{"id":19418,"date":"2026-02-19T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/?p=19418"},"modified":"2026-02-19T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:09:33","slug":"green-heroes-sustainability-and-synergies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/en\/green-heroes-sustainability-and-synergies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Heroes: sustainability and synergies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the European Parliament to talk about a possible Europe<\/h1><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We began the year by participating in an exciting meeting, bringing the voice of a possible Europe based on sustainability, culture and inclusion.<\/p><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 14 January, we entered the European Parliament in Brussels for the first time as #GreenHeroes<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyotoclub.org\/it\/progetti-e-iniziative\/greenheroes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GreenHeroes<\/a> <\/strong>, the place where the policies that will shape the future of Europe are discussed and decided.<\/p><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being there, as a benefit corporation, was a deeply meaningful and exciting moment for us: bringing real stories of sustainability, responsible work and care for the local area into the European institutions.<\/p><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not as an isolated case, but as part of a broader dialogue between politics, business and civil society.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-68dad74f alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-380e0b66\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-331165b3 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3762-edited.jpg ,https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3762-edited.jpg 780w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3762-edited.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3762-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19268\" width=\"756\" height=\"567\" title=\"Screenshot\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8369030f\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-23517fbf wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Parlamento-europeo-1-1024x768.jpg ,https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Parlamento-europeo-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Parlamento-europeo-1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Parlamento-europeo-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19263\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Parlamento europeo\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Green Heroes initiative: a sustainable Europe is possible was organised and promoted by Annalisa Corrado, our #GreenHeroes captain, who became a Member of the European Parliament in July 2024.<\/p><div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was the one who believed from the outset in the need to bring into the European institutions the voices of those who, every day, try to translate sustainability into concrete actions.<\/p><div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was Annalisa who promoted and developed the #GreenHeroes project, involving Alessandro Gassmann, who had long been questioning his own role and individual responsibility in the face of major environmental challenges.<\/p><div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-46bb1e88 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ddb879f6\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3855.jpg 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-58277417\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1401_Green-Heroes-a-Bruxelles-1.jpeg 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to his sensitivity and notoriety, Alessandro has chosen to support this initiative, helping to raise awareness of the stories, projects and businesses that are part of #GreenHeroes, amplifying a message that we often struggle to spread far and wide on our own.<\/p><div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing all this to the European Parliament meant affirming that sustainability is not a niche issue, but a political, cultural and economic vision that deserves to be heard, given space and continuity.<\/p><div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A necessary comparison between those who decide and those who act<\/h2><div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Green Heroes: Europe&#8217;s sustainable future meeting brought together MEPs, entrepreneurs, designers and key players in the ecological transition.<\/p><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A moment of listening and discussion in which a simple but essential message emerged strongly:<br>sustainability is not an abstract idea, but a daily practice that many organisations are already carrying out, often quietly.<\/p><div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing these experiences to the European Parliament means recognising their political value in the highest sense of the term: stories that work and can inspire concrete choices.<\/p><div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1a1eb8b6 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-163ffe65\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-6-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2757329c\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-1980x1584.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-3-1-600x480.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-df7dcd59\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"pieces of venice al parlamento europeo \" class=\"wp-image-19324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-1980x1584.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-5-600x480.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Green Heroes?<\/h2><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Green Heroes is a cultural and civic project created to showcase an Italy made up of people, businesses and communities that have chosen to put sustainability at the heart of their actions.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a list of best practices, but a collective account of real experiences: companies, cooperatives, projects and territories that demonstrate how environmental sustainability, social responsibility and economic competitiveness can coexist.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A project that gives a voice to those who act, even before they speak.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2a9357b5 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/logo-GreenHeroes-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our journey in Green Heroes since 2021<\/h2><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pieces of Venice has been part of Green Heroes since 2021.<br>For us, this has never been a goal, but rather a responsibility: to continue to demonstrate that a company can generate cultural, social and environmental value while remaining true to its identity.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, this path has been consolidated through meetings, discussions and exchanges, each of which reinforces the idea that change is not achieved alone, but through networking.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7c947f43 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/en\/green-heroes-sustainability-and-synergies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1.jpg 795w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Io-e-i-GreenHeroes_Pieces-of-Venice-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During one of our previous meetings, we recounted this journey in a dedicated article, which also traces the birth of the book.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edizpiemme.it\/libri\/io-e-i-green-heroes\/\"><em>Io e i Green Heroes<\/em> written by  Alessandro Gassmann and Roberto Bragalone<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and the profound meaning of this initiative:<br><\/p><div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__large-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-d9c99646\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-8b47e668 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/en\/green-heroes-sustainability-and-synergies\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">LEggi l&#8217; aticolo<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the evening: the story continues in the bookshop<\/h2><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the meeting at the European Parliament, the group moved to the centre of Brussels, to the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filigranes.be\/?srsltid=AfmBOooz7Z-AJbBV2FZyz42azZ5jlXokyDXSXWZ7L8DNMWtLg_VVQN6n\"><strong>Filigranes<\/strong><\/a> bookshop.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was there that the presentation of the book Io e i Green Heroes. Perch\u00e9 ho deciso di pensare verde (Me and the Green Heroes. Why I decided to think green) continued in a more intimate setting, open to direct dialogue with the public, bringing the stories of the Green Heroes out of institutional settings and into people&#8217;s everyday lives.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f1c6aefa alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alessandro-Gassmann_Annalisa-Corrado_libreria-Filigranes-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alessandro-Gassmann_Annalisa-Corrado_libreria-Filigranes-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alessandro-Gassmann_Annalisa-Corrado_libreria-Filigranes-1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alessandro-Gassmann_Annalisa-Corrado_libreria-Filigranes-2-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edizpiemme.it\/libri\/io-e-i-green-heroes\/\">Io e i Green Heroes. Perch\u00e9 ho deciso di pensare verde<\/a><\/strong>\u201dtells the story of a great man of cinema. His commitment to the battle to save the planet. Testimony to how a different world is still possible. In this book, Alessandro Gassmann opens his heart, recounting his childhood days and his achievements to date.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it is thanks to fatherhood that Gassmann rediscovers a common thread \u2013 or rather, a green thread \u2013 that connects all the stages of his life: ecological awareness, which becomes an awareness of the climate crisis and a commitment to combat it.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This gave rise to thtelling the stories of the telling the stories of the true heroes of our time, those who, often working behind the scenes, are inventing a virtuous way of combining economics and the environment\u2026 an autobiography, but also a diary of civic engagement, a passionate account of the stories of those who are not standing idly by in the face of climate change, and at the same time an invitation to take action to give our children back their future.<\/p><div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Among this group of \u201csustainability heroes\u201d is Pieces of Venice.<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-543a24e3 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-1-819x1024.jpg ,https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-1-scaled.jpg 780w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-1-scaled.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19316\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" title=\"Pieces-of-Venice_gassman-parlamento-europeo (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Returning from Brussels with an additional responsibility<\/h2><div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We return from this experience with an even stronger conviction:<br>sharing what works is an act of culture and social commitment.<\/p><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Pieces of Venice, being part of this journey means continuing to believe that even a small \u2018piece\u2019 can contribute to a larger change \u2014 if it is part of a network of people, ideas and values that are all looking in the same direction.<\/p><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3854-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3854-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3854-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3854-150x150.jpg 150w, 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