The Acqua dell’Elba Foundation is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to make the island of Elba an even more beautiful, attractive and environmentally, economically and socially sustainable place.
It is with this “triple sustainability goal” that the Foundation has worked to date and will continue to work in the future. Its main goals are:
The Acqua dell'Elba Foundation was established by Acqua dell'Elba in 2022 to give new impetus to its long-standing commitment to the island of Elba with a dedicated structure, to expand the impact of its activities on the island and to contribute to improving the quality of life of the people who live there.
Acqua dell'Elba has always placed great stock in being not just an agent but a social actor for society and the island; the Foundation represents the evolution of this approach, specifically set up for the island of Elba to carry out both individual activities and concrete interconnected projects.
The Acqua dell'Elba Foundation's commitment to protecting
the environment and biodiversity on Elba takes the form of two
activities: The "Via dell'Essenza" and the Pollinators for
Biodiversity project.
The "Education" project from the Acqua dell'Elba
Foundation has the objective of enriching the libraries of Elban
high schools.
This aim will be achieved through the purchase and donation of new
texts chosen by the institutes themselves, plus a selection of
texts focussed around the theme of female empowerment, a subject
which is dear to both the Foundation and the Elban
educational community.
The "Culture" department of the Foundation will be
covered by SEIF - Sea Essence International Festival, which also
falls under the remit of the Foundation. A case history in the
sector of Ocean Literacy, SEIF is an eclectic event, ranging from
reason to emotion, at the same time intending to stimulate thoughts
and dreams. Its objective is to celebrate the sea and its beauty by
means of history, economics, the arts, anthropology, culture,
politics, music, cinema, and society, through a multi-disciplinary
approach as manifold as are the souls of the sea. Its raison d'être
is that of "raising awareness by celebrating beauty".
The "Arts" department brings under the Foundation's remit the
historic project "Artists on Elba", through which Acqua dell'Elba
has always supported the Arts and creativity by promoting the work
of contemporary artists, organising exhibitions, and purchasing of
works of art. In the year of its new beginning, this fourth thread
turns into an operational arm for this occasion, becoming itself
the vehicle thanks to which the Foundation can set sail:
indeed, profits deriving from the sale of every single
piece of the collection "Le Spiagge degli Argonauti" ("Shores of
the Argonauts") will be devolved to the financial support of the
Foundation and its projects, in a virtuous circle
populated by people who "are" Acqua dell'Elba and who, we hope,
will soon also become "Acqua dell'Elba Foundation" people: the
employees, collaborators, partners, and, of course, all of our
customers and lovers of the sea and of Isola d'Elba.
