Kilometroverde Parma

What Kilometroverde Parma does

Consorzio Volontario Kilometro Verde Parma Impresa Sociale is a non-profit forest consortium established in May 2020 in Parma, Italy, that coordinates distributed reforestation across Parma province. The consortium was founded on the 2015 idea of creating a green corridor along the 11 km of the A1 highway crossing Parma and has since expanded into a broad multi-stakeholder model. Its core product is the consortium itself, which designs, plans, and manages reforestation projects including site assessment, species selection guided by proprietary Linee Guida (Forestry Guidelines) and Regesto delle Specie (Species Registry), planting, and long-term forest management. Sub-products include WeTree (school education program reaching 872 classes and 19,800 students), FORESTI-AMO (zero-cost landowner program), Regala un Albero (gift-a-tree program), 5x1000 tax donation channel, and educational beehives for pollinator awareness.

The consortium holds PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) group certification covering approximately 35 hectares of new plantings across 12 member companies, and applies a proprietary 5-class CO2 sequestration methodology calculating storage over a 50-year period. As of mid-2026, the consortium has planted 103,000 trees and shrubs across 90 hectares, sequestering 5,569.24 tonnes of CO2, with 14 PEFC certifications and 133 member organizations (soci). The business model is non-revenue generating: the consortium is funded through membership fees (soci ordinari and soci sostenitori), individual donations and crowdfunding (e.g., €25,000 raised via GoFundMe in 2020), corporate sponsorship and land contributions, and public grants and co-financing (19 projects with Regione Emilia-Romagna, 11 projects with Fondazione Cariparma). It serves four primary segments: enterprises and corporations (manufacturing, pharma, food, engineering), public administrations and municipalities, individual citizens, and schools. Strategic corporate members include Chiesi Farmaceutici, Dallara Group, Mutti, Davines, Smeg, Laterlite, Rodolfi Mansueto, and others.

Name

Kilometroverde Parma

Legal name

Consorzio Volontario Kilometro Verde Parma Impresa Sociale

Website

https://kilometroverdeparma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Non-profit forest consortium (Consorzio Kilometroverde Parma Impresa Sociale) founded in 2020 in Parma, Italy, coordinating distributed reforestation across Parma province. Serves enterprises, municipalities, schools, and citizens through membership, donations, and public grants, with 103,000 trees planted across 90 hectares and 133 members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services (Reforestation and Forest Management)

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Certification, Compliance & Chain-of-Custody Support (AFAMAAAH), Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Reforestation services
• Urban forest management
• PEFC group certification
• CO2 sequestration methodology
• Community environmental programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Parma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Enterprises, public entities, and private citizens join the consortium as members (soci ordinari or soci sostenitori), contributing financially to support reforestation activities.
2. Individual Donations and Crowdfunding: Crowdfunding campaigns (e.g., GoFundMe) and individual donations for specific planting projects; 5x1000 tax designation (CF: 02941180347).
3. Corporate Sponsorship and Land Contribution: Corporate members provide financial sponsorship, land for planting, or in-kind contributions (plants, services) in exchange for membership and ESG/visibility benefits.
4. Public Grants and Co-financing: Co-financed projects with Regione Emilia-Romagna (e.g., 'Mettiamo radici per il futuro' regional forestry grants, bando for corporate reforestation), Fondazione Cariparma.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kilometroverde Parma is a non-profit forest consortium that designs, coordinates, and manages reforestation projects across Parma province, including urban forests, highway corridor plantings, corporate reforestation, and school planting programs. The consortium sells membership, accepts donations, and provides PEFC-certified forest management and a proprietary 5-class CO2 sequestration methodology to support permanent green areas in the territory. It enables enterprises, municipalities, citizens, and schools to participate through membership, land contribution, volunteering, donations, and educational programs.

