Marco Roveda
President
Founded LifeGate in 2000, with the aim of promoting ethical values of respect for humankind and the global ecosystem. This journey began in 1986 with the establishment of Fattoria Scaldasole, which became the first company to use organic farming practices in Italy, and the fourth Italian company in the yoghurt industry. In a short period of time, over 60,000 businesses, inspired by Fattoria Scaldasole’s success, started producing organic goods, allowing Italy, formerly last, to rank first in organic production in Europe. Marco has been living in the province of Como since 1981, in the first passive solar-powered house built in Italy, which he designed. It was the location of Fattoria Scaldasole's commercial farm, and it currently hosts the first solar tracking photovoltaic park in Italy.
In 1997 he was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, in the “Quality of Life” category.
In 2008 he was awarded the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the World Economic Forum of Davos, which elects the best social entrepreneurs in thirty countries.
In 2010 he became member of the WorldShift Council on the G20 (WS20).
Publications:
- Perché ce la faremo (Why we'll make it), Ponte alle Grazie, 2004
- In 2008 he is protagonist of the book series I Sostenibili (The Sustainables), Salerno Editrice, with the book-interview L’ecobusiness ci salverà (Will ecobusiness save us?)
- Finding Bliss in the Shift, 2011. An e-book co-written with Ervin Laszlo in collaboration with some of the most important contemporary intellectuals and Nobel Prize winners.
Favorite quote:
“Most people ruin their life in the attempt to improve it” (Marco Roveda)
|Founded LifeGate in 2000, with the aim of promoting ethical values of respect for humankind and the global ecosystem. This journey began in 1986 with the establishment of Fattoria Scaldasole, which became the first company to use organic farming practices in Italy, and the fourth Italian company in the yoghurt industry. In a short period of time, over 60,000 businesses, inspired by Fattoria Scaldasole’s success, started producing organic goods, allowing Italy, formerly last, to rank first in organic production in Europe. Marco has been living in the province of Como since 1981, in the first passive solar-powered house built in Italy, which he designed. It was the location of Fattoria Scaldasole's commercial farm, and it currently hosts the first solar tracking photovoltaic park in Italy.
In 1997 he was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, in the “Quality of Life” category.
In 2008 he was awarded the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the World Economic Forum of Davos, which elects the best social entrepreneurs in thirty countries.
In 2010 he became member of the WorldShift Council on the G20 (WS20).
Publications:
- Perché ce la faremo (Why we'll make it), Ponte alle Grazie, 2004
- In 2008 he is protagonist of the book series I Sostenibili (The Sustainables), Salerno Editrice, with the book-interview L’ecobusiness ci salverà (Will ecobusiness save us?)
- Finding Bliss in the Shift, 2011. An e-book co-written with Ervin Laszlo in collaboration with some of the most important contemporary intellectuals and Nobel Prize winners.
Favorite quote:
“Most people ruin their life in the attempt to improve it” (Marco Roveda)
|Founded LifeGate in 2000, with the aim of promoting ethical values of respect for humankind and the global ecosystem. This journey began in 1986 with the establishment of Fattoria Scaldasole, which became the first company to use organic farming practices in Italy, and the fourth Italian company in the yoghurt industry. In a short period of time, over 60,000 businesses, inspired by Fattoria Scaldasole’s success, started producing organic goods, allowing Italy, formerly last, to rank first in organic production in Europe. Marco has been living in the province of Como since 1981, in the first passive solar-powered house built in Italy, which he designed. It was the location of Fattoria Scaldasole's commercial farm, and it currently hosts the first solar tracking photovoltaic park in Italy.
In 1997 he was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, in the “Quality of Life” category.
In 2008 he was awarded the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the World Economic Forum of Davos, which elects the best social entrepreneurs in thirty countries.
In 2010 he became member of the WorldShift Council on the G20 (WS20).
Publications:
- Perché ce la faremo (Why we'll make it), Ponte alle Grazie, 2004
- In 2008 he is protagonist of the book series I Sostenibili (The Sustainables), Salerno Editrice, with the book-interview L’ecobusiness ci salverà (Will ecobusiness save us?)
- Finding Bliss in the Shift, 2011. An e-book co-written with Ervin Laszlo in collaboration with some of the most important contemporary intellectuals and Nobel Prize winners.
