IPS-1999-00013 Business awareness on sustainable innovation strategies (BASIS)

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Type of Project	INNOVATION-SME
Contract No	IPS-CT-00013
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Abstract

B.A.S.I.S aimed to develop and introduce new strategy formulation schemes, by introducing the new concept of sustainability as a major factor in taking decisions and designing company strategies.

Objectives:

These were to:

• Build the "research elements" of a Strategy formulation process to support the easy incorporation of Sustainability into the Company's strategies.
• Incorporate in the methodology the non-technical issues of the innovation process, communication, discussion and decision-making process approaches for the Company Strategic Management.
• The Transfer of the Methodology to formulate Business and Technology Strategies focused on sustainability to the selected Cluster, stimulating awareness within Europe to change the technology for sustainable processes and products.
• Organisation of 3 European Seminars to transfer the methodology and facilitate the replication of the experience to industrial sectors others than the ones for which the methodology has been originally planned.
• Realisation of Methodology Dissemination Kit, Training, Direct Assistance, Manual on Best Practices Model.

Results:

Develop a Methodology to formulate Sustainability Strategies. Incorporating Sustainability in Business Strategy. A participation-building methodology. The development of a Sustainability Portfolio Scheme.

• M1:Project kick-off meeting (Wok-plan approval and the management procedures)
• M2:Evaluation of the B.A.S.I.S. Methodology research and demonstration aspects
• M3 -Results evaluation of the B.A.S.I.S. transfer action

Contacts

Coordinator

• Aleardo FURLANI / INNOVA SRL ITALY