Our mission is to transform waste into a resource, in a bioeconomy perspective, the biological heart of the circular economy.
The bioeconomy includes all economic activities deriving from bio-based products and processes that have the potential to contribute to sustainable solutions for global challenges on food, health, energy, environment.
For us, biological waste is actually natural biofactories of bioactive substances.
Through the technologies available to the laboratories of the Department of Excellence in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, we extract bioactive products from waste and refuse from agricultural, forestry and marine production, we characterize them and demonstrate their bioactivity scientifically and experimentally on human cellular models.
The bioactive products can then be used to obtain secondary and tertiary products with high added value to be used in biocosmetics, in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and bionutraceutical fields or as bio-phytostimulants for applications in the field of organic and eco-sustainable agriculture. We use residual biomass to produce new materials.
In this way we give new life to biological materials, without apparent value but rich in beneficial substances, which would otherwise be disposed of or thrown away.
Sustainability
Sustainability is a foundational principle of SienabioACTIVE, a benefit company operating within the circular bioeconomy (in compliance with Directive 2014/95/EU – Legislative Decree 254/2016). The company aligns with global and European sustainable development policies (Agenda 2030, Green New Deal, SDGs, PNRR) while maintaining a strong territorial connection to Tuscany.
A Sustainable Economic-Productive Model
SienabioACTIVE operates within sustainable business sectors, leveraging renewable resources while balancing potential social or environmental negatives through processes that enhance economic and environmental value, ensuring long-term competitiveness.
The company’s commitment to the SDGs is not just conceptual but strategic, creating value across multiple market sectors through an integrated approach to social, environmental, economic sustainability, and governance.
Social Sustainability & Circular Economy Advocacy
SienabioACTIVE’s sustainability extends beyond products:
Strong local engagement with the territory and stakeholders
Promotes the green transition by encouraging agro-food businesses to adopt circular economy principles
Marginal Areas Stakeholders to Promote Circular Bioeconomy
Founder Comunità del Cibo dell’Amiata
Development of a Shared-Value Strategy
- Value for the Company (Business & Strategy):
Focus on key success factors that ensure the creation of long-term economic and financial value.
- Social Value (Society & Stakeholders):
Focus on leveraging social and cultural value creation, benefiting both society and stakeholders.