Academic Year 2018/2019 Professor: Antonello Pezzini. Business management in the EU. J.M. SECS-P/08. (48 hours) Programme

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1 Academic Year 2018/2019 Professor: Antonello Pezzini Business management in the EU. J.M. SECS-P/08 (48 hours) J.M. chairs are distinguished by their European content. The European Union's policies must pursue a constant synthesis which respects the situations in the various regions as far as all the individual subject matters are concerned. Since the level of cultural and economic development of the various states are different, the synthesis which is achieved in Directives, regulations and resolutions must not dip below the level reached by states with greater performance in the regulated sectors. The states with less significant experiences must increase their efforts and may enjoy assistance from the EU, through structural funds and other interventions provided for by the Cohesion Policy, in order to overcome their limits. Culture, knowledge and use of best practises are, however, the best ways, above all, for high school students, to take control of their future and to be able to contribute to their regions being able to compete with the more evolved realities of the Union. Out of the 274 regions which make up the EU, some are five times richer than the poorest ones. Identifying the causes and defects which generate this poverty is the main pursuit of knowledge and, therefore, also and above all, of a course which explores the causes of the defects which generate this poverty, by looking at the best experiences of the European regions. New jobs originate from political will and capacity to favour process and product innovation. The European Commission's commitment to sustainable development is a fundamental element which materialises in directives and regulations which then become legislative documents in member states. The contents of this course aim to provide students with the appropriate tools in order to be able to seize employment opportunities deriving from innovation supported by the European Commission in new sectors emerging in the Green Economy and Circular Economy energy sectors. Professor Antonello Pezzini Giovanni Barberi Renzo Tomellini Giannino Cesare Bernabei Programme Module 1: The legal/economic structure of the EU (6 hours) The concepts of state federation and confederation (in the USA and in the EU). A comparison of the United States of Europe and the USA The Lisbon Treaty and the European, national, and regional hierarchy of competencies. The failure of the European Constitution and the prevalence of Souverainism. 1

2 European decision-making processes and legislative production. The ascending and descending phase of EU law. From the 2014/2020 plan, to the 2021/2027 plan: EU revenue and expenses Module 2: Calculating the GDP (4 hours) The role of Eurostat and Istat in calculating the GDP. GDP and GNP. The three systems for calculating the GDP. The basic principles of the 2010 ESA: EU Regulation n 549/2013. The new areas of sensitivity for calculating the GDP Module 3: New areas of sensitivity and new jobs: the environment and sustainable development; the role of administrations and companies. (8 hours) The principals and indicators of sustainable development. The UN's 17 objectives for combating poverty and saving the planet. The UN's role: from COP 1 to COP 24, December 2018, Katowice. The new areas of sensitivity : the environment and sustainable development; the role of administrations and companies. Production, commerce and sustainable fuel. The role of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) based in Parma in relation to the European food industry and new foods. The close relationship between the climate and energy. The role of CO 2 Environmental policy tools : ISO and EMAS Eco-labels and product certification. The ISO 14020s Carbon footprints. The LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Methodology. Module 4: The NAP - GPP (National Action Plan - Green Public Procurement). The European Commission's action in relation to green purchases and Italian legislation. (6 hours) The COM (2008) 397 def. Action plan: Sustainable production and consumption and Sustainable industrial policy. The COM (2008) 400 public tendering contracts for a better environment The 10/04/2013 Decree Action Plan for the environmental sustainability of consumption in the Action Plan sector The minimum environmental criteria for supplying/leasing various items for the Action Plan. The 2010/30/EU Directive and the 1369/2017/EU Regulation, regarding the indication of consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products, through labelling and standard product information and implementation law: Legislative Decree 28/06/2012 n 104 Law 28/12/2015, n 221 Environmental provisions for promoting green economy measures and containing excessive use of natural resources. Published in the Italian Official Journal 18 January 2016, n 13. 2

