“Italy is a country which holds high levels of human capital and capability, making it possible to build projects for the present and future,” these were the words expressed by Giulio Bonazzi, CEO of Aquafil while conversing with John Lloyd in the renowned Financial Times headquarters. Their meeting was a series of events following Triple I on 8 July , an event organised by the Italian Embassy in London.
Triple I highlights and introduces “Italian Imaginative Innovators”, and with the help of Ambassador Terracciano it has already seen the participation of important figures in the realm of Italian businesses. The CEO of Mediobanca Alberto Nagel and the President of Seda Group Antonio D’Amato attended with the purpose of promoting Italian entrepreneurs to their perspective audience and operators in the City, made up of finance journalists and investors.
Aquafil is a company based in Arco, Trento, and was founded in the 1960s. Initially established as a family business, now it holds sixteen firms in eight countries, and is one of the leading actors in the textile industry and production of recycling and waste.
Ambassador Terracciano’s introductory speech extenuated the importance of environmental sustainability –a key component in the business model of Aquafil- which holds high importance following COP21 help in Paris in December 2015.
“The entrepreneurial attitude of Aquafil and that of the chief executive officer Giulio Bonazzi, was founded upon perseverance, resilience and the capability of reinventing oneself in moments of difficulty, something that Italy and Europe need especially after the British Referendum held 23 June,” concluded the head of the Italian diplomatic mission in London.
(Ambassador Terracciano introduces to the audience the Triple I panel, Giulio Bonazzi and John Lloyd)
