ACBC, a leading Italian consulting company in the responsible fashion & lifestyle sector, has been awarded the 2025 Altagamma Young Companies Award in the Innovation category. The prize recognizes emerging high-end brands that stand out for their vision, creativity, and ability to shape the future of Made in Italy.
Now in its ninth edition, the Altagamma Young Companies Award – Believing in the Future continues to serve as a benchmark platform supporting Italian entrepreneurial talent. Since 2015, Fondazione Altagamma, in collaboration with Borsa Italiana, ELITE–Euronext Group, and SDA Bocconi School of Management, has celebrated companies that best embody the core values of Italian luxury: quality, innovation, and responsibility.
The Innovation category honors ACBC for its ability to integrate technology, sustainability, and design into a business model focused on positive impact. The company stood out for its authenticity, strong research-driven approach, and a forward-looking vision committed to responsibility without compromising product excellence.
The winning companies will join the Altagamma network for one year, gaining access to an exclusive growth program that includes training activities, mentorship, networking opportunities, and strategic consultancy, designed to accelerate development and foster synergies with leading Italian high-end brands.
Finalists were selected by a Jury of fifteen leading experts and journalists from Italy’s creative and cultural landscape, including Stefania Lazzaroni, General Manager of Altagamma; Barbara Lunghi, Head of Primary Markets Italy at Borsa Italiana; Marta Testi, CEO of ELITE–Euronext Group; and Emanuela Prandelli, Professor at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Category winners were chosen by the Altagamma Presidency, composed of Matteo Lunelli (President of Altagamma), Claudio Luti (Kartell), Sabina Belli (Pomellato), Claudio Domenicali (Ducati), Carlo Capasa (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana), Dario Rinero (HAWORTH Lifestyle), Aldo Melpignano (Egnazia Ospitalità Italiana), Giovanna Vitelli (Azimut|Benetti Group), and Maurizio Zanella (Ca’ del Bosco).
With this prestigious recognition, ACBC strengthens its position as one of the most promising players in contemporary Italian excellence, continuing its mission to innovate the footwear industry through responsible, technological, and future-oriented solutions.
