ecodallecitta.it

What ecodallecitta.it does

Eco dalle Città is an Italian digital environmental news outlet founded in February 2002 and based in Turin, Italy. It operates as a non-profit association (Associazione Eco dalle Città APS ETS) registered as a media outlet with the Court of Turin since 2007. The platform publishes daily news on urban environmental topics across Italian cities, with dedicated editorial sections for Air, Food, Climate, Circular Economy, Mobility, and Sustainability, and city-specific coverage for Turin, Milan, Rome, Naples, and the Puglia region. The site reports approximately 94,000 monthly visits and 2.1 million monthly page reads, distributed through organic social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Telegram, and YouTube.

The business model centers on advertising and sponsorships, including banner campaigns, sponsored articles, video pubbliredazionali, event promotion, and custom environmental communication campaigns targeted at sustainability-focused companies. Revenue is complemented by event-based monetization through the ECO Festival della Mobilità Sostenibile and sub-brand initiatives such as CCC (Cibo Cultura Capitale), Carovana Salvacibo, Food Pride, and RePoPP. The organization maintains an extensive partner ecosystem with Italy's national packaging consortia (CONAI, Biorepack, CIAL, Comieco, Corepla, Ricrea) and institutional partners including ANCI and multiple Italian ministries.

The underlying technology is a standard content-managed digital publication with no disclosed APIs, integrations, or proprietary platform capabilities. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, and the entity operates from a legal headquarters and operational office, both located in Turin. Eco dalle Città has no parent company, no funding rounds, no disclosed revenue figures, and no M&A activity. Its primary customer base for advertising revenue consists of sustainability-committed enterprises and Italian packaging industry consortia, while its editorial audience comprises Italian citizens, environmental organizations, and policy stakeholders interested in urban environmental news.

Name

ecodallecitta.it

Legal name

Associazione Eco dalle Città APS ETS

Website

https://ecodallecitta.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eco dalle Città is a Turin-based Italian digital environmental news outlet and non-profit association founded in 2002, publishing daily urban environmental journalism across major Italian cities and monetizing through advertising, sponsorships, and events like the ECO Festival della Mobilità Sostenibile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental News Media

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL)

Keywords

• Environmental news
• Urban sustainability media
• Circular economy journalism
• Digital news publication
• Environmental advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising and sponsorship: Eco dalle Città generates revenue through advertising services including banner campaigns, sponsored articles and photo galleries, video pubbliredazionali, promotional articles for events, special editorial features, and design/implementation of environmental communication and awareness campaigns. The platform offers advertising opportunities to companies and enterprises engaged in environmental sustainability.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eco dalle Città operates a digital news outlet (ecodallecitta.it) dedicated to urban environmental coverage in Italian and European cities. It publishes daily articles organized by themed sections including air quality, food, climate, circular economy, mobility, and sustainability, with dedicated city editions for Torino, Milano, Roma, Napoli, and Puglia. The organization also runs environmental awareness initiatives through the associated APS/ETS association and offers advertising and communication services (banner campaigns, advertorials, sponsored content, event promotion) to sustainability-focused companies.

Product overview

Eco dalle Città is a single unified digital news portal dedicated to urban environmental journalism. The publication covers multiple themed editorial sections (rubriche) including Aria (Air), Cibo (Food), Clima (Climate), Economia circolare (Circular Economy), Mobilità (Mobility), Sostenibilità (Sustainability), and L'Associazione (The Association). The news site operates as a platform organized by topic categories, with dedicated coverage for major Italian cities (Torino, Milano, Roma, Napoli) and the Puglia region. The company also runs the Associazione Eco dalle Città, which conducts environmental awareness initiatives. Eco dalle Città offers advertising services including banner campaigns, advertorial articles, event promotion, and Specials to corporate partners interested in environmental sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCC (Cibo Cultura Capitale): A project/campaign of the Eco dalle Città Association focused on food, culture, and capital.
• Carovana Salvacibo
• Food Pride
• RePoPP

Products and services

• Eco dalle Città Digital News Portal A digital news publication dedicated to urban environment news, providing daily updates on national and international environmental topics and featuring coverage of circular economy initiatives and social inclusion practices across Italian territories (Torino, Milano, Roma, Napoli, Puglia). Content is organized into themed editorial sections (Aria, Cibo, Clima, Economia circolare, Mobilità, Sostenibilità).