Favorite quote:
“Most people ruin their life in the attempt to improve it” (Marco Roveda)
|Founded LifeGate in 2000, with the aim of promoting ethical values of respect for humankind and the global ecosystem. This journey began in 1986 with the establishment of Fattoria Scaldasole, which became the first company to use organic farming practices in Italy, and the fourth Italian company in the yoghurt industry. In a short period of time, over 60,000 businesses, inspired by Fattoria Scaldasole’s success, started producing organic goods, allowing Italy, formerly last, to rank first in organic production in Europe. Marco has been living in the province of Como since 1981, in the first passive solar-powered house built in Italy, which he designed. It was the location of Fattoria Scaldasole's commercial farm, and it currently hosts the first solar tracking photovoltaic park in Italy.
In 1997 he was awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, in the “Quality of Life” category.
In 2008 he was awarded the “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” prize by the World Economic Forum of Davos, which elects the best social entrepreneurs in thirty countries.
In 2010 he became member of the WorldShift Council on the G20 (WS20).
Publications:
- Perché ce la faremo (Why we'll make it), Ponte alle Grazie, 2004
- In 2008 he is protagonist of the book series I Sostenibili (The Sustainables), Salerno Editrice, with the book-interview L’ecobusiness ci salverà (Will ecobusiness save us?)
- Finding Bliss in the Shift, 2011. An e-book co-written with Ervin Laszlo in collaboration with some of the most important contemporary intellectuals and Nobel Prize winners.
Favorite quote:
“Most people ruin their life in the attempt to improve it” (Marco Roveda)
Simona Roveda
Editorial Director and Director of Institutional Communication
Born in Milan, moved to Como, entrepreneur with a passion for nature and the environment. In 1986 she cofounded Fattoria Scaldasole – food company promoting the organic market in Italy – and LifeGate – media network and sustainable development advisor – in 2000, of which she is currently the Editorial and Communications Director.
She is Board member and President of LifeGate Media.
In the past few years she has taken part in a number of initiatives in the social and entrepreneurial field. In May 2001 she participated as a speaker in the International Women’s Forum Convention in Rome, event that promotes female leadership through careers, cultures and continents, connecting the world’s most distinguished women, those who have achieved noticeable successes. For two consecutive years she awarded sustainable communication campaigns with Mediakey’s Interactive Key Award, she was president of the jury of the Make a Change observatory’s Social Entrepreneur of the year prize 2011 and on the jury of the international Technovisionarie Prize in 2013.
She received the international Technovisionarie Prize in 2014 in the Women Media category for her ability and intuition in always communicating environmental issues in a positive and proactive way, fomenting faith in change in people’s hearts.
She is part of associations such as:
- Donne e Tecnologie (Women and Technology), association that promotes projects that aim to optimise female talent, fight gender-based stereotypes and discrimination.
- Soroptimist International Italia, organisation that brings together women with high qualifications in the professional field, and operates through projects aimed at advancing the female condition, promoting human rights, acceptance of diversity, development and peace.
Food for thought:
Sustainability is like a tree that lays its roots in an arena of values and continues to grow. It's a process, a strategy that gives flowers, leaves and fruits.
Favorite quote:
“You and me. We are one
Born in Milan, moved to Como, entrepreneur with a passion for nature and the environment. In 1986 she cofounded Fattoria Scaldasole – food company promoting the organic market in Italy – and LifeGate – media network and sustainable development advisor – in 2000, of which she is currently the Editorial and Communications Director.
She is Board member and President of LifeGate Media.
In the past few years she has taken part in a number of initiatives in the social and entrepreneurial field. In May 2001 she participated as a speaker in the International Women’s Forum Convention in Rome, event that promotes female leadership through careers, cultures and continents, connecting the world’s most distinguished women, those who have achieved noticeable successes. For two consecutive years she awarded sustainable communication campaigns with Mediakey’s Interactive Key Award, she was president of the jury of the Make a Change observatory’s Social Entrepreneur of the year prize 2011 and on the jury of the international Technovisionarie Prize in 2013.
She received the international Technovisionarie Prize in 2014 in the Women Media category for her ability and intuition in always communicating environmental issues in a positive and proactive way, fomenting faith in change in people’s hearts.
She is part of associations such as:
- Donne e Tecnologie (Women and Technology), association that promotes projects that aim to optimise female talent, fight gender-based stereotypes and discrimination.
