“The way business is done is experiencing a significant transformation. At the heart of this transformation is what many call the Impact Imperative.”
Mario Calderini, Director of TIRESIA
TIRESIA is the Research Centre
for Impact, Innovation,
Entrepreneurship, and Finance
of the School of Management of the
Politecnico di Milano
TIRESIA is a research group
operating in these areas
Academic Research
TIRESIA manages an observatory owned by School of Management of Politecnico of Milano in partnership with private, public and non profit organizations. The aim of the observatory is to elaborate original interpretations about the actual dynamics of the ecosystem of social impact finance and social business.
Research in Action
TIRESIA supports hybrid organizations in the financial industry, social economy and public sector in defining their strategic positioning in the impact economy and developing different approaches to embed the objective of generating social value into decision making, management and governance.
Education and training
TIRESIA has a long standing experience in education and training in the issues of social innovation and impact finance from undergraduate to executive and customized courses.
TIRESIA's research activities
The issue today is not the celebration of sustainability but the defence of the integrity of its meaning. The time has come to choose a generative, transformative, inclusive and, let’s face it, revolutionary sustainability.
Mario Calderini, Director of TIRESIA
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Bartolomucci, F., Trasciani, G., Gerli, F. (2024). Social and Technological Innovation: Cross-Fertilization Needed. In: Chiodo, S., Kaiser, D., Shah, J., Volonté, P. (eds) Improving Technology Through Ethics. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52962-7_8
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Mario Calderini , Magali Fia , Francesco Gerli (2023) - Organizing for transformative innovation policies: The role of social enterprises. Theoretical insights and evidence from Italy - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104818