UNICO presented at the European Innovation for Sustainability Summit 2026
The 2026 European Innovation for Sustainability Summit took place in Rome between 8–9 May 2026, under the theme “The Future is Here Somewhere.”
On the second day of the summit, the SDSN led a feature session on “Cities, Regions, and Universities as Living Laboratories for Climate Action.”
Under the stewardship of the SDSN’s Networks Program, the session brought together representatives from several European initiatives working at the intersection of research, local governance, and community engagement. Panelists shared examples from the CARMINE and RETIME Horizon projects, the Pathfinder Initiative, and the UNICO Erasmus+ project on how partnerships between research institutions, municipalities, universities and local communities can accelerate climate action and generate solutions that are relevant, scalable and grounded in real-world contexts.
