Cherasco, 15 June 2026 – Libellula Srl, an Italian software company specialising in the development of software for sheet metal working, is proud to announce that it has obtained the Gender Equality Certification in accordance with the UNI/PdR 125:2022 standard, issued by Bureau Veritas, one of the most authoritative certification bodies at international level. 

This recognition is the result of an organisational process involving various departments within the company, which has transformed a cultural principle into concrete policies, tools and indicators to promote equity, inclusion and the empowerment of people. 

For Libellula, gender equality is not merely a regulatory objective, but an integral part of the company’s broader vision: innovating technology whilst keeping people at the heart of it all. 

Gender equality certification: what does it mean for Libellula? 

Practice-based certification UNI/PdR 125:2022 introduces a system of indicators that enables organisations to measure and improve their equity and inclusion policies over time. 

The aspects analysed include: 

• equal opportunities in career progression and professional development 

• transparency in recruitment processes and remuneration policies 

• support for parenting and work-life balance 

• promoting an inclusive corporate culture 

• continuous monitoring using KPIs and improvement targets 

 
In a sector such as industrial software and technology manufacturing, historically characterised by a strong male predominance, promoting concrete policies on gender equality is a crucial step towards creating more inclusive workplaces that are able to fully harness the talents of every individual.

A journey shaped by the involvement of people 

One of the key elements of the project was the creation of a Steering Committee for Gender Equality, comprising people from various departments within the company. 

The committee was tasked with overseeing the entire certification process, setting out policies, objectives and monitoring tools designed to ensure that organisational practices increasingly transparent, inclusive and focused on continuous improvement. 

This work has also led to the development of internal training and awareness-raising initiatives, with the aim of strengthening a corporate culture based on respect, collaboration and shared responsibility. 

«»Gender equality certification represents an important step in our journey towards organisational growth" – he says Eleonora Alessandria, HR Manager at Libellula and Chair of the Steering Committee for Gender Equality. 

«»It means organising practices that affect people in an even more thoughtful way, recognising talent and creating the conditions for everyone to contribute to the company’s development.’. 

Technological innovation and corporate culture 

In the field of industrial software for sheet metal working, Libellula is internationally recognised for developing advanced CAD/CAM solutions designed to manage cutting processes. 

Alongside technological innovation, the company has chosen over the years to invest in an organisational culture that prioritises people’s wellbeing, through corporate welfare initiatives, flexible working arrangements and projects aimed at improving quality of life in the workplace. 

These include initiatives such as Mind The Break, parenting support programmes and community partnership projects, such as our contribution to the creation of the new public nursery school in Roreto di Cherasco. 

Obtaining gender equality certification is therefore part of a broader process that combines technological innovation, social responsibility and a focus on the human aspect of work. 

A commitment that looks to the future 

For Libellula, certification is, above all, a long-term commitment. 

Promoting gender equality means creating fairer and more sustainable working environments, in which diversity and a variety of perspectives become drivers of growth and innovation. 

«We believe that a company’s value is not measured solely by its technological achievements, but also by its ability to create inclusive and respectful working environments» – he says Alberto Milanesio, General Manager of Libellula. «This recognition reinforces our commitment to continuing to grow as an organisation, putting people and the values that guide our work at the heart of everything we do.». 

Upon obtaining the Gender Equality Certification, Libellula reaffirms its commitment to being not only a leading player in the manufacturing software sector, but also a company capable of combining innovation, inclusion and social responsibility, helping to build a fairer and more sustainable future for work. 

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In Libellula Srl, a company active in the development of solutions for the digitisation of business processes, This approach translates into a structured set of initiatives that support people not only in their professional dimension, but also in managing their work-life balance.

On the occasion of the 1 May, this vision invites reflection on what makes work truly sustainable, evolutionary and shared.

Continuous training in the company: a lever for growth

La in-company training is one of the central elements in competence development.

In Libellula, training courses take place during working hours and include:

• technical training on sector skills
• paths related to artificial intelligence and digital transformation of industry
• language courses
• development of soft skills

In the recent two-year period, these activities exceeded the 5,600 training hours, amounting to over 700 working days.

Training is therefore not an ancillary activity, but an ongoing process that accompanies the evolution of the company and its people.

Work-life balance and corporate welfare in the metal sector

The work-life balance in the company is one of the most relevant levers for organisational well-being today.

