Olivetti and the Early Roots of Corporate Environmental Responsibility explores a little-known chapter of industrial history.
In the early 1970s — before environmental regulations became mandatory — Olivetti introduced internal commissions to control waste and pollution, invested in advanced filtration systems, and adopted cleaner energy solutions in plants such as Ivrea and Scarmagno.
Beyond its factories, the company supported the international “Save Our Planet” campaign in collaboration with UNESCO and leading artists, anticipating the principles of corporate sustainability decades ahead of mainstream adoption.
This episode reveals how environmental stewardship became part of Olivetti’s corporate identity — not as compliance, but as vision.
This episode includes AI-generated content.