# Italian academic and industrial sustainability initiatives > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-academic-and-industrial-sustainability-initiatives > Updated: 2026-10-23T10:08:18.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Italian universities and industry groups have launched several interconnected initiatives focused on climate change, mental health, and food sustainability. The University of Turin introduced ‘Mind the Climate,’ a participatory research project using a mobile app to study the psychological impacts of meteorological factors like heatwaves and air quality. Concurrently, the University of Milan and the Climate Media Center Italy established ‘Breaking Climate’ to train journalists in communicating the scientific and economic impacts of the climate crisis. In the agricultural sector, the EU-co-financed ‘Born Sustainable’ project has united major northern Italian wine and cheese consortia to integrate environmental protection with economic prosperity. Additionally, the University of Turin’s ‘Atlante del Cibo’ group is leading the CIRCLE-Food project under the UNITA alliance, which provides small and medium-sized food enterprises with toolkits to manage surpluses and implement circular economy strategies. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-23: Italian food consortia and universities launch sustainability initiatives Italian agricultural consortia and the University of Turin are spearheading new sustainability and food circularity projects through EU-funded initiatives like ‘Born Sustainable’ and ‘CIRCLE-Food’. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-food-consortia-and-universities-launch-sustainability-initiatives ### 2026-10-22: Italian universities launch climate-focused research and media initiatives Italian universities are launching new initiatives: the University of Turin is studying the link between climate and mental health, while the University of Milan is training journalists to improve climate news. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-universities-launch-climate-focused-research-and-media-initiatives --- Cite as: Italian academic and industrial sustainability initiatives. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-academic-and-industrial-sustainability-initiatives