Thematic
UNIgreen’s contribution to reducing the carbon footprint and promoting a sustainable futurе.
When?
On Thursday, 20 March, 2025, join us for an online event, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET with expert speakers and engaging discussions.
Subject
The ecological footprint enables the measurement of the environmental impact of human activities and represents the amount of biologically productive land and water areas required to support a specific population or an individual’s lifestyle, considering the consumption of resources and the absorption of waste.
According to the UNIgreen Green Strategy, UNIgreen will implement an Ecological Footprint Evaluation of each partner in the consortium. In order to implement a participatory process to increase environmental and climate responsibility, the Alliance will annually inform the UNIgreen Academic Community, its Associated Partners and key stakeholders on the ecological footprint in each of the Alliance countries and the situation at European level, as well as on progress made by UNIgreen.
The UNIgreen WP6 team published Ecological Footprint Compensation Guidelines, which describe the methodology related to the Ecological footprint evaluation and carbon footprint calculation and compensation, as well as the initiatives aiming to increase environmental and climate responsibility. The methodology for the carbon footprint calculation was developed by colleagues from HEPL, UNIMORE, and SupBiotech using the experience from the U-green project. In order to compensate the carbon emmissions generated by the mobility of staff and students, the UNIgreen Consortium aims to undertake a minimum of 25 tree-planting projects within the Ecological Footprint Compensation Programme by the year 2026. In order to ensure visibility, transparency, and effective communication with local communities about its green commitments, all this information will be displayed in the sustainability section of the UNIgreen website and upgraded annually.
Speakers
Giulio Allesina
Associate Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the “Enzo Ferrari” Department of engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Giulio Allesina PhD focuses his research on renewable energy sources, sustainability, decarbonization, enhancement in the agro-industrial sector, and energy conversion. From 2016 to 2020, he served as Regional Coach for the CLIMATE KIC project of the European Institute of Technology. He is also a curator, guest editor, topic editor, and topic advisor for international scientific publications and journals.
Chrystian Chomontowski
Assistant Professor at Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Co-coordinator of WP6 Knowledge Transfer, Society and Ecology
He’s a young aspiring researcher with a strong passion for plant physiology, ecology and seed science and technology. His work deals with improving the quality of seeds of various plant species and application technologies. He is also a certified tutor.
Patrick Gonzalez
Assistant Professor at SupBiotech. Co-coordinator of WP3 Research & Innovation. PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology, expertise in cell death, conducting research at the Partnership Research Laboratory in Agroecology (SupBiotech) on the development of antifungal substances and the evaluation of their impact on soil microbiome.
He dedicates his research to the innovative prophylactic strategies for sustainable agriculture. Current research focuses on valorization of agriculture by-products into bioactive substances against molds. He also leads the sustainable development initiative for research laboratories at SupBiotech. This initiative aims at mitigating the environmental footprint of research activities.
Speaker and Moderator
Stéphane Monfils
Professor, researcher, pedagogical coordinator of the Bachelor in Alternative and Renewable Energies, member of the Sustainable Development Task Force, Representative of the HEPL in the UGreen project, member of the WP6 in the UNIgreen project.
Engineer architect, PhD in sciences and management of the environment, socio-technical expertise in energy and environmental performances of buildings and renewable energies.
Agenda
- Welcome and introduction
- Speakers topics
- Q&A
- Conclusion and closing