3 Module 5: New EU Directives on: Concession Contracts (Directive 2014/23/EU) Public Procurement (Directive 2014/24/EU) Contracting procedures for suppliers operating in the water, transport and public service sectors (Directive 2014/25/EU) - New contracting code Legislative Decree 50/2016 The Lawfulness Rating. (8 hours) EU directive implementation: The new EU contracting regulations set three main objectives: simplification, flexibility and legal certainty. Through this reform, the public authorities may optimise their use of public procurement which, with almost 19% of European GDP, is a key factor in the European economy. The simplification of procedures, greater flexibility and their adaptation to better serve the other policies of the public sector or the possibility of greater quality-price ratio ('value for money') should make public procurement more efficient and more strategic, in compliance with the principles of transparency and competitiveness, to the benefit of both public buyers and economic operators. New Contracting Code. Legislative Decree 18/04/2016, n 50 Some of the new entries of EU directives implemented in the contracting code are : Standard Tender Documents" based on self-certification. The terms for presenting bids A reduction of over 80% in administrative expenses for companies Environmental protection and sustainable development in contracts, with the mandatory, binding introduction of minimum environmental criteria and green purchases. "Most economically advantageous proposal" (MEAT), in the awarding procedure. Public bodies will be able to choose the bid they consider most suitable, instead of accepting the lowest one. The new regulations intend to promote online tenders and the centralisation of bidding stations. Improvement of market access for small and medium enterprises and start-ups. A procedure that aims to strengthen innovative solutions in public procurement. The role of the Italian anti-corruption authority in contracting and Guidelines Law decree n 90/2014 converted into law n 114/2014, eliminating the authority monitoring public contracts regarding works, services and supplies, and transferring the competences of monitoring public contracts to the anti-corruption authority, redrafting the anti-corruption authority's institutional mission. The role of the new authority, as currently expressed, is to monitor to the ends of preventing corruption, creating a collaborative network in the context of public administrations and, at the same time, increasing the efficiency of resource use, reducing formal checks, which entail more demanding procedures and actually increase public administration costs without creating value for the public and companies. 3

4 The Lawfulness Rating: The Lawfulness Rating aims to recognise and promote the adoption of legal, ethical and transparent behaviour by business organisations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), that is, company will to go beyond legal obligations, paying attention to and attempting to improve their own agreements regarding society and the environment, is one of the cornerstones of the Lawfulness Rating and, thus, one of the requisites which allows for increasing the achieved rating, regarding the adoption of processes intended to guarantee forms of Corporate Social Responsibility. Analyses of the Resolution and implementation regulations Module 6: Growth and employment: stimulating European bodies, administrations and the business world. New jobs. Creating a Domestic Market (10 hours) A- Industrial policy and new, better jobs The value of standardisation in economic development The Lead Markets and the development of employment. Industry 4.0, the circular economy and the internet of things and services The circular economy and waste use. Waste as a resource. From Directive 2008/98/EC t the new waste directives: 849/850/851/852 of June Plastic and the new European policy: eco-planning, reuse and recycling. Single-use plastic production transformation: new company frontiers. Plastic collection at sea and producer responsibility. References to Law 221/2015 on the circular economy B- A homogeneous Domestic Market: From bankruptcy to insolvency. The Commission's new proposals C- The role of public administration as regards energy saving and energy efficiency The development of renewable energies (REs) and their contribution to the EU's economy: the Directive 2009/28/EC and Implementation Legislative Decree 3/3//2011 n 28. Energy saving and energy efficiency policies: Directives 2006/32/EC and 2012/27/EU, on energy savings and efficiency and directive implementation decrees 115/2008 and 102/2014. From Directive 2010/31/EU (EPBD 2 and Italian implementation law 90/2013) to Directive 2018/844/EU (EPBD 3) The role of ESCO and Third-Party Funding Energy efficiency incentives. European Investment Bank loans for energy. The role of the European Investment Bank in supporting SMEs. 4

5 Module 7: research and innovation for a globalised economy. Success factors. Horizon Europe (6 hours) The trends of the coming decades. Sustainability as necessity and as a success factor in business models. The three dimensions of sustainability: economic, environmental and social. Product, process and organisation innovation. Innovation and eco-innovation indicators. Research in Europe: the Horizon Europe 2020 framework with some case-studies. Processes towards "post Europe 2020" and "post Horizon 2020." 5