Publications

2025 – The Twin Transition and its geographical dimensions: a systematic literature review – Roberto Antonietti, Marco Bettiol, Eleonora Di Maria, Sandro Montresor and Leonardo Vargiu

2026 – Twinning Sustainability Strategies and Digital Transformation: the relevance of Corporate Digital Responsibility Eleonora Di Maria, Marco Bettiol, Leonardo Cuffolo (University of Padova), forthcoming in the book: Sustainable Development: Economic, Social, and Environmental Dimensions and Paradoxes, edited by Yingying Zhang-Zhang, Chun Yee Wong, and Cheng-Tao Tang, Springer Nature, Singapore (2026).

2026 – “Digital for green, or digital and green? “Twin” transition and “twin” human capital across Italian firms” – Luca Cattani (University of Parma), Sandro Montresor (University of Trento)

Conference Presentations

2025 – Data Centers’ Environmental Sustainability in the Eu – Roberto Antonietti, Marco Bettiol, Eleonora Di Maria, Leonardo Vargiu (University of Padova)

2024 – Combining digital and green technologies across regions: catching up with the technological frontier – Stefano Basilico (GSSI, L’Aquila), Alberto Marzucchi (GSSI, L’Aquila), Sandro Montresor (University of Trento)

2024 –The ‘dark green’ side of economic complexity: evidence from Italian NUTS-3 regions – Roberto Antonietti (University of Padova), Pietro Luzzago (University of Padova)

2024 – Green shadows: The sustainability imperative for modern data centers – Marco Bettiol (University of Padova), Eleonora Di Maria (University of Padova)

2025 –From bits to sustainability: How digital investments influence green investments in Italian firms – Francesco Lelli, Sandro Montresor, Fabio Pieri (University of Trento)

2025 – The green-digital nexus: twin transition and “twin” human capital across Italian firms – Luca Cattani (Univ. of Parma), Sandro Montresor (University of Trento)

2025 – Universities as drivers of Green-Digital Innovations: a European regional analysis – Alice Bertoletti (IRC EC Seville), Martin Cimiterra (Université Paris-Saclay), Francesco Lelli (University of Trento), Sandro Montresor (University of Trento)

2025 – CO2 emissions and the uneven geography of data centers in Europe – Leonardo Vargiu, Roberto Antonietti, Marco Bettiol, Eleonora Di Maria (University of Padova)

2025 – Transizione gemella, strategie di sostenibilità e contesti regionali: un focus sui data center europei – Roberto Antonietti, Marco Bettiol, Eleonora Di Maria, Leonardo Vargiu (University of Padova)

Policy Briefs

2026 – Data Centers’ Sustainability in the EU– Roberto Antonietti, Marco Bettiol, Eleonora Di Maria, Leonardo Vargiu (University of Padova).

2026 – The Role of Universities in Supporting the Twin
Transition at the Regional Level – Alice Bertoletti (JRC-EC, Seville, ES), Martin Cimiterra (University Paris-Saclay, RITM), Francesco Lelli (University of Trento†), Sandro Montresor (University of Trento)

Scientific Reports

2025 – Survey on the Twin Transition of Italian Firms – Martin Cimiterra (Post-doc and member of the Research Unit of the University of Trento, from October 2024 until August 2025)

2025 – Survey on data centers’ sustainability in EU – Roberto Antonietti, Marco Bettiol, Eleonora Di Maria, Leonardo Vargiu (University of Padova)

Mimeos

2026 – The “dark green” side of economic complexity: evidence from Italian NUTS-3 regions – Roberto Antonietti, Pietro Luzzago (University of Padova)