For this, Libellula introduced concrete tools to corporate welfare in the metal sector, including:

• up to 2 smart working days per week
• flexible entry and exit times
• 1 additional day off in the birthday month
• 20 extra days of holiday for every 5 years of stay

These measures are complemented by welfare systems that allow flexible use of the benefits provided by the CCNL Metalmeccanico.

It is also in this perspective that MindTheBreak, an internal initiative that promotes moments of pause and sharing, helping to improve the corporate climate.

Health and protection: an integrated system

The corporate welfare also involves the protection of health.

In Libellula, this translates into an integrated system that combines:

• the health fund MetaHealth
• supplementary health cover through Aon

This approach makes it possible to widen access to health services and strengthen people's overall safety.

Gender equality and inclusion in companies

A sustainable working environment is also a fair environment.

The path of gender equality in business is based on concrete and monitorable actions:

• focus on growth paths
• wage and opportunity analysis
• promotion of an inclusive culture
• listening and reporting tools

The aim is to ensure conditions in which each person can actively contribute in a transparent and respectful environment.

Relationships and responsibility: the value of people

The value of work is also built through relationships.

The initiatives promoted - from anonymous satisfaction surveys to parental support and involvement in local activities - reflect a vision in which the company is an active part of a larger system.

In this sense, the sustainable work is not just an organisational issue, but a cultural one.

Innovation and sustainable work: a model for the future

Underlying this model is a clear principle: success comes from the interaction between skills, technology and people.

Therefore, in Libellula, innovation, continuous training, corporate welfare and inclusion converge in a single objective: to build a sustainable working environment over time.

In a context of digital transformation of industry, the value of work is increasingly measured in its ability to evolve, collaborate and generate impact.

And it is in this direction that Libellula Srl continues to work, every day.

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The new kindergarten project

Libellula Srl is among the companies that have chosen to support the realisation of the new public nursery school in Roreto di Cherascolocated in the citadel of thechildhood of via Gandolfino.

Thanks to more than EUR 200,000 in private contributions, six local businesses - including Libellula - supported a public initiative to complete works not covered by PNRR funds. The main interventions concern:

• Arrangement of footpaths
• Creation of green areas
• Improving the accessibility of urban spaces

These works contribute to a welcoming, sustainable and integrated educational environment.

Features of the new kindergarten

The new kindergarten, developed on a single floor of approximately 450 square metres, can accommodate up to 30 children. Spaces include:

• Classrooms and workshops designed to stimulate creativity
• Common spaces for play and child well-being
• Pond-inspired design with natural materials and delicate colours

In addition, a 26 kW photovoltaic systemThis confirms the focus on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.

The role of Libellula Srl in the territory

For Libellula, the contribution to the new kindergarten is a concrete gesture of restitution to the territory and action consistent with its corporate vision centred on people and collective well-being.

"We are convinced that the future of innovation also lies in the ability to imagine and build places where education, beauty and sustainability are intertwined" - Eleonora Alessandria, HR Manager at Libellula.

The children of Libellula collaborators will also have priority access to the servicestrengthening the bond between company, people and community.

Libellula's commitment to welfare and social responsibility

In recent years, Libellula has developed structured policies of:

• Corporate Welfare with the Mind The Break
• Flexibility and parenting support
• Inclusion and gender equality with monitoring KPIs, continuous training and dedicated governance

'Building a sustainable future of work means investing in people and the contexts in which they live' - Umberto Cammardella, CEO of Libellula.

Support for the crèche reflects the vision of Libellula as company that generates social value as well as economic value.

For an inclusive and sustainable future

With this project, Libellula confirms its desire to be not only a benchmark in the industrial software sectorbut also a business model capable of combining:

• Technological Innovation
• Attention to people
• Commitment to the territory

The new public nursery school in Roreto di Cherasco thus becomes a concrete symbol of education, sustainability and family welfarecontributing to a more inclusive future for the new generations.

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Libellula presents 'Mind The Break': a corporate welfare project for the well-being of employees, a step towards a more sustainable working environment and Human Centric

 Libellula s.r.l., a benchmark in software and media design for digitisation
of metalworkers and companies that produce cutting and bending machines, announces the
launch of Mind The Break, a corporate welfare initiative designed to promote the well-being and
sustainability within the working environment. 

With this project, Libellula confirms its commitment to a Human Centric corporate culture, which puts people, their needs and aspirations at the centre, and creates
concrete solutions that improve the quality of life of employees.

