17.7
millionof investments
for the digitization of exhibition venue
(2024-2026)
For an increasingly sustainable future
Fondazione Fiera Milano is imagining an increasingly sustainable future for the territory, both from an environmental and social point of view.
For this reason, it has committed to promoting ecological transition, starting from its exhibition and congress facilities, and collaborate with institutions and third sector players at the implementation of initiatives with a strong social impact.
50000
photovoltaic panelson the roofs of fieramilano
equal to the area
of 45 soccer fields
3900
million contributed to support the third sector in 2021-2023
Our commitment
Environmental sustainability
Fondazione Fiera Milano has committed to implementing measures to improve the environmental profile of exhibition and congress districts, focusing on the production and consumption of energy from renewable sources and on the adoption of energy-efficient systems.
fieraMilano and Allianz Mico are equipped with a district heating system connected to the Silla 2 waste-to-energy plant in Milan Figino, which uses the heat produced by the combustion of the city’s waste.
The photovoltaic system of FieraMilano is one of the most important rooftop projects in Europe and the largest ever applied to exhibition pavilions; consists of about 50,000 photovoltaic panels spread over 330,000 square meters of hall roofing, equal to the area of 45 soccer fields.
The facility, which has a total installed power of 18 MWp, will cover part of Fiera Milano's needs for the exhibition centre in Rho, while the remaining portion of the green energy generated will be fed into the grid.
Always with an eye onto the relationship between its facilities and the urban context in which they are located, Fondazione Fiera Milano has paid particular attention to the development of fieramilano's green spaces and the creation of a public park in the city of Rho.
Social sustainability
Fondazione Fiera Milano promotes the reduction of inequalities and inclusiveness in the territory in which it operates, also through a venture philanthropy model, by offering real support to initiatives with a high social impact.
The Foundation identifies the best social initiatives proposed on an online platform.
Funds are invested in five main action areas: culture, scientific research, training, society, and sport.
To date, over 3.9 million euro have been disbursed only in the three-year period 2021-2023.
Sustainability Report
From 2025, the European Union will extend the obligation of non-financial reporting to over 50,000 companies, which will have to be integrated in a recognisable way within the Management Report and drawn up according to a single European standard, still being defined.
Even before the implementation of these provisions, Fondazione Fiera has decided to publish for the second year running its Annual Report 2023, which integrates financial and non-financial reporting in a single document.
In 2023, Fondazione has updated the scope of the economic, environmental and social issues most relevant to its activities, according to the GRI Standard 2021 (Global Reporting Initiative) methodology. This exercise opens the path that will lead Fondazione to carry out the dual materiality analysis, as governed by the new single European standard (European Sustainability Reporting Standards, ESRS). The information reported concerns 9 material topics identified to reflect the strategic objectives defined in the 2024-2026 Three-Year Plan.