Our history
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GR.A.N.D. (Green Academy for the New Deal) is an academy created to illustrate the European strategies of the European Commission, supporting businesses, banks and local authorities in a personalized training path in the pursuit of a new model of sustainable development, reducing the carbon footprint and making companies more competitive, with greater profitability in the medium-long term and facilitating access to European funds. ​ The GR.A.N.D. was born after the European Commission's decision to publish the new green deal and hydrogen strategies, to accompany banks, businesses and public administrations on the path towards the energy and digital transition and climate neutrality. ​
The GR.A.N.D. Academy has obtained ISO 9001:2015 Certification for the design, organization and delivery of training courses on the European Green Deal and sustainability issues
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Mission
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​The GR.AN.D., the first academy in Italy to which the European Commission has granted patronage, has the objective of disseminating and implementing the Green Deal strategies adopted by the Commission itself to respond to climate change, energy, economic and social crisis.
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Vision
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The GR.A.N.D. takes vision and inspiration from Jeremy Rifkin's book "A Global Green New Deal" which defines the policies that Europe must follow for a more efficient, competitive, fair and inclusive economy that can achieve climate neutrality in 2050. Jeremy Rifkin is one of the most famous economists in the world thanks to his ability to analyze and disseminate social developments determined by technological innovations and is a consultant to the European Union and has been advisor to numerous heads of state around the world, including Angela Merkel. He chairs the Foundation on Economic Trends