- Soroptimist International Italia, organisation that brings together women with high qualifications in the professional field, and operates through projects aimed at advancing the female condition, promoting human rights, acceptance of diversity, development and peace.
Food for thought:
Sustainability is like a tree that lays its roots in an arena of values and continues to grow. It's a process, a strategy that gives flowers, leaves and fruits.
Favorite quote:
“You and me. We are one
Biagio Cordasco
Counselor
I'm 58, for many years Director of Financial Administration and Control of the LifeGate Group, of which I am also a partner since its founding in 2000. I began my career very young as a factory worker, becoming in a few years' time CEO of an important metallurgical company. Accountant, (university studies interrupted), I am a partner of ASFIM, the Italian guild of specialists in company finance and financial markets, since 1993. I have been working for over 40 years and before arriving at LifeGate I was director of many important companies such as Fattoria Scaldasole, Plasmon and Heinz Italia, maturing significant experience in a variety of industries: metallurgy, food, music. In all companies I have also been "counselor" with the amplest mandates, including human resources and labour relations.
Favourite quote:
“There are many ways of getting there, the best is to set off.” (Ennio Flaiano).
|I'm 58, for many years Director of Financial Administration and Control of the LifeGate Group, of which I am also a partner since its founding in 2000. I began my career very young as a factory worker, becoming in a few years' time CEO of an important metallurgical company. Accountant, (university studies interrupted), I am a partner of ASFIM, the Italian guild of specialists in company finance and financial markets, since 1993. I have been working for over 40 years and before arriving at LifeGate I was director of many important companies such as Fattoria Scaldasole, Plasmon and Heinz Italia, maturing significant experience in a variety of industries: metallurgy, food, music. In all companies I have also been "counselor" with the amplest mandates, including human resources and labour relations.
Favourite quote:
“There are many ways of getting there, the best is to set off.” (Ennio Flaiano).
|I'm 58, for many years Director of Financial Administration and Control of the LifeGate Group, of which I am also a partner since its founding in 2000. I began my career very young as a factory worker, becoming in a few years' time CEO of an important metallurgical company. Accountant, (university studies interrupted), I am a partner of ASFIM, the Italian guild of specialists in company finance and financial markets, since 1993. I have been working for over 40 years and before arriving at LifeGate I was director of many important companies such as Fattoria Scaldasole, Plasmon and Heinz Italia, maturing significant experience in a variety of industries: metallurgy, food, music. In all companies I have also been "counselor" with the amplest mandates, including human resources and labour relations.
Favourite quote:
“There are many ways of getting there, the best is to set off.” (Ennio Flaiano).
|I'm 58, for many years Director of Financial Administration and Control of the LifeGate Group, of which I am also a partner since its founding in 2000. I began my career very young as a factory worker, becoming in a few years' time CEO of an important metallurgical company. Accountant, (university studies interrupted), I am a partner of ASFIM, the Italian guild of specialists in company finance and financial markets, since 1993. I have been working for over 40 years and before arriving at LifeGate I was director of many important companies such as Fattoria Scaldasole, Plasmon and Heinz Italia, maturing significant experience in a variety of industries: metallurgy, food, music. In all companies I have also been "counselor" with the amplest mandates, including human resources and labour relations.
Favourite quote:
“There are many ways of getting there, the best is to set off.” (Ennio Flaiano).
Paula Alves da Silva
Columnist – Connect4Climate
Paula Alves da Silva is a journalist, a proud Portuguese from the North, a sun and sea lover and a passionate traveler. Over time Paula had the chance to experience enriching professional and personal opportunities, in different countries and realities. Presently, at Connect4Climate, working as a journalist and social media coordinator, Paula has the great possibility to deal with one of the major issues the world is facing nowadays, climate change. Paula believes that informed people are not only able to change their world, they can also, and especially, change the world. At Connect4Climate information is treated as gold, because we believe information is key to alter mentalities and actions, in order to build a better future. As Nathaniel Branden said, “The first step towards change is awareness.”
Lajal Andreoletti
Social and Environmental Manager
I studied International Relations because of an innate passion for social and environmental issues. I then began working on solidarity and development projects. I’ve always believed in the importance of the “infection” of good ideas, bold projects and sound principles. My work is now to “infect” others: convincing and supporting people and businesses in committing themselves to more sustainable behaviours and actions to safeguard the environment. I live in liquid postmodernism, believe in serendipity, support the green economy and have a cat.
