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The City of Torino took part in Ljubljana in the Social Innovation Festival, a chance to engage with policymakers, researchers, startups, and innovators on how social innovation can provide effective answers to challenges like demographic decline, the green transition, digitalization, and inequalities.
The City of Torino took part in Sarajevo in the General Assembly of the European Shift2sustain project, during which the 17 partners discussed the progress of activities, focusing on building pilot projects aimed at changing mobility habits.
The City of Torino won the 2026 Local Sustainability Award from ICLEI Europe in Brussels with the RePoPP project, which launched a system for collecting organic waste and still-usable fruit and vegetable products at the Porta Palazzo market.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo welcomed to the City Hall Thomas Bagger, Ambassador of Germany, in Torino for an official visit.
The Deputy Mayor for Educational Policies, Carlotta Salerno, attended the first edition of the GNLC Global Academy Campus in Shanghai, promoted by the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. Through workshops and discussion sessions, topics such as AI, digitalization, and cross-sector cooperation were explored.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo welcomed a delegation from the US Consul General Carla Fleharty at the City Hall, accompanied by Vice Consul for Political and Economic Affairs Lindsay Harrison, in Torino for an official visit.
The Deputy Mayor for Educational Policies, Carlotta Salerno, took part in the ceremony at the University Rectorate to light the Torch of Knowledge, which was given to a delegation from Changchun, that will host the 33rd Winter Universiade from January 15 to 25, 2027.
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo welcomed Stephen Hickey, the British Ambassador to Italy, and Consul General Kassim Ramji at the City Hall in Torino during an official visit.
The project partners met in Iasi to share the main lessons learned during the first three semesters of activities. The project ranges from including social clauses in public procedures to promote employment for disadvantaged people, to more ambitious models aimed at incorporating other elements that have a positive impact on the community and the environment.
As part of the IURC mobility programme, a delegation from Kitakyushu visited Torino for discussions and an exchange of best practices on urban innovation policies and sustainable mobility, including workshops, technical visits, and sessions dedicated to Living Labs.
The project partners, including Torino, met in Luxembourg for the General Assembly. The advances of the different Work Packages and the national Living Labs were presented, with visits to sites to see examples of urban regeneration and nature-based solutions.
Mayor Lo Russo welcomed a delegation from the German Marshall Fund at the City Hall. The meeting was an opportunity to showcase local policies on innovation, urban transformation, sustainability, and social inclusion, as well as to strengthen Torino's presence in transatlantic cooperation networks.
The City of Torino, as lead partner, took part in the online kick-off meeting of the European project DIVERPOL. Partners from Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, IOM, and Efus presented activities and work plans that will guide the next two years toward a more inclusive police, closer to communities, and able to value diversity as an asset for safety and social cohesion.
The City of Torino took part in Nicosia (Cyprus) at the URBACT City Festival, the main event of the URBACT program dedicated to sharing experiences and best practices for sustainable urban development. The Festival offered the chance to learn about local actions developed within the Action Planning Networks and Innovation Transfer Networks.
At Palazzo Carignano, Mayor Lo Russo and the Governor of Kharkhorin, Bat-Erdene Byamba, signed the Letter of Intent between Torino and Kharkhorin, which paves the way for the renewal of the Cooperation Agreement between the two urban centers. The signing took place in the presence of the President of the City Council of the Mongolian city, Nendaram Perleibaatar, and Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a key figure in this historic connection.