The Geneva UN Charter Centre of Excellence on sustainable finance for infrastructure and smart cities (ExSUF) has been set up by UNECE and LIUC – Cattaneo University in order to advance sustainable finance for infrastructure and smart cities, in order to accelerate action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 11 on sustainable cities and human settlements.
This thematic portal aims to be a reference point and a service for government officials, researchers and young students of all countries, containing information material and case studies, providing best practices, research, support and training in the area of work around sustainable finance for infrastructure and smart cities.
Our aim is to promote a better understanding of infrastructure and private equity funds investing in this asset class and to focus on the relevance and need of effective combination among private and public capital, by means of public–private partnership (PPP).
It assumes importance to strengthen among public officials, investors and the general population a culture based on how to create sustainable value with a long-term approach, performing and developing specific sustainability parameters in cost-benefit analyses.
Team - Scientific Committee
Anna Gervasoni
- Pro-Rector at LIUC – Cattaneo University. Director of the ExSUF Centre
Giampiero Bambagioni
Vice-Director of the Scientific Committee of the ExSUF Centre
Roberta Cocco
Professor at LIUC - Cattaneo University, Member of the Scientific Committee of the ExSUF Centre
Giulio De Carli
Founding Partners at One Works and Scientific Director of DomusAir - Member of the Scientific Committee of the ExSUF CentreTeam - Researchers
Lertora Michele
Coordinator of the research team of the ExSUF Centre
Cristina De Silva
Researcher of the ExSUF Centre
Margherita Mietto
Researcher of the ExSUF Centre
Guglielmo Pascarelli
Researcher of the ExSUF Centre
Unece
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was set up in 1947 by ECOSOC. It is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations and its major aim is to promote pan-European economic integration. UNECE includes 56 member States in Europe, North America and Asia.
The UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, established also in 1947, is the only intergovernmental body addressing the housing and urban development challenges of the UNECE region and the highest policymaking body of UNECE in housing, urban development and land management.
The Committee addresses several changes of urbanization, including the identification of best practices for the post-COVID recovery in cities and works to improve capacities of local and national governments to develop and implement sustainable urban policies. Tools developed by the Committee range from city evaluations, to recommendations on how to move it forward in this area, to supporting the innovative financing and investments and concrete city projects. In its work the Committee is supported by a variety of centers of Excellence, including the Center of Excellence on Sustainable Finance for Infrastructure and Smart Cities (ExSUF) (see here).
To learn more about the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, click here.
LIUC – Cattaneo University
It was established in 1991. The headquarters of the university is located in Castellanza (Lombardy), between Milan and Varese. It offers two Schools (Economics and Management; Industrial Engineering) with more than 2.500 students and more than 300 professors (see here)
The Centre of Excellence has been established as a special project of LIUC – Cattaneo University Rectorate, leveraging on the expertise of the Center on Finance for Growth and Innovation of LIUC Business School, led by Anna Gervasoni. This Centre has a long tradition in analyzing Project Financing and PPP plans, feasibility and economic impact projects. The team has competences on valuation of feasibility analysis of Public-Private Financing in different sectors, the economic impact analysis of infrastructures and broadly in innovative finance.
LIUC – Cattaneo University
It was established in 1991. The headquarters of the university is located in Castellanza (Lombardy), between Milan and Varese. It offers two Schools (Economics and Management; Industrial Engineering) with more than 2.500 students and more than 300 professors (see here)
The Centre of Excellence has been established as a special project of LIUC – Cattaneo University Rectorate, leveraging on the expertise of the Center on Finance for Growth and Innovation of LIUC Business School, led by Anna Gervasoni. This Centre has a long tradition in analyzing Project Financing and PPP plans, feasibility and economic impact projects. The team has competences on valuation of feasibility analysis of Public-Private Financing in different sectors, the economic impact analysis of infrastructures and broadly in innovative finance.