tuscany Community that we presented in Florence highlighted the regional economy. We presented a Tableau de Board that positions the territory compared to other Italian regions that has highlighted Tuscany's best assets but also some areas of improvement.

January 15, 2024

At the TEHA Club's event, the Ligurian economy has been discussed. The indicators are above the national average, "but there are delays in infrastructures, which have a cost of two billion euro".

January 10, 2024

In 2023, Private Labels grew remarkably, with a total turnover of 25.4 billion euro, a record number that is worth 31.5% of the entire turnover of Italy's Modern Distribution market, including discount stores. The data emerges from an analysis carried out by TEHA for the inaugural conference of the industry fair, MarcabyBolognafiere 2024.

January 8, 2024

Italy's National Health Service can and must contribute with a responsible management to environmental sustainability. These are the conclusions that emerged at the end of the Statement of Responsibility "Innovation, health and sustainability in the field of diabetes", realized by The European House - Ambrosetti with the contribution of Novo Nordisk and presented in Rome at the Institute "Luigi Sturzo".

January 5, 2024

The Value of Water for Italy Community of The European House - Ambrosetti analyzed the relationship between the water resource and 5,000 young people in high school