NICOLA TAGLIAFIERRO
ENEL X specific solutions or we rethink how existing ones can be improved .
“ We then find several small or big projects that can be applied to that particular solution , making those solutions more and more sustainable both in the process and in the final output .”
NICOLA TAGLIAFIERRO
TITLE : Head of Sustainability INDUSTRY : Utilities LOCATION : ROME , Italy
Enel X ’ s electric charging solution is a notable example of the company ’ s willingness to embrace sustainability . An internal material that was historically going to waste from another division of the company , is now being used as a plastic to build its recharging infrastructure and electric charging infrastructure .
The company is also transforming the lives of wheelchair users who can use ‘ juiceability ’ – a cable which allows an electric wheelchair to recharge during an individual ’ s journey , making shopping trips , visiting the gym or going to a restaurant much more straightforward .
Nicola Tagliafierro is , and has been since 2017 , the Head of Sustainability in Enel X . In this role , he is responsible for Sustainability Worldwide Strategies , Circular Economy Portfolio Acceleration and Environmental Solution Development . He is the first Italian to be accepted , thanks to his strong commitment on Sustainability and Circular Economy innovative researches , in the prestigious Aspen Institute USA within the First Movers Program .
In 2000 he graduated in Economics and Business Management in Naples ( Italy ) with a Master Degree in Energy in 2003 .
He started his experience in London in corporate finance for American company Utility Corp United and energy forecasting for Mott McDonald Group . He is also founder of an innovative start up , winner of several acknowledgments .