Mario Abreu – Yes! Redesigning packaging to save our oceans!
Some months ago, Mario Abreu became Global Vice President for Sustainability at Tetra Pak. One of his team’s main tasks will be to support Tetra Pak’s global clients - major companies in the food and [...]
To know more, to achieve more, with Katherine Smith!
Nowhere else have I got such a precise idea of what this expression means as I have at the Boston College Corporate Citizenship Center working with Katherine Smith. The Center, founded in 1985, combines the [...]
The superpower of frugal innovation
Igor Botelho is a rare combination of mindful grace and volcanic creative energy, acting together. He connects calmly and gently with all around him, with genuine interest and an open heart. But, when talking about [...]
“I believe in being truthful, not neutral”, says Amanpour
“Democracy has 4 main pillars: free elections, independent justice system, unrestricted right of people to demonstrate peacefully and freedom of the press", said last week a famous German journalist, Claus Kleber, when he began presenting the [...]
Tomorrow’s world is already happening!
Open your eyes! Pioneers around the globe are, right now, re-inventing agriculture, energy, economy, democracy and education. You can do a lot to move things in the right direction, so just do it! [...]
Trump: a catalyst for a stronger, greener, fairer, global movement?
There is an urgent need for a wake-up call for the green movement and social leaders. The journalist and writer Naomi Klein and many others believe that part of the green movement had [...]
Ethics: power to align beliefs and actions!
“The biggest issue that society will face in the next decade and longer is the lost of trust and legitimacy in many social institutions”. This was the first statement Simon Longstaff made when I [...]
Mutations in the global energy business
The publication of the "The Next Era of Corporate Disclosure" in March 2016 was only possible because of some very forward looking partners. A critical one was Marina Migliorato. This Sicilian lady came to Rome [...]
“Apply your minds to integrated thinking!”
June, 2014. Call with Prof. Mervyn King for one hour. He is in Johannesburg, South Africa and his first words are about the 2 degrees Celsius temperature they are facing there this Autumn. I [...]
The German powerhouse
June 2, 2014. I am very excited on my way to the Berlin Congress Center on the East Side of Berlin. I have reserved the day for the Sustainable Development Council Annual Conference of the [...]
Liberating the supply chains’ energy
When you talk to sustainable supply chain experts, you hear stories like this: “You go to your favorite supermarket, get your favorite lasagna from the shelf, bring it to a scanner and scan the [...]
The Brazilian way to envision
I met Roberto Waack for the first time in 2000, preparing to visit “sustainable projects” in Holland with a Brazilian delegation. At that time, he was an executive in love with trees, moving to the forestry sector. I was at [...]
It is not about capitalism, it is about civilization
“Almost everybody less than 40 years old has only heard very bad news about the destruction of the environment; this is just normal for them, they think that no one can do anything about [...]
The business alchemy of Mr. Seabra
Luiz Seabra, "Seu Luiz" for the Brazilians, is one of the most successful business leaders in the world. He is the founder of the large and influential Natura Cosmetics, which he started in the 70s in a garage in what [...]
Imagination and courage matter more than knowledge!
At the end of 2013 I started a new role at GRI: Chief Advisor on Innovation in Reporting. After seven years in charge of teams and complex global projects, it is great to be able to focus [...]