Mind The Break was born from a simple intuition: to turn the coffee break into a wellness opportunity,
using small daily gestures that can have a significant impact on working life. 

Launched in September 2024 at the Roreto di Cherasco site, the project aims to extend to all company sites, creating an integrated welfare system for all Libellula. employees 

Every morning, Mind The Break provides employees with a fresh and healthy breakfast, with products from quality-conscious and sustainable local suppliers. 

The daily variety includes fresh fruit, brioche, muffins and gluten-free and vegan options,
makes the coffee break a time for sharing and conviviality. 

The decision to eliminate packaged snacks and use glass containers and paper cups underlines Libellula's commitment to sustainability.

"Our Human Centric philosophy requires us to listen and respond to the needs of our employees,
creating a stimulating, inclusive and sustainable atmosphere'.

says Alberto Milanesio, General Manager of
Libellula continuing like this:

"We are convinced that every welfare project created with and for colleagues, even the smallest, can contribute to building a better, healthier and more responsible working future. The most successful projects arise when there is a strong fit between the company vision and the values shared by the teams
and when everyone works together with the same goal, ideas emerge more naturally and difficulties are overcome more collaboratively. It is precisely this connection between a clear vision and common values that allows us to create solid, innovative and long-lasting projects."

 

Libellula's idea of the Mind The Break project arose from an already established business path and the desire to
turn the break into an opportunity to connect colleagues from different departments, creating a
environment where ideas can be exchanged, bonds strengthened and collaboration improved.

"The project deeply involved me and my colleagues Giada, Michela and Valentina, giving
each of us a great satisfaction, both personal and professional. The greatest gratification is
came to see how much our colleagues appreciated the changes we proposed. For us it is
It was exciting to propose an idea that was immediately accepted by the company boards and implemented in
short time, starting from its conception'. 

says Elvira, Administration Manager of Libellula.

"We are proud to have created a working environment that goes beyond just the place where the
professional activities," says Alberto Milanesio. "Libellula is a company that looks to the future, invests in its
employees and always listens to their needs and proposals, creating a climate of mutual trust. Mind The
Break is just one example of how every project we launch stems from a bottom-up process, designed
to grow and continuously improve the well-being of our employees, starting from their actual
necessity."

Libellula does not stop at Mind The Break: the company also offers other welfare initiatives, such as the possibility of choosing a day off in the month of one's birthday, a sabbatical month every five years, courses in
customised training and the opportunity to work in smart working. Other actions to improve quality
of life include the installation of water distribution columns and the collection of personal parcels for
reduce environmental impact. Mind The Break is not just a project, it is a model of corporate culture that is
evolves with the people who bring value to the company. Libellula not only talks about well-being, but puts it at the
centre of its business decisions, continuing to build a future of work increasingly centred on the
person and the environment.

 "Mind The Break is the continuation of a long journey we have undertaken to continue building a
future of work increasingly centred on the individual, the environment and collaboration,"

says Umberto Cammardella, CEO of Libellula.

"This inclusive and participative approach is at the heart of our corporate philosophy. It allows us not only to develop projects that authentically respond to the real needs of employees, but also to strengthen the sense of belonging and create a corporate culture based on sustainability and the centrality of the individual."

Libellula aims to be a benchmark, not only in the industry, but as a model of a company that knows how to
transform itself into a place of growth, both human and professional. An organisation that places well-being at the
centre of its choices is able to generate value on every level: for employees, for customers and for the
community. This represents the goal of Libellula: to build a future together with those who share the values
company's fundamentals.

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Libellula, the first software house with an olfactory brand
Essentially Libellula is the perfume born out of a corporate co-creation process

Libellula s.r.l., a company that provides software and digitisation support to metalworkers and companies that manufacture cutting and bending machines, is the first software house to equip itself with an olfactory brand, realised through an innovative and visionary process based on scientific evidence and frameworks.
What does a software house smell like? And above all, what perfume does a software house that addresses the world of sheet metal working have? This is the question to which Libellula s.r.l. has given a concrete answer with its 'Essentially Libellula' project.

