Paolo Foglia

Since the beginning of 2026, I have been Head of the Sustainable Development Area at CENTROCOT, born from the integration of ORIENTA, a reality with experience in environmental and social certification of products and services, to offer support to companies in: - the path towards environmental and social certification of products, services and management systems; - correctly interpreting and applying the main international sustainability standards; - integrating sustainability into business processes and development strategies; - strengthening the credibility and transparency of their environmental and social performance. Before joining CENTROCOT, I developed and led for over 20 years the Non-Food Certification Area of ICEA - active in the certification of sustainable products and services in the Textile, Natural Cosmetics, Materials for Green Building and Responsible Tourism sectors - and I participated, as a member, on the Board of international organisations, such as Textile Exchange, COSMOS, Natureplus, contributing to the development of international policies and Standards on Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. In 2022 I founded the consulting firm ORIENTA to support companies in defining and implementing policies and measures for Responsible Business Conduct.