Voglio ringraziare personalmente tutti coloro che ieri hanno partecipato all’evento “The role of vocational education and training: case study in the field of coffee processing to foster sustainable development”, promosso da illycaffè e Fondazione Ernesto Illy durante la Riunione dei Ministri dell’Istruzione del G7. Insieme ai rappresentati delle istituzioni internazionali, abbiamo discusso del valore della formazione come strumento per promuovere la sostenibilità: la formazione professionale svolge infatti un ruolo cruciale nel settore del caffè come strumento per combattere la povertà e affrontare le sfide della sostenibilità e del cambiamento climatico. L'evento ha rappresentato anche l’occasione per far conoscere l’impegno costante di illycaffè, della Fondazione Ernesto Illy e dell’Università del caffè nella formazione e nel sostegno ai Paesi produttori di caffè, per creare un impatto positivo sulle comunità. #G7 #G7Italy #IllyCaffè #FondazioneErnestoIlly
Yesterday, June 27th, the Auditorium “Salone degli Incanti” in Trieste, hosted the side event “The role of vocational education and training: case study in the field of coffee processing to foster sustainable development”, that we promoted together with Fondazione Ernesto Illy – engaged in promoting the well-being of local communities in coffee growing countries – during the G7 Education Ministerial Meeting, highlighting our unwavering commitment to create a positive impact on the global coffee community. The value of training as a tool to improve sustainability was the theme of the meeting, and we are proud to have participated with the Università del Caffè, our knowledge hub, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Since the beginning it has been creating value through training activities and awareness-raising actions that aim to shape a sustainable coffee supply chain, which respects the environment, biodiversity and human rights, and to promote the employability and entrepreneurship of young people. The event, attended by Giuseppe Valditara (Minister of Education and Merit), Gerardo PATACCONI (Head of Operation of the International Coffee Organization), Dr. Tidiane Ouattara (Representative of the African Union), Andrea Illy (Chairman of illycaffè), Andrea De Marco (Industrial Development Expert & Project Manager of UNIDO), Fernanda Maria Roche Soares dos Santos (Counsellor of the Embassy of Brazil), Stefania Giannini (UNESCO Deputy Director-General for Education) and Laura Frigenti (CEO of the Global Partnership for Education), concluded with a visit to the photographic exhibition “Amazônia” by Sebastião Salgado we’re supporting, offering a visual exploration of the richness and diversity of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest and its people. Thank you to all the participants! #G7Italy #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #CoffeeCulture #UniversitàdelCaffè #VocationalTraining #GlobalEducation #illy