Product overview

KilometroVerdeParma is a non-profit forest consortium (Consorzio Forestale KilometroVerdeParma Impresa Sociale, established May 2020) that serves as the central organizing body for a concrete, distributed reforestation project in Parma and its province. The core product is the consortium itself, which coordinates all reforestation activities including site selection, species selection, planting design, and long-term forest management. The portfolio includes the WeTree school education program, the FORESTI-AMO zero-cost landowner's forest program, the 5×1000 tax donation initiative, the Regala un Albero gift program, educational beehives for pollinator awareness, a CO2 sequestration calculation methodology, and PEFC forest certification services for member organizations. The consortium operates across urban, peri-urban, corporate, and rural settings, with 103,000 trees planted across 90 hectares as of 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consorzio Forestale Kilometroverde Parma Impresa Sociale (Forest Consortium) Core non-profit consortium that coordinates, designs, and manages reforestation projects across Parma province, providing technical guidance, species selection, planting design, and long-term forest management for enterprises, municipalities, citizens, and schools.
• WeTree School Program Educational program for schools that involves students in tree-planting activities and environmental education, with hands-on lessons in forestation and pollinator protection.
• FORESTI-AMO Landowner Reforestation Program Program in which the consortium designs and plants forests at zero cost for landowners who make their land available, enabling any citizen to participate regardless of land ownership.
• 5×1000 Tax Donation Program Tax-donation initiative that allows Italian taxpayers to direct 5×1000 of their IRPEF tax to the consortium to fund new tree planting, climate action, nature protection, and green urban maintenance.
• Regala un Albero (Gift a Tree) Program that allows individuals to gift trees to the reforestation project, enabling anyone to participate even without owning land, at €25 per tree including planting and 3-year maintenance.
• Educational Beehives (Arnie Didattiche) Transparent educational beehive installations at partner sites that allow close observation of real hive operations, paired with expert-led lessons on bees, pollinators, and ecosystem protection.
• CO2 Sequestration Calculation Methodology Proprietary 5-class CO2 sequestration calculation methodology that classifies trees into size classes (I–V) and assigns annual average CO2 storage values over a 50-year horizon, providing transparent carbon accounting for all consortium plantations.
• PEFC Group Forest Certification Group PEFC certification service for sustainable management of urban and peri-urban tree plantations, covering approximately 35 hectares across 12 member organizations and providing third-party verification of sustainable forestry practices.
• Forestazione (Reforestation Project Coordination) Core reforestation project coordination service creating permanent green areas and forests across Parma province, including urban forests, highway corridor plantings, school plantings, and corporate forestation.
• European Climate Pact Initiative Project aligned with the EU Climate Pact, promoting climate action and reforestation as a contribution to European climate commitments and a signatory to the territorial Carbon Neutrality Parma Alliance by 2030.

Quantifiable outcome

• 103,000 trees and shrubs planted across 90 hectares as of mid-2026
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

