The automotive industry at the forefront of sustainability

Quintegia, in collaboration with Findomestic Banca, launched the RESET project in 2020, whose objectives are on one side to raise awareness among dealers on issues related to ESG components (Environmental, Social, Governance), and on the other to enhance their role as social and economic actors within communities.

The RESET project aims to trigger a circuit of visibility and mutual stimulus among all players in the industry, highlighting the positive contribution that the automotive sector brings to society. In fact, RESET presents itself as a unique project of its kind in Italy, whose two fundamental objectives are:

The automotive industry at the forefront of sustainability

ESG as Brand: Transforming Vision into Value

Suggest and increasingly share guidelines, evidence, and best practices on sustainability that car dealerships can follow and implement.

If you need more information or clarification about the RESET project, write to reset@quintegia.it

RESET 2026:

ESG as Brand: Transforming Vision into Value

In 2026, RESET places at the center a strategic question for the future of automotive retail networks: what does it mean today to be a relevant brand within its territory?
ESG as Brand starts from a clear premise: ESG principles are no longer a separate area of strategy, but the framework through which dealers define their identity and their role within the community, the value chain, and the market, in alignment with the values of the brands they represent.
In a context where clients and stakeholders increasingly assess the consistency between values and actions, an ESG-oriented Vision becomes a key differentiating factor. The dealership is no longer just a point of distribution, but a local ambassador of brand values, capable of translating global sustainability strategies into concrete initiatives within the territory.

RESET 2026 explores this transition: how Vision can integrate sustainability and strategy, turning ESG commitment into a competitive advantage for both dealers and OEMs. The results will be presented at Automotive Dealer Day 2026, providing practical tools to generate economic, reputational, and territorial value.

RESET’s Journey

2026
Social
2025
Governance
2024
Social
2023
Environmental
2022
Governance
2021
ESG
2020
Social

2026

Social

ESG as Brand:
Transforming Vision into Value

RESET 2026:

ESG as Brand: Transforming Vision into Value

In 2026, RESET examines the role of Vision as a strategic lever to strengthen identity, reputation, and the positioning of dealerships within their territories. Integrating ESG principles into the Vision means turning sustainability into tangible value, aligning dealer identity with the brands they represent and translating global OEM strategies into measurable local actions. A decisive step toward building trust, consistency, and competitive advantage across the entire value chain, creating economic, reputational, and territorial value over time.

2025

Governance

Sustainable partnerships

RESET 2025:

Sustainable partnerships: the dealer at the center of the value chain

The combination of responsible partnerships and activities contribute to the creation of a sustainable value chain that, if developed properly and monitored, can bring several benefits to Dealers. For example, improved corporate image, customer loyalty but also increased attractiveness to stakeholders such as banks, OEMs and investors.

2024

Social

Corporate welfare and well-being

RESET 2024:

Corporate welfare and well-being

In 2024, attention focused on the Social aspect of ESG criteria, with a particular emphasis on the importance of welfare policies and corporate well-being. Constantly evolving social, economic, and organizational dynamics, together with employees’ growing expectations, have made these topics increasingly central to corporate strategies.

The survey highlighted a positive trend in the adoption of welfare policies by automotive dealers. Furthermore, it showed customers’ interest in these aspects, revealing that most of them pay a great deal or a fair amount of attention to ESG topics in their purchasing decisions.

2023

Environmental

Environmental sustainability in dealerships

RESET 2023:

Environmental sustainability in dealerships

In 2023, the initiative focuses on the Environmental topic, with the aim of increasing awareness of sustainability-related issues in the distribution sector, offering dealers more and more practical suggestions and inspiration for implementation. Environmental sustainability, a new competitive and investment standard, is becoming increasingly important globally, and particularly in the eyes of consumers.
The 2023 project bases its quantitative analyses on a portion of the results stemming from the first ESG-based mapping of Italian dealers carried out by Quintegia.
The survey on which the initiative is based will be a carbon-compensated survey, meaning it will have a net-zero impact. With the support of our sustainability partner, it will calculate the CO₂ emissions generated by sending the emails required to collect survey responses and offset them by purchasing the necessary carbon credits.

2022

Governance

Gender equality: a new frontier in car dealerships

RESET 2022:

Gender equality in car dealerships

In 2022, the focus was placed on the Governance topic, representing corporate identity, organization, and strategy, and encompassing a wide range of issues, including gender equality.

Rebalancing the male and female workforce is a particularly relevant issue in the automotive retail sector, which has traditionally been unbalanced. It also shows interesting potential in terms of management effectiveness and corporate reputation, especially with regard to skills and attitudes more typically associated with the female sphere, such as listening, empathy, and multitasking.

2021

ESG

The new role of car dealerships in the age of sustainability

RESET 2021:

The new role of car dealerships in the age of sustainability

In 2021, the focus was placed on ESG criteria in general—environmental, social, and corporate governance impacts—together with the classification of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) identified by the United Nations.

A comprehensive guide was therefore developed for dealerships interested in integrating environmental, social, and governance sustainability aspects into their business, with the aim of increasing strategic awareness, providing an overall vision, and offering practical insights for initiatives to be implemented.

2020

Social

Responsibility, sense of enterprise and commitment to the territory

RESET 2020:

Responsibility, sense of enterprise and commitment to the territory

In 2020, the focus was placed on the Social topic, highlighting an initial survey on the social role of dealerships within society, and showing a broad range of activities in which they are involved.
As expected, a significant part of the efforts made concerned areas related to the Covid-19 health emergency.

Conversations on gender equality in dealerships

The topic of gender equality within dealerships explored through a number of conversations with female figures involved in various prominent roles. Stimuli, perspectives and virtuous contamination of experiences for the evolution of the industry

Nuccia Carbone,
General Manager,
Autocentro Baistrocchi

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Rossella Birindelli,
Titolare,
Birindelli Auto

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Miriam Loiacono
CEO
Autoclub

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Flora Bonafini
General Manager
Fimauto

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Daniela Calabretto
HR Manager
Maldarizzi Automotive

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Daniela Iannelli
BDC Manager
Maldarizzi Automotive

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Gabriella Faraci
BDC & Quality Manager
Spazio Group

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Antonella Ceccato
Amministratore Delegato
L.Ceccato

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Monica Spano
Responsabile Marketing
Cascioli Group

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