Interview with Isidre Sala Queralt – Team leader at Catalonia Agency for Business Growth
The private for-profit sector emerged as a new actor in international development cooperation beginning in the early 2000s (BOP Theory, etc.). Its managerial capacity, financial resources, and profit-oriented vision were regarded as crucial for developing more economically sustainable cooperation solutions, distinct from philanthropic assistance models. In your view, has the involvement of the private for-profit […]
Interview with Federico Anghelè, Italian Office Director of The Good Lobby
In recent years, we have witnessed setbacks on issues such as LGBTQIA+ rights, self-determination, and citizenship: who benefits from the status quo? And what is civil society lacking? In this age of polarization—heightened and indeed cultivated by social media—it appears that the positions that prevail are the most extreme ones, capable of holding hostage those […]
Interview with Arch. Maria Alessandra Segantini – Co-founder and Creative Director of C+S Architects
What does “community engagement” mean in architecture? It’s a very complex topic. The simplest answer is “sharing the project with the local community,” but that definition has been overused. It’s really about conceiving a project collaboratively, where all stakeholders take part in the project’s journey. Let me give you three examples: There’s a lot of […]
Interview with Dr. Alessandro Galli, Research Director, Hot or Cool Institute – Berlin
In your view, what should happen in order to persuade businesses to take sustainability seriously, treating it as a genuine driver of growth rather than as an unjustified additional cost? Businesses thrive when societies are stable and prosperous, not when they exist in a state of permanent crisis. For this reason, they have a direct […]
Interview withProf. Raj Patel, Research Professor at the University of Texas at Austin
1. In your book Inflamed, you discuss the connections between colonialism, food systems, and physical health, particularly in relation to infectious exposures that disproportionately affect marginalized and disadvantaged groups. Could you explain the interrelation between these phenomena? In Inflamed, we argue that the same systems that inflame the body also inflame the planet. Chronic inflammation in the […]
Interview with Simona Seravesi, Technical Officer at WHO
Here is the interview with Simona Seravesi, Technical Officer (One Health) at the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. Enjoy the read! Throughout your career, you have dealt extensively with health-related issues in developing countries. In recent years, what have been the main steps forward—and backward—on a global political level in the management of […]
Interview with Vera Gheno, Research affiliate at Firenze University
We are pleased to present this interview with Vera Gheno (Type A Fixed-Term Researcher at the Department of Humanities and Philosophy of the University of Florence) on the power of words. Enjoy the read! Words today seem to exist in a kind of suspended time: we live in an era marked by incessant communication, both […]
Matteo Cantoro, Director PFP Projects, The Nature Conservancy – Gabon
Here is the interview with Matteo Cantoro, Director of Projects (PFP) – Project Finance for Performance, The Nature Conservancy – Gabon. Enjoy your reading! Most of your projects involve institutional entities, political actors, associations, and foundations. How high is the risk of political conflicts or difficulties in reaching a common agreement? And in case of […]
Interview with Cathy La Torre, lawyer and anti-discrimination activist
Here is the insightful interview with Cathy La Torre for De-LAB. We thank our guest for taking the time to chat with us. Happy reading! Despite the proliferation of ESG policies dedicated to inclusion and respect for human rights—often promoted in Sustainability Reports—it is still very common to encounter cases of violence and discrimination in […]
Interview with Juliàn Lopez-Murcia, Founder and CEO of Nalanda Analytica
This month’s interview is with Juliàn Murcia. International policy and regulatory expert combining academic excellence with hands-on experience across Europe and the Americas. After earning his PhD from Oxford and MSc from LSE, he founded Nalanda Analytica, reimagining regulatory frameworks for the 21st century. His work integrates behavioural sciences and design thinking into regulatory solutions, […]