We live in an increasingly inflated communication environment, so much so that we can speak of 'information overload', which particularly affects our predominant sense organ: sight. Suffice it to say that our eyes are subjected to between 3,500 and 5,000 advertising images on a daily basis, of which only a small percentage remain imprinted and are remembered.
In spite of this, the relationship between company and consumer continues to take place through predominantly visual communications and often oriented towards pure rationality, providing data and content with the sole purpose of informing. However, neuroscience has shown that the decision-making process is not generated in the rational part of the human brain, but in the part that processes emotions and instinct, involving the amygdala, the limbic system and the hippocampus, which is responsible for memorisation.
Libellula, aware of these aspects, has decided to innovate its communicative approach by creating an olfactory brand, which goes to stimulate the evocative and memorising power of the sense of smell, with the aim of making tangible what is not: its own software and the unique and characterising perception of all the people who work at Libellula.
Olfactory marketing is a booming discipline with many facets. The difference between choosing a good olfactory brand or a right olfactory brand, where the latter not only stands out for its pleasantness, but also adds communicative precision.
Libellula has chosen to take the most complex route, but certainly the most suitable to represent it, the least quick from an executive point of view, but the most effective, namely that aimed at creating the right olfactory brand.
The creative process was based on a solid foundation of investigation carried out in the company, a process that involved all employees in the construction of Libellula's 'brand personality' and its embodiment in a person defined by gender, age, passions, character, values and communication desires.

The character and, above all, value perceptions of Libellula were then deepened through interviews with representative panels in order to gain a complete picture of the corporate identity and the perceptions of those who work in it.
All these inputs were analysed and transformed into the company's unique and exclusive olfactory pyramid, which was used to create two olfactory proposals. These two fragrances were then re-submitted to the entire company structure for selection, but only after olfactory training to bring more awareness to the decision-making phase and direct the choice towards the most suitable essence to represent Libellula and not the most pleasant according to personal taste.
This enabled a close agreement with 80% on the proposition that has now become Essentially Libellula, the olfactory brand already successfully used at stands at trade fairs; as a gift to customers, to give fragrance and substance to products installed in technical offices and workshops and, of course, inside Libellula's headquarters and its branches around the world.
The success of this project lies in having overturned the classic assumptions that see the construction of an olfactory brand as a top down process, in which a few people decide on the scent to be used and the majority take note of the olfactory choice made. Libellula agreed to go down the bottom-up route involving everyone involved, regardless of role or seniority, seeing the board joined by young people from Generation Z in a context where everyone had equal decision-making power.
It was a great example of co-creation that made the final product, Essentially Libellula, really correspond to the input gathered through everyone's perception.

"The process of building the olfactory brand was both a surprise and a confirmation for me," says Umberto Cammardella, CEO of Libellula. "It was a surprise to see the enthusiastic participation of very young collaborators who nonetheless had a very precise perception of the company, and a confirmation because the values that guided me over 35 years ago in setting up the software house are still the same ones that the young generation recognises: reliability, professionalism and seriousness.

"In addition to the profound values that are the foundations on which Libellula operates," adds General Manager Alberto Milanesio, "the contribution of the great intergenerational collaboration that characterises us has led to the identification of peculiarities that we did not think were so deeply rooted and felt, such as the desire to present ourselves as young, fresh, transparent, and to convey an innovative and visionary character. I am proud to say that a small bottle with an insignificant weight, like that of a perfume, actually has an enormous specific weight because it contains the ideas, thoughts and emotions of all of us.

How does this translate into olfactory communication?

Essentially Libellula is a dynamic, modern and positive fragrance. These characteristics are represented by the sparkling, bright top notes: bergamot, lemon, petit grain and mandarin.

The heart notes tell of care for people and passion for work. In particular, we note: broom, a flower that recalls unity and solidarity between people, but in particular is the symbol of resilience; jasmine, the most elegant of flowers, symbol of passion for what one does, a meaning reinforced by the presence of the red tulip; lily, the flower of kings, representing elegance and care in the activities one carries out.
Bengal pepper, basil and aloe are the olfactory notes that tell of the innovative and visionary character of Libellula, capable of uniting different ideas, skills and knowledge in one great project.
The base notes reflect the values of reliability and professionalism, as solid as tree moss and as hard and resistant as teak wood, but also as flexible as the sea in adapting to customers' needs.
The fragrance is enveloped by a touch of 'metal sparks' evoked by a very peculiar ingredient: tomato leaves, which refer to the sector towards which Libellula.'s activity is directed

Thanks to its innovative co-creation approach and Essentially Libellula's olfactory branding, the company was able to convey its identity, values and the passion that drives all its employees in a unique and memorable way. Libellula thus confirms itself as a pioneer in the use of olfactory marketing to create an emotional and distinctive bond with its customers.

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