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANCI (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2026ANCI is a key institutional partner for ECO Festival 2026. Eco dalle Città covers ANCI events and initiatives. ANCI provided patronage for the festival and collaborates on mobility and environmental policy initiatives.
• Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2026Italian Ministry providing patronage for ECO Festival 2026 organized by Eco dalle Città's partner network.
• Ministry of Infrastructure and TransportminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2026Italian Ministry providing patronage for ECO Festival 2026.
• Ministry of Education and MeritminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2026Italian Ministry providing patronage for ECO Festival 2026.
• Isfort (Osservatorio Audimob)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2026Isfort's Audimob Observatory provides mobility data and research that Eco dalle Città covers and presents at events like ECO Festival.
• ArtàPorterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2026ArtàPorter is a cultural association that collaborates with Eco dalle Città on artistic and cultural projects related to sustainability themes.
• CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCONAI is a packaging consortium partner featured on Eco dalle Città's website. CONAI contributes to environmental communication and awareness campaigns. The partnership includes coverage of CONAI's activities in recycling and packaging sustainability, and CONAI is a partner in events like ECO Festival 2026.
• BiorepackminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBiorepack (Consorzio Italiano Biotrasformazione) is a partner consortium for compostable bioplastics, featured on Eco dalle Città's advertising and partnership pages.
• CIAL (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi Alluminio)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCIAL is a consortium partner for aluminum packaging recycling, featured on Eco dalle Città's website.
• ComiecominorGTM or Marketing PartnerComieco (Consorzio Nazionale Recupero e Riciclo Imballaggi a base Cellulosica) is a paper and cardboard packaging recycling consortium partner.
• CoreplaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorepla (Consorzio Nazionale per la raccolta, il riciclo e il recupero degli imballaggi in plastica) is a plastics recycling consortium partner.
• RicreaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsorzio Ricrea is a consortium for steel packaging recycling, featured as a partner on Eco dalle Città.
• AMSA (Azienda Milanese Servizi Ambientali)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAMSA is a Milan-based environmental services company featured as a partner on Eco dalle Città.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rinnovabili.it: Italian online magazine covering renewables, energy efficiency, and environmental issues. Closely aligned with Eco dalle Città in editorial focus and digital publishing model for the Italian sustainability audience.
• Valori: Italian online publication focused on sustainability, ESG, and responsible finance. Comparable in covering the intersection of sustainability policy and business for an Italian audience.
• Vita Non Profit: Italian digital magazine covering the third sector, social innovation, and sustainability. Comparable as a mission-driven Italian digital publisher with both editorial and event-driven business models.
• GreenMe: Italian environmental and sustainability web magazine covering green lifestyle, climate, and ecological issues. Direct competitor for Italian-language environmental news readership and advertising budgets.
• QualEnergia: Italian digital publication focused on renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental policy. Directly comparable as a niche Italian-language environmental media outlet serving sustainability professionals and engaged citizens.
• Renewable Matter: English/Italian bilingual publication on circular economy and sustainability. Comparable as an investigative environmental journal targeting policy and business audiences in the Italian/European sustainability ecosystem.
• LifeGate: Italian media and consulting platform on sustainability, with editorial content, events, and B2B advisory. Comparable in combining sustainability journalism, events, and commercial services for sustainability-focused brands.

Emerging players

• Italia Che Cambia: Italian media and community platform focused on sustainability, social innovation, and environmental good practices. Comparable in editorial focus on urban and territorial environmental initiatives with non-profit / association-led model.

Broad incumbents

• Il Sole 24 Ore – Ambiente: Italy's leading business daily with dedicated Ambiente (environment) section. Competes for sustainability advertising budgets and policy audience attention at far larger scale.
• ANSA – Ambiente: Italy's main wire service with environmental coverage. Broader incumbent in environmental news, offering authoritative sustainability reporting with significantly larger reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ecodallecitta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eco-dalle-citt%C3%A0/?viewAsMember=true
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecodallecitta_aps

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Investors

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