34 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Beellionaire (Apicoltura Beellionaire)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew member (socio sostenitore) as of June 2026. Specializes in beekeeping and pollinator education. Collaborates with KilometroVerdeParma on educational events about bees and pollinators, including hosting an api-focused event at BIA Home & Garden.
• Fondazione Magnani RoccaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew member as of June 2026. Cultural foundation committed to environmental responsibility and territorial stewardship.
• Chiesi FarmaceuticicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing corporate member (socio ordinario). Hosted the 2026 Conviviale dei Soci at their Auditorium. Collaborated on volunteer clean-up events. Has PEFC-certified planting areas.
• Dallara GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor automotive engineering firm (socio ordinario) that donated three parcels of land near production sites for reforestation and opened Dallara Academy labs for educational nature lessons.
• MuttiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member (socio sostenitore) that launched the 'Mille Querce' (1,000 Oaks) reforestation project.
• LaterliteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConverted an old quarry in the Parma mountains into a forest. Sponsors free guided nature excursions (Sentiero Natura Laterlite) at the site.
• Giorgio Tesi GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean horticultural leader based in Pistoia (socio sostenitore). Provides expert plant supply and horticultural expertise supporting consortium planting activities.
• DavinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member with PEFC-certified planting areas included in the 35-hectare group certification.
• Rodolfi Mansueto S.p.A.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member hosting the Bosco Rodolfi: 700 plants of 23 species and 1,040m of PEFC-certified forest strip at their Ozzano Taro facility, co-financed by Regione Emilia-Romagna.
• GEA ProcomacminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member with PEFC-certified planting areas. Collaborated on pollinator education events.
• CosmoprojectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member included in PEFC group certification.
• Dulevo InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member included in PEFC group certification.
• SmegminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member included in PEFC group certification.
• MontecchiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member included in PEFC group certification.
• Regione Emilia-RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner19 joint projects under programs like 'Mettiamo radici per il futuro' (regional forestry initiative). Provided co-financing for corporate reforestation grants. Granted regional patronage for events.
• Fondazione CariparmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner11 joint projects co-financed through Fondazione Cariparma's Environment grant program. Also co-financed the 'Il Vero Valore del Verde Urbano: ACB-Verde' cost-benefit analysis study.
• Comune di ParmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing municipal partner for urban forest projects including Bosco Urbano Parma Mia and Piazzale Borri renovation. Provided land and co-development for public greening initiatives.
• Università degli Studi di ParmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing scientific expertise. Prof. Renato Bruni (Director of Orto Botanico) serves as Scientific Advisor. University co-hosted events and collaborated on 'ACB-Verde' study with spin-off Vsafe of Università Cattolica.
• Agugiaro & Figna MoliniminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member (socio ordinario) that launched the 'Bosco del Mulino' reforestation project.
• Gruppo ChiesiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on volunteer environmental clean-up events at Parco del Naviglio, Via Venezia, and Piazzale Salsi alongside Conad Centro Nord.
• Conad Centro NordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Gruppo Chiesi and KilometroVerdeParma on volunteer clean-up events and school sustainability education events.
• Fulgur ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew socio sostenitore as of February 2026. Local service company supporting the consortium's growth.
• Rotary Parma EstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew socio sostenitore as of February 2026. Rotary club supporting local environmental initiatives.
• CasalascominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew socio ordinario as of February 2026. Food/agriculture company joining the consortium.
• Gruppo Colser-AuroradomusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew member as of May 2025.
• EcoTransferminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew member as of May 2025.
• Fondazione ArturominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew member as of May 2025.
• ZebaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew socio ordinario as of September 2025.
• Azienda Agricola SpaggiariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew socio ordinario as of September 2025.
• Gea FunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew socio sostenitore as of September 2025.
• BIA Home & GardenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted the pollinator education event in collaboration with Beellionaire and KilometroVerdeParma.
• Oltre LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner hosting tree distribution events (San Valentino free plant giveaways, Spring 2026 plant distribution at two locations).
• SemelomangiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner hosting tree distribution events (Spring 2026 plant distribution at Borgo delle Colonne location).
• Alleanza Territoriale Carbon Neutrality ParmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 10 founding signatories of the territorial alliance committed to achieving carbon neutrality for Parma province by 2030. Members include Regione Emilia-Romagna, Province of Parma, Comune di Parma, Ente Parchi Emilia Occidentale, University of Parma, ARPAE, CNR, Unione Industriali, Parma io ci sto!.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• One Tree Planted: International nonprofit coordinating reforestation projects globally with corporate partnerships. Comparable in operating a multi-stakeholder model that converts corporate ESG and individual donations into measurable tree-planting outcomes.
• Legambiente: Italy's largest environmental nonprofit association, running nationwide tree-planting and urban-greening campaigns. Comparable as a national-scale environmental nonprofit engaged in reforestation, policy advocacy, and citizen mobilization.

Direct peers

• Forestami: Milan-based nonprofit consortium for urban and metropolitan forestation, coordinating public-private reforestation across the Milan metropolitan area. Closely mirrors KilometroVerdeParma's territorial consortium model, public-private funding mix, and tree-count targets.
• Riforestiamo: Italian nonprofit platform supporting small-scale community reforestation projects. Comparable as an Italian nonprofit aggregating corporate sponsorship and citizen participation for tree planting.
• Reteclima: Owner of the Kilometro Verde® trademark and the original Italian network promoting territorial reforestation and carbon neutrality. Most direct comparable as a multi-stakeholder nonprofit driving regional tree-planting campaigns across Italy.
• AzzeroCO2: Italian climate and sustainability consultancy (Bologna) that designs reforestation and carbon projects for corporates and municipalities, with CO2 accounting. Comparable in serving Italian ESG-driven corporate reforestation demand and producing certified carbon credits.
• WeForest: International nonprofit designing and funding science-based reforestation and forest restoration projects with corporate sponsorship. Comparable in combining PEFC-style forest management standards, corporate ESG funding, and quantified CO2 impact.

Emerging players

• Plant-for-the-Planet: Global youth-led reforestation and climate-justice nonprofit running large-scale tree-planting and restoration programs. Comparable on the youth-education (WeTree-like) and citizen-mobilization pillars.
• Treedom: Italy-founded (Florence) platform enabling companies and individuals to fund and remotely plant trees with CO2-tracking dashboards, including agroforestry projects globally. Comparable on the corporate ESG / CO2-accounting angle and tree-gifting model, but operates as a venture-backed for-profit platform.

Others

• Fondazione Symbola: Italian foundation promoting quality, sustainability, and environmental innovation with strong corporate and territorial partnerships. Adjacent peer: comparable as a network convening Italian enterprises, foundations, and territories around sustainability initiatives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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