Francesco Bortoluzzi

Work at ZHAW

Position

Head Sustainability Programs

Focus

Sustainable Development and Sustainability, Communications, International Relations, Transformation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Experience

• Head of Sustainability Programs, ZHAW
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  04 / 2020 - today
• Academic Relations Manager
  swissnex Boston / New York- Consulate of Switzerland
  09 / 2016 - 03 / 2020
• Program Manager for International Mobility Programs – International Relations & Study-Abroad Office
  USI Università della Svizzera italiana
  08 / 2015 - 06 / 2016

Education and Continuing education

Education

• MSc International Relations (with distiction)
  The University of Edinburgh
  09 / 2014 - 08 / 2015
• BSc Communications Sciences and Media Management
  USI - Università della Svizzera italiana
  09 / 2011 - 07 / 2014

Network

Membership of networks

• Swissnex Network Alumni
• ZKSD Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development (Founding Council Member 2020-)
• Winterthur Nachhaltig (Advisory Board Member 2021-)
• sustainability at swissuniversities Network (Vorstandsmitglied 2020-)
• Swiss Network for Sustainable Academic Travel (Member)

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• Climate emissions calculation for the ZHAW Green Impact Book / Team member / Project ongoing
• Farm to Table in Toni Areal / Project co-leader / Project completed
• Nachhaltiges Reisen @ ZHAW / Project co-leader / Project completed

Publications

• Bortoluzzi, Francesco; Kühne, Swen J.; Müller, Claudia; Hartmann, Cathérine; Wanner, Silvan; Krohn, Michael; Zindel, Karin; Giordano, Milena; Dadashzhadeh Ghasabeh, Bamna; Tinnirello, Madeleine; Voser, Mark; Rotschi, Natalie,

  2024.

  Forschungsbericht FARM TO TABLE : saisonal, regional, nachhaltig - kulinarisches Forschungsprojekt.

  Zürich:

  ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30831

• Bortoluzzi, Francesco; Linpinsel, Marco, eds.,

  2023.

  Erarbeitung von Massnahmen und Kennzahlen zum Ziel 8 des Green Impact Book : die ZHAW steigert die ökologisch bewirtschafteten Grün- und Dachflächen.

  Wädenswil:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27342

• Bortoluzzi, Francesco, ed.,

  2022.

  Overview of the impact of aviation on climate change and how this should be considered for air travel at ZHAW.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25769

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