Non Sprecare Award - 15th Edition

This year’s edition of the Non Sprecare Award, conceived by Antonio Galdo – director of www.nonsprecare.it –  and promoted by the Luiss Guido Carli University, is dedicated to Cities, which are central to Goal 11 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 56 percent of the world's population (4.4 billion people) lives in cities, and by 2050, that figure will rise to 70 percent. At the same time, when we look at Italian cities through the lens of sustainability, we find that in 2023, 18 out of the 98 cities examined exceeded the daily PM10 limits. 

“Sustainable development will inevitably have to pass through cities and transform them. Not only because of pollution, which has reached very concerning levels, the climate crisis, and the efficiency of services, but also because of an aspect that cannot be ignored: reducing inequalities,” comments Galdo. “Even cities that function well, with a good public transportation network, a high rate of recycling, and plenty of green spaces, can be unsustainable if they don’t guarantee, for example, the right to housing and don’t work to bring downtown areas closer to the suburbs.” Unfortunately, the opposite is also happening in Italy, and our cities are becoming increasingly unjust and less sustainable.” 

The event will be broadcast live on Luiss Social TV and on the Non Sprecare Facebook page.

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