Gruppo Iren

Iren is one of the largest and most dynamic multiutility companies on the Italian scene and operates in the sectors of electrical power, thermal energy for district heating and gas, and in the management of integrated water services, environmental services and technological services. The Group serves a multiregional catchment area, has 7,042 employees, a portfolio of around 1.9 million customers in the energy sector and about 2.8 million inhabitants served in the integrated water and 2.3 million in the waste cycles.

Projects

Pause – Atelier dei Sapori

Pause is the research lab of Fondazione Reggio Children dedicated to taste and wellbeing, where the relationship with food, starting from the experience of the kitchens in the Preschools and Infant-toddler Centres of Reggio Emilia, becomes multisensory and creative. The core of the project is the relationship generated between people, knowledge, taste and experience.

Remida – The Creative Recycling Centre

The Remida Centre in Reggio Emilia is a project and a place where research is conducted on sustainability and creativity starting from industrial waste materials. The Centre is visited every year by more than 6,000 people like teachers, artists, students, administrators and interested people coming from all over the world.