Favorite quote:
“Nothing grows out of diamonds, but out of dung the flowers grow” (Fabrizio De André)
Amaia Arranz
Contributor
Amaia Arranz is business development and partnerships manager for Ruby Cup, a social enterprise distributing healthy, high-quality and eco-friendly menstrual cups. She's passionate about women's rights and currently works in Barcelona and Nairobi. Follow Amaia on Twitter @amaia_15.
Sarine Arslanian
Contributor
I am a researcher and freelance writer passionate about discovering new cultures, fascinating languages, mouth-watering local cuisines, and of course photography. I have had the chance to live in a couple of countries including Belgium, the UK, Indonesia and now Rwanda, and travel extensively around the world. Because travelling to me is all about passing through someone else's reality, I like to experience new places the way the locals do. In addition to writing about travelling, arts and culture, I also write about socio-economic challenges and development.
Favourite quote
"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things". (Henry Miller)
Chiara Avezzano
Amani for Africa NGO
I was born and grew up in Caserta, Italy, and today Home is the people I love and when I travel is because I go visit someone. The first time I set foot in Kenya I was 19: since then it's one of the places of my life that I go to more regularly. I like to write impulsively, and just to tell true stories. To me, Amani means looking for a meaning.
Favourite quote: “It is on the horizon. When I take two steps, it moves two steps forward. I take ten steps and it is ten steps further away. No matter how far I walk, I will never reach it. What is utopia for? It is for this, for walking." (Eduardo Hughes Galeano)
Andrea Barolini
Contributor
I live in France, I love hiking in the mountains, Kapuściński's stories, snow, passionate people, Calvino's descriptions, De Gregori's songs, Britanny, Keynes, chili and the Marmottan Museum. I've been an economics and environmental journalist for ten years, in the hope to throw a stone into the pond: writing to echo the echo is useless. Having said this, my ideal afternoon is that passed cooking for a dinner with my friends.
Favourite quote:
“Nothing grows out of diamonds, but out of dung the flowers grow” (Fabrizio De André)
Edoardo Bassetti
Contributor
I was born in Milan but have spent much of my life going back and forth between Italy and Scotland. After having taught English in the small Rwandan village of Nyamyumba, worked at the Kitezh orphan community in Russia and completed an internship at Reuters in Milan I decided to study anthropology at University College London. Currently, I am an Erasmus programme student in Barcelona. I am a passionate writer and avid story teller, and I revel in the opportunity to have my work reach a wider audience.
Maurizio Bongioanni
Contributor
Freelance journalist, born in 1985. I have a degree in Communication Sciences, have worked with a number of news outlets at the local, national and international level. I am sensitive to environmental sustainability themes and have authored documentaries on the topic of soil consumption. I am an activist, my "cause" are landscapes, as well as a passionate musician.
Favourite quote: "How do I explain to my wife that when I look out the window I'm working? (Joseph Conrad)
Chiara Boracchi
Digital Editor
I first joined LifeGate's editorial staff in 2006, after graduating in Archaelogy and completing a Master's in Environmental Communication. Since then I have had excellent teachers, found wonderful friends and written about ecology and environmental safeguard, which is what I am really interested in.
I take notes by hand and have a lot of notebooks and post-it notes to write down dreams and ideas. I buy organic vegetables and detergents on tap and am a source of concern for my friends and relatives, as I try to convince them to do the same every time they come shopping with me. I love herbalist shops' scent, silence in museums, I practise Aikido and read all kinds of things.
I write about eco-friendly lifestyles, natural health and events.
Favourite quote:
"Fall seven times, get up eight" (Japanese proverb)
|I first joined LifeGate's editorial staff in 2006, after graduating in Archaelogy and completing a Master's in Environmental Communication. Since then I have had excellent teachers, found wonderful friends and written about ecology and environmental safeguard, which is what I am really interested in.
I take notes by hand and have a lot of notebooks and post-it notes to write down dreams and ideas. I buy organic vegetables and detergents on tap and am a source of concern for my friends and relatives, as I try to convince them to do the same every time they come shopping with me. I love herbalist shops' scent, silence in museums, I practise Aikido and read all kinds of things.
