This report was prepared by the OECD Environment Directorate (ENV) in partnership with the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV) and the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE). This report was carried out under the overall responsibility of Shardul Agrawala, Head of the Environment and Economy Integration Division of the OECD Environment Directorate.
Multiple authors contributed to the policy analysis presented in this report. Elena Buzzi (ENV) is the lead author of the report. Giulia Galli (ENV) is the lead author of Chapter 10, and she contributed to several other chapters. Ruben Bibas (ENV) led the scenario modelling exercise for the analysis of the baseline scenario presented in Chapter 2 and the policy scenarios presented in Chapters 7 and 8. Erika Bozzay, Matthieu Cahen and Ludovica Mager (GOV) carried out the analysis on green public procurement presented in Chapters 4 and 5. Oriana Romano and Ander Eizaguirre (CFE) conducted the analysis on multi-level governance, included in Chapters 4, 5 and 6. Verónica Martínez Sánchez, Francisco Navarro and Ignasi Puig Ventosa (ENT Environment & Management) carried out the analysis on virgin material taxation for construction aggregates presented in Chapter 8. The work was carried out under the guidance of Peter Börkey (ENV), who also provided expert input and feedback throughout the preparation of the report.
This report is the result of close collaboration with the Directorate-General on Circular Economy of the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE). The authors would like to thank the Government of Italy for its engagement and commitment during the preparation of this report, in particular, to the Director General Silvia Grandi at MASE for the fruitful collaboration on the overall project and for the guidance and expert input provided. The authors would also like to thank Luca Di Donatantonio at the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission for his support and guidance throughout the project.
The authors are grateful to the following colleagues and experts for their valuable feedback and comments provided at various stages of preparation of this report: Elisa Lanzi, Katarina Svatikova (ENV), Stéphane Buydens, Luisa Dressler, Assia Elgouacem, Pierce O’Reilly, Anasuya Raj, Ross Warwick (OECD Centre for Tax Policy), Francesca De Crescenzo, Benedetta Dell’Anno, Raffaele Biondi, Dario D’Angelo, Luca Grassi, Aldo Ravazzi Douvan, Sergio Saporetti (MASE), Laura Cutaia (ENEA), Donatella Vignani (ISTAT) and Andrea Zatti (University of Pavia). Luca Demicheli at the Italian permanent delegation to the OECD also provided valuable support.
The report benefited from discussions during the workshop “The role of fiscal instruments to promote the use of recycled materials as part of the circular economy transition in Italy”, which took place on 30 January 2024 in Rome. Speakers included: Alberto Mattesco, Silvia Grandi, Aldo Ravazzi Douvan (MASE), Luca Di Donatantonio (European Commission), Shardul Agrawala, Peter Börkey, Elena Buzzi (OECD), Maria Teresa Monteduro (Ministry of Economy and Finance), Raffaele Spallone (Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy), Laura Cutaia, Fabio Eboli (ENEA), Renato Marra, Fabio Tatti (ISPRA), Aldo Femia, Donatella Vignani (ISTAT), Verónica Martínez Sánchez (ENT Environment and Management), Fabio Iraldo (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna), Andrea Zatti (University of Pavia). The authors are grateful for the input and feedback provided by representatives of the Italian Government and its technical agencies, including MASE, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, ENEA, ISPRA, ISTAT, as well as the European Commission and selected experts from academia.
Ijeoma Inyama-Dalles, Illias Mousse Iye and Emily Seftel (ENV) provided administrative support. Cathy Lee (independent editor) provided copyediting support. Emma Deroy (ENV) and Meral Gedik (independent consultant) provided support in the preparation of the report for publication.