The speech by Paolo Angelini, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, on 'SMEs and the climate and environmental transition' has been published in conjunction with the Conference 'Finance and ESG Disclosure - System Solutions for businesses,' organised by Confindustria. Ivan Faiella presented the speech in place of the author, who could not participate in the proceedings due to this national day of mourning for the passing of the Emeritus President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.