Camera di Commercio di Cremona

The Chamber of Commerce of Cremona is a public body that performs a complete range of activities for the support and enhancement of the development of Cremona Province. The Chamber encompasses institutionally the local representatives of all economic and productive activities in the area and it is devoted to boost the local economical development. The Chamber is supported by a regional, national and international network of Chambers of Commerce and has strong linkages with the local and regional authorities. Cremona is one of the most active and dynamic provinces of the Italian northern region of Lombardia, an area considered one of the driving forces of Europe and the most economically evolved of the country. Cremona’s distinctive feature is its consolidated production tradition that can boast a robust network of SMEs that typifies Italy’s development model and can count on numerous excellent performances in the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. In Cremona province there are roughly 5,000 agriculture and farming companies (10% of all agriculture and farming companies of the Lombardy Region, about 137,000 ha used for agriculture, approximately 1,320,000 heads of cattle and 7,000,000 head of poultry. Cremona is the source of 10% of the overall Italian domestic production of milk, at the moment there are around 140 bio-energy plants (more than 1/3 than the whole Lombardy Region) most of which working for bio-gas production and all plants producing electricity are connected to the national grid, the total energy potentiality of these plants is in the order of 90-100 MW. In addition, Cremona is one of Italy’s leading centres for musical artistic production, the most distinctive of which being the violin making for which it is considered the world centre of excellence by Unesco. The Chamber plays a key role in the promotion and sustainable growth, as well as it develops appropriate local governance strategies, national and international partnership and alliances. Furthermore, the Chamber is particularly proactive in the field of energy (promotion of efficiency models and renewable energy) innovation, including exchange of good practice at local, regional and European level, with an inclusive approach of the Civil Society in the development processes. The Chamber has strong institutional linkages and a track record of exemplary actions undertaken in teamwork with the Province and Regional Governments. This is the outcome of framework agreements, such as The Framework Agreement for the Province Development (that includes all the relevant stakeholders of the territory) or the Framework Agreement between the Lombardy Region Government and the Lombardy Region Chambers of Commerce. Framework Agreements are strategic and operational tools aimed at ensuring a sustainable roadmap for the development of the province.