I write about eco-friendly lifestyles, natural health and events.
Favourite quote:
"Fall seven times, get up eight" (Japanese proverb)
Daniela Brovelli
Creative and Graphics Director
Developing communication projects on sustainability is perfectly in tune with my convictions and lifestyle.
I find it inspiring to be able to spread these values through my daily job.
Since I was young, I’ve always loved colours, flowers, plants, animals (insects included), drawings and being in the open air.
Nothing is as perfect as a natural landscape to me.
When I started university, the confrontation with the metropolis of Milan in the 90s was really “strong” for me, as I grew up in a small country town on the banks of Lake Como. Since then I have been travelling to discover our planet’s ecosystems: forests, seas, mountains…
Even if I work mainly in an office, my job is always a source of interest, curiosity and passion. And it is often fun!
Favourite quote:
"A day without laughter is a day wasted" (Charlie Chaplin)
Mara Budgen
Head International Editor
I have several passions: discovering new cultures, learning languages, exploring nature, climbing and eating well, of course. I studied in the United Kingdom, have worked in Italy and traveled in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Sometimes I get dizzy because I can’t stay still. I still want to see the world and discover different lifestyles, because diversity is what fascinates me most.
Favourite quote: “Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same” (Michel Foucault)
Philip Budgen
Contributor
“The pen is mightier than the sword,” until you stab yourself with a fork. Writing and eating go hand in hand together like travelling and meeting new people, all passions I carry with great pleasure. Born in the USA, raised in Italy, studied in the UK and travelled across continents I am a keen citizen of the world, eager to share it with everyone else.
Joslyn Chittilapally
Contributor
I work in the field of Responsible Investment and ESG in India working for India’s first active engagement ESG fund called ECube Investment Advisors. I’ve been working in the field of Responsible Investments for over 10 years in organisations like EIRIS, PIRC, UN PRI in London and Aditya Birla Capital in India, after finishing my MSc Sustainability from University of Leeds, UK. My passions are sustainable finance (and its power to make the world more sustainable), travelling, veganism (and vegan food) and gardening. Through my writings, I hope to highlight the challenges faced in India and how sustainable finance can be the answer, talk about my travels, cover inspiring sustainability stories from all over India, make the case for veganism and environmentalism and write generally about positive things that make my day.
Favorite quote:
“You can’t call yourself an environmentalist if you’re still consuming animals” (James Cameron)
Erika Colciago
Business Development Coordinator
My position as Business Development Coordinator reflects the experience gained in designing and managing sustainable development projects for medium and large businesses, as well as the will to achieve something new every day. My training as a designer is expressed in the motto “Why not?”. My actions are characterized by a systemic approach, both to strategic consulting activities, and marketing and communication projects for consumer and B to B markets. I love being inspired: cooking, art, lifestyle, in order to fulfill my curiosity. My radar is always on for detecting the latest news in the fields of design and sustainability.
Favorite quote:
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust)
Roberto Colombo
IT Manager
I have been working for LifeGate since forever! I knew since the beginning that I could turn my passion into a career. I read the non-compiled source code to not weigh the server down and if anybody prints in colour I cut off his/her hands. I’m addicted to cinnamon.
Favourite quote:
"Leave this world a little better than you found it" (Baden-Powell)
Andrea Cutolo
Translator
Being able to act as a bridge between two people who otherwise could never have communicated is why I chose to be a translator. Whether it is in the form of a written document or an oral translation, seeing people understand each other without speaking the same language is something that has always made me smile.
My main task here at LifeGate is to translate articles that span from environmental issues to politics, so that I may help you understand what my Italian colleagues are trying to say.
My love of nature and animals is what makes me feel connected to the world. Individual sports, mainly martial arts, are what make me feel connected to myself. I believe these connections are necessary to be truly happy.
FAVOURITE QUOTE:
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.” (Miyamoto Musashi)
José Graziano da Silva
Columnist
José Graziano da Silva has been the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) since 2012. He has worked on food security, and rural and agricultural development for over 30 years. At the helm of the FAO he has emphasised the importance of addressing the connections between social, economic, and environmental factors that can lead to hunger and malnutrition. An agronomist and academic, he previously led the Zero Hunger (Fome Zero) programme in Brazil, that has helped lift millions out of hunger and extreme poverty.
