The term "greenwashing" is not a recent one. As early as 1986, environmentalist Jay Westerveld used this term to describe his experience in the Fiji Islands. The hotel on the island communicated to protect the coral reef by suggesting...
Pay attention to the energy class - The choice of the air conditioner represents a key requirement to reduce consumption and avoid unpleasant surprises in the bill. Regardless of the technology, models with an energy class higher than A...
The circular economy for more sustainable growth
The linear economy model (take-make-use-dispose) which doesn’t provide for the recovery, recycling and reuse of waste, is imperfect since it considers the natural resources of our planet to be infinite, but, unfortunately, this...
Agri-food chain and environment
It would be unthinkable and irresponsible to discuss environmental sustainability today by leaving out the agri-food chain, given the significantly negative impact it has on climate, soil and biodiversity depletion, as well as on the use...
Water is a precious asset and must not be wasted, especially
in times of drought such as those we are about to experience. The scarcity of
the winter rains and the less than abundant snowfalls put us in front of a
period...
The crisis generated by the pandemic is one of the most serious in the history of modern society. Considering the extent of the economic damages, it is necessary to identify a strategy able to guarantee positive results both in...
Credit cards or cash? Often the choice is linked only to a question of comfort but from today we will have one more reason to prefer credit or debit cards: they reduce CO2 emissions and help the environment. This...
Reduce, recycle, reuse: this is the motto of the circular economy, which aims to reduce waste by transforming it into new resources. Doing separate collection is the first step to take and, when it comes to separating materials, for...
“The world is facing an unprecedented crisis. In just a few weeks, the Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the world and caused tremendous human tragedy and a historical economic setback of which we still do not know the full...
On 28th July, the UN General Assembly passed the resolution on the universal right to live in a healthy, clean and sustainable environment.
The resolution states that 'climate change and environmental degradation are some of the most urgent threats to...
