Industrial Sector
Discover how companies in the industrial sector monitor impacts, dependencies, risks, and opportunities related to nature, biodiversity, and climate with XNatura.
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Why monitor biodiversity in the industrial sector?
Xnatura monitors biodiversity in industrial sites, preventing habitat loss, climate risks, and strengthening resilience and ecological integration of facilities.
Reduction of the heat island effect
- Industrial structures and production sites, often characterized by large impermeable surfaces and paved areas, contribute to heat accumulation, creating microclimates that disrupt the natural balance.
- Implementing strategies for integrating green areas can help reduce the heat island effect and strengthen local biodiversity, creating natural habitats near industrial structures.
Protection and enhancement of natural habitats
- Many production sites are located near vulnerable ecosystems, disrupting ecological connections and fragmenting natural habitats. This compromises wildlife mobility and reduces the natural resources available for local flora.
- Adopting measures to recover and strengthen ecological corridors improves the connection between natural habitats and promotes biodiversity.
Promotion of sustainable innovation
- The dependence of industrial activities on natural resources, combined with biodiversity loss and habitat degradation, can compromise environmental stability and reduce the availability of raw materials necessary for production.
- Investing in innovative solutions that integrate biodiversity into industrial and production sites helps protect local ecosystems, creating environments favorable to biodiversity.
Climate & natural risks
- Production facilities may be exposed to extreme events such as floods, droughts, or tornadoes, which threaten operational continuity and safety.
- Mapping the most vulnerable areas and implementing adaptation measures—such as detention basins or green barriers—helps protect people and assets, reducing disruptions and unexpected costs. A proactive approach turns resilience into an opportunity for efficiency and accountability.
Natural Biodiversity footprint
- Every industrial activity leaves a footprint on local biodiversity, from habitat loss to pollutant emissions. Measuring this impact means analyzing species, ecological corridors, and soil quality around production sites.
- With concrete data, it's possible to plan targeted actions - such as green corridors or wetland restoration - to restore a balance between technology and nature.
Prioritization
- In the industrial sector, not all areas require the same level of intervention: identifying critical zones based on ecological impact, risk exposure, and value return allows resources and time to be focused where they matter most.
- A priority matrix, built on objective criteria, guides strategic decisions and maximizes both environmental and economic benefits.
Why choose XNatura for the industrial sector?
XNatura offers companies in the industrial sector an advanced platform for environmental monitoring, providing reliable data and analysis tools to manage the impact on biodiversity.
XNatura provides accurate and transparent data, integrating satellite technologies, artificial intelligence, and IoT sensors. This information allows for monitoring the impact on nature, biodiversity, and climate, and optimizing mitigation strategies.
Industrial sector case studies
Explore our case studies and discover how companies in the industrial sector use XNatura, integrating biodiversity monitoring into their activities.
Measurable impact and long-term benefits
XNatura provides businesses with scientific data and advanced tools to assess risks, impacts, dependencies, and opportunities, define biodiversity strategies, and ensure regulatory compliance.
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Companies that have chosen XNatura
Choosing XNatura means adopting an innovative, data-driven approach. This ensures transparency and full compliance with environmental regulations.
A35 Brebemi
Ilaria Napoli - Sustainability Manager
We are monitoring the impact of our assets on biodiversity, improving it through regeneration efforts such as the creation of our Oases, and increasing our impact by raising awareness among local students.
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Argor Heraeus
Angelo Rizzella - Sustainability Manager
With XNatura we are able to assess the impact of our clients, such as mines, on local ecosystems, understanding the levels of biodiversity degradation.
Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea
We are proud and happy to lead this important project as Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea, which once again sees us collaborating with leading Italian universities and organizations that have long been active in our region. Biodiversity is essential for our planet, and its loss is one of the most urgent emergencies we must address today.
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Cassa Centrale
Together with XNatura we are protecting and monitoring biodiversity through the Oases of the Cassa Centrale - Credito Cooperativo Italiano Group, where our goal is to promote projects that protect the natural environment and biodiversity.
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Harting
Through our collaboration with XNatura, we have deployed technological solutions to foster respect for nature and the ecosystem, creating sustainable value for future generations.
Mutti
The issue of biodiversity has always been central to the strategies of Mutti, whose business revolves entirely around a product of the earth, a symbol of Made in Italy in the world: the tomato. Precisely for this reason, within our Green Strategy, we have initiated a program of ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation, which starts from the very land where we have our production facilities. The collaboration with XNatura is therefore essential for us, in order to give scientific validation to our projects and help us in building a long-term strategy that will help us grow and bring increasing value to the environment.
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Foxy
Responsabile Marketing e Comunicazione
We are proud to work alongside XNatura's 3Bee project to monitor and regenerate biodiversity in Europe. We started by monitoring honeybees and are expanding the project to regeneration. Through communication on Foxy Love the Bee products and to consumers, we can help spread this awareness and do our part for a more sustainable planet.
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Findus
Ines Teixeira - Head of Marketing Veg Southern Europe
With XNatura, we are monitoring about 1.000 hectares of our supply chain aiming to understand the level of biodiversity and its relationship with our farms.
Leone Alato
Igor Boccardo - CEO
We decided to give priority to the natural capital of the Group by monitoring 16k ha. We are developing a long-term strategy to enhance the ecosystem services of our assets in collaboration with Generali Country Sustainability & Social Responsibility.
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Cherry Bank
Maddalena Ganz - Responsabile Marketing e Comunicazione
Respect is one of the core values of Cherry Bank's governance. This world is what we all have in common. Creativity, sensitivity, and innovation are needed to find a balance between new needs and respect for Nature's resources. It’s not the trees that will save the planet, but humankind.
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Cubico
Davide Romano - Head of Operations
We are deeply committed to protecting biodiversity and integrating sustainability into our projects. Our initiatives support wildlife, agriculture, and regenerative efforts, to create long-term impacts for a more sustainable future.
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