CLAS-seminarium: The geographical context of sustainability - how territoriality steers the leadership efforts in sustainability

Erik Lundgren, Anna D’Auria, Marco Tregua

Short supply chains, new farming and food production designs, innovative distribution systems shaping unconventional markets, and an innate feeling of closeness to the territory are the most relevant evidence of what makes food production in Sweden sustainable and – most likely – more sustainable than in other countries.

Sustainable territorial development is a highly discussed topic in the international debate and that is also one of the main focuses in this seminar.

We will be asking questions like

“What are the dynamics that can favor the keeping of sustainable local development as well as the wellbeing of local communities?” and “How does territoriality steer the leadership efforts in sustainability?”

Erik Lundgren

Erik Lundgren is a co-founder of Ljusgårda, one of Europe’s largest and most successful indoor cultivations. Using circular water systems, renewable electricity and without pesticides, Ljusgårda grows lettuce indoors all year round and enables shorter transport distances to Swedish stores. Erik is an entrepreneur by heart, that started his first company at the age of 19 and has since led several business projects. Ljusgårda is a company that attracts a strong team of world-class counsellors, experts and investors with a common interest in sustainable food production.

Anna D’Auria

Anna D’Auria is an Assistant Professor in Management and lecturer of International business at the University of Naples L'Orientale. She participated in national and international conferences, published books on Tourism Management and Innovation and sustainability, and book chapters and papers on Sustainability, Marketing, Smart innovation and Tourism in international journals. Her main areas of research are Sustainable development and Sustainable city, Tourism and Destination Management, Innovation and Smart city, and International business.

Marco Tregua

Marco Tregua is an Assistant Professor in International Business Management at the University of Naples Federico II, where he holds a PhD in Business Science since 2012. He participated in research projects in Italy, Spain, and recently in Skövde. The research interests that drove his publications are innovation and sustainability in multiple areas, including cities’ transformation, new forms of tourism as oleotourism, and the implementation of digital technologies in museums. Two topics are recently leading Marco’s research interest, namely sustainability in the food business and reshoring.

Date: 2023-03-30
Time: 14:30-15:30 (with time for questions after the seminar)
Last day for registration: 2023-03-29
Language: English

Free, on Zoom, a link will be sent to your email in the morning before the seminar.