A festival that starts from the South to rethink the future The Southstainability Festival is the first event that focuses on the South as the driver of the sustainable transition, intertwining local development, innovation and active participation. The 3 and 4 October 2025Lecce becomes the stage for a rich and inspirational program: the Festival is aimed at those who want to be protagonists of change: citizens, businesses, local authorities, young people and innovators. Not just any event, but a living space in which ideas and solutions take shape, rooted in the territory, but open to the world.
Three key words: economies, opportunities, territory The Southstainability Festival moves around three fundamental axes:
- economybuild value in a new way
from local businesses to non-profit networks, the Festival turns the spotlight on widespread, collaborative and low environmental impact economic models. An economy that creates value in the long term, generating shared and lasting well-being;
- opportunitypotential becomes change
Southstainability is a space where new avenues for work, youth entrepreneurship and the development of green skills open up. A concrete opportunity to activate new energies and generate real impact;
- territorystrengthen communities
the Festival promotes a vision of the territory as a resource to be valorised, protected and activated. At the centre: the environment, local identity, social cohesion and fair and inclusive growth, starting right from the South.
A vision that starts from the bottom Southstainability arises from a strong condition: the South is not an area to be “recovered”, but a strategic laboratory for experimenting with new development models. With its contradictions and riches, it is the ideal terrain for an idea of sustainability that is concrete, accessible and communitarian. In this sense, the Festival does not propose top-down solutions, but builds a space in which technical knowledge, social activism and civic participation meet. A place of meeting and exchange.
Designed and coordinated by Project School The Southstainability Festival is conceived, promoted and coordinated by Project School, an organization that works between planning, training and consultancy for social impact and sustainable innovation. With a network of national and international partners, Project School promotes an approach to sustainability that starts from people, thus building a real impact.
A dynamic and accessible format The Festival is divided into a rich and transversal program:
- talk inspirations with experts and activist;
- open spaces for discussion and networking;
- training and interactive workshops;
- swap party, to promote sustainability and community.
The goal is simple: involve, EDUCAtIoN e inspire. Each activity is designed to activate local energies and generate useful ideas for those who believe in the value of sustainability.
How to participate: the Southstainability Festival on October 4th is open to everyone and is free. Sign up now here. Do you want to receive updates, news and exclusive previews? Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn. And prepare to build change, starting from the South.
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