Samir de Chadarevian
Columnist
Entrepreneur, advisor, and expert on social innovation, impact investing, systemic approach, SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), and ethics as resources for a sustainable development.
I work together with companies, family offices, foundations, social enterprises, start-ups, profit and non-profit organisations. I’m also Research Director of “Investing for Global Impact”, a global research on philanthropy and impact investing of the Financial Times, as well as coordinator of Carovana Etica, an initiative of the Cusani Foundation.
Alessia de Luca Tupputi
Contributor
I've been a journalist since 2005, I write about Africa and the Middle East. If I'm not in Rome look for me in the southern or eastern Mediterranean, lost in a suq or under the shade of a minaret. On Twitter I am @mokarabika.
Favourite quote: "Ex africa semper aliquid novi – There is always something new coming out of Africa" (Pliny the Elder)
Giacomo De Poli
LifeGate and Sound Art Director
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and a post-graduate degree in Musical Communication for the record industry and radio.
I was radio writer for The Bridge before I began to work for LifeGate, where I started off as music programmer. I’m now in charge of LifeGate’s musical world.
Favourite quote:
"97X, BAM! The future of rock and roll" (Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man)
Simona Denise Deiana
Contributor
When I'm not holding a pen, I'm backpacking, looking for special places that I love telling about. I walk as far as I can, because it's the only way to be completely immersed in my surroundings. I travel, take pictures and have learned a lot in a state of happy solitude. Writing allows me to extend my journeys and add new stops, whilst taking photographs captures unforgettable moments.
Favourite quote:
"Leaving means changing lifestyle, for a more or less long period of time." ("In Praise of Walking", David Le Breton)
|When I'm not holding a pen, I'm backpacking, looking for special places that I love telling about. I walk as far as I can, because it's the only way to be completely immersed in my surroundings. I travel, take pictures and have learned a lot in a state of happy solitude. Writing allows me to extend my journeys and add new stops, whilst taking photographs captures unforgettable moments.
Favourite quote:
"Leaving means changing lifestyle, for a more or less long period of time." ("In Praise of Walking", David Le Breton)
|When I'm not holding a pen, I'm backpacking, looking for special places that I love telling about. I walk as far as I can, because it's the only way to be completely immersed in my surroundings. I travel, take pictures and have learned a lot in a state of happy solitude. Writing allows me to extend my journeys and add new stops, whilst taking photographs captures unforgettable moments.
Favourite quote:
"Leaving means changing lifestyle, for a more or less long period of time." ("In Praise of Walking", David Le Breton)
Cesare Delaini
Project and Marketing Manager
My international academic experiences have enriched my knowledge and interest in looking beyond social limits and barriers.
I took part in professional projects that shaped my technical and creative skills, allowing me to gain a new global vision of marketing, brand communication and services activities.
From designing aesthetically useful objects to promoting the creation of a more sustainable conscience.
Mistakes made along the way?
Imagine if all mistakes were like that!
Michela Dozio
Administration
With a degree in Economics and Business Administration, I first entered the job market in the banking sector, in the Finance and Administration office of an Australian multinational in its start-up phase. As well as being formative, this experience was rich and dense in contents, one that taught me the value and the importance of a person and teamwork in a company, values that I've cherished, brought with me and tried to apply also in successive jobs.
Today I become part of the LifeGate team, a company with which I share values and ideals and in which I very much desire to give my all and my best in work and with people.
I love travelling with my husband discovering the customs, foods and traditions of the place we visit. I like reading and listening to good music. I love great food and good wine, nature and animals, especially dogs.
Favourite quote:
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live. (Dalai Lama)
Vittoria Gallo
Media Network Sales Manager
My passion for sales is far-reaching. Over the years I have developed a great commercial and public relations sense, originally in the tourism industry and then in communications.
I arrived at LifeGate in 2008. I support businesses by creating and planning costumised communication projects, in order to transversely complement content on LifeGate’s platform. Using digital tools, planning unconventional communication campaigns and musical/publishing project sponsorships, the aim is to define business development strategies, towards a sustainability and lifestyle oriented target.
I love travelling and spending time with friends. If I believe in a project, nothing and nobody can stop me. The most interesting experience of my life? Have lived 6 months on a boat!
My favorite sport: scuba diving. My greatest joy: my daughter.
Favorite quote:
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart” (Confucius)
Valentina Gambaro
Contributor
After studying Communications and Marketing, I merged my two greatest passions into one: WRITING about MUSIC. I like telling stories with a happy ending, but only because someone believes in them, observing the world from different points of view, sometimes the most uncomfortable ones, talking about personalites who have contributed (and still contribute) to changing the world through music. My iPod contains several B-sides and... oddities. I love self-production and people who give new life to second-hand objects.
Favourite quotes:
"If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse” (African proverb)
|After studying Communications and Marketing, I merged my two greatest passions into one: WRITING about MUSIC. I like telling stories with a happy ending, but only because someone believes in them, observing the world from different points of view, sometimes the most uncomfortable ones, talking about personalites who have contributed (and still contribute) to changing the world through music. My iPod contains several B-sides and... oddities. I love self-production and people who give new life to second-hand objects.
Favourite quotes:
"If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse” (African proverb)
|After studying Communications and Marketing, I merged my two greatest passions into one: WRITING about MUSIC. I like telling stories with a happy ending, but only because someone believes in them, observing the world from different points of view, sometimes the most uncomfortable ones, talking about personalites who have contributed (and still contribute) to changing the world through music. My iPod contains several B-sides and... oddities. I love self-production and people who give new life to second-hand objects.
Favourite quotes:
"If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don't, you will find an excuse” (African proverb)
Federica Garofalo
Contributor
Lover of life and hard worker. Eclectic and dynamic, assertive. Passionate about people, sustainable lifestyles and out of the box thinking. I like to get lost in my flows of thought and always get things done! Naturally curious, I LOVE experiencing new things, meeting new and open-minded people and getting out of my comfort zone. I’m an architect but not a conventional one. I find discomfort in cities and my soul is in nature. My favorite house would be a tree house and Nature is the master architect.
Favourite quote
"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" (Neale Donald Walsch)
Luisa Gattone
Contributor
I'm an enthusiast supply chain professional. I love languages, the tech world and sustainability and how each can actually help the other to improve. The first place I look for in a city is the library, in nature it's a river. I always strive to understand how other people interpret what we say with our words and gestures, and I'm very careful to figure out what they are really trying to tell beyond the mere sound of their words.
Favourite quote: "He who is happy is right" (Lev Tolstoj)
Gemma Ghiglia
Action against Hunger
Born in Milan, Italy in 1990, I’ve always showed a great interest in the world. While growing up, I’ve started turning this interest into thoughts and words for the Università Statale di Milano’s newspaper – which I ran from 2012 to 2016 –, VICE Italia, WU Magazine, The Submarine and New Life Radio.
I joined Action against Hunger in 2017, where I’m Head of communications and press office.
In my spare time I ride my bike and collect ugly sunglasses.
Favorite quote:
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, is founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace.
In July 1960, she began her landmark study of chimpanzee behaviour in what is now Tanzania. Her work at Gombe Stream would become the foundation of future primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals.
In 1977, Dr. Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute, which continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. The Institute is widely recognised for innovative, community-centred conservation and development programmes in Africa, and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, the global environmental and humanitarian youth programme.
Dr. Goodall founded Roots & Shoots with a group of Tanzanian students in 1991. Today, Roots & Shoots connects hundreds of thousands of youth in more than 130 countries who take action to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.
Dr. Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the Earth.
Dr. Goodall’s honours include the French Legion of Honour, the Medal of Tanzania, and Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize. In 2002, Dr. Goodall was appointed to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and in 2003, she was named a Dame of the British Empire.
For more information about Dr. Goodall and the work of the Jane Goodall Institute, please visit www.janegoodall.org.
Barbara Gugliotta
Zero Impact®: Aftersales and Administration
I have a diploma in Accounting and Commercial Consulting, worked in the field of IT for a few years and arrived at LifeGate subsequently. For 10 years I have been following the project Zero Impact®. I am in charge of contracts, aftersales service, trademark use and protection, carbon credits management and certification. I don’t have an iPod or iPhone…my son, Samuele, is more ahead of the curve than I am!
My favorite movie is The Lake House.
The last book I read is Memoirs of a Geisha.
I am mother of Samuele, a pest, and Angelica, a little girl who is only “angelic” only by name!
I love taking care of my family, cooking with my kids and if I have any spare time left…I love shopping!
Favorite quote:
“If I could bring the world back, I would certainly bring you back” (Negramaro)
Brigida Isella
Energy: Billing and Customer Service
I work in the Renewable Resources division and I calculate the value of gas and electricity bills. I support customers in managing invoices and contracts. I'm hyperactive and always on the move… Resting bores me. I love sweets... I enjoy baking them and giving them to others.
Favourite quote:
“Remember, there’s always a smile in your pocket...check carefully”
Athanasia Karamerou
Contributor
I'm a Business graduate from the University of Piraeus and I hold an MSc in Sustainability (Business, Environment & Corporate Responsibility) from the University of Leeds. My experience lies in banking, CSR in tourism and sustainability consulting.
I've been a recycling and environment enthusiast for as long as I remember and I love pastry cooking and discovering new recipes for a greener everyday life. I also like discovering new places and people from all over the world. Last but not least, I'm part of a vibrant volunteer community (Atenistas) in Athens and try to be an Athenian citizen in practice.
Favourite quote: “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” (Albert Einstein)
Alexander Kershaw
Contributor
I studied History and Politics in Vancouver, Canada and now study international relations in London, UK. I am really passionate about a number of things, including politics, sports, and learning about what shapes the world we live in. I believe that whilst we all have our own beliefs about how the world works, we should always be looking to learn and keeping an open mind and for me these are two of most important things a person can do. When I am not studying or writing, I like to cheer for my football team Liverpool and improve my limited guitar playing skills.
Favourite quote
"If something is important enough you should try, even if the probable outcome is failure" (Elon Musk)
Natalia Koper
Contributor
I am a postgraduate student at the Institute of the Americas, University College London. I am fascinated by indigenous rights and social movements in Latin America. My favourite country is undoubtedly Mexico, where I spent year and a half studying, travelling, and discovering alternative ways of life. I love trying new cuisines, dancing, and long late night conversations.
Davide Lemmi
Contributor
Contentious, bipolar and peevish. I’m pretty similar to Beirut, or maybe I just want to be. I was born in Tuscany in 1989. High school, university, underpaid collaborations with local papers and a one-way ticket to Lebanon. I work like a freelance and live like a freelance. I decide what to write and what to photograph, without upsetting my wallet too much.
Eric J. Lyman
Contributor
I am a U.S.-born freelance writer based in Rome. I have more than 20 years experience writing about environmental issues, and have covered more than 50 UN climate negotiations, more than any other journalist.
My work has been published by around 250 media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Economist, Time Magazine, and Bloomberg-BNA.
My Twitter handle is @EricJLyman.
Filippo Maggioni
Web and Sound Engineer
My role in LifeGate consists in organising the radio schedule and managing audio frequencies, sound recordings and sound editing. I supervise online banners and the network sound platform.
Favourite quote:
"There is no worse deaf man than the one who doesn't want to hear" (Jesus)
|My role in LifeGate consists in organising the radio schedule and managing audio frequencies, sound recordings and sound editing. I supervise online banners and the network sound platform.
Favourite quote:
"There is no worse deaf man than the one who doesn't want to hear" (Jesus)
Paola Magni
Digital Editor
In LifeGate I’ve turned my passions (ecology and natural nutrition) into a career. I think divulgation generates consciousness and eating good, seasonal and unprocessed food is one of the most satisfying ways for me to connect to the environment. Something about me? I’m not vegetarian, I have two kids, Diego and Naima, I drive a Prius and I’m about to finish reading “L’ultima riga delle favole” by Massimo Gramellini.
Favourite quote:
“How do I explain to my wife that when I look out the window I'm working?” (Joseph Conrad)
Basudev Mahapatra
Contributor
Born and brought up in a typical Indian village, nature has been my first love since childhood. Poverty, inequality and discrimination in the Indian society are the drivers bringing me to journalism and pursuing me to act as a voice amplifier for the oppressed and deprived. It’s only after becoming a journalist, in 1992, that I realised the need to learn continuously in order to fulfil my passion and grow as a professional. I am still learning and enjoying it at LifeGate.
Favourite quote: “As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.” (Ernest Hemingway)
Eleonora Mangano
Back Office
I organise clients’ databases and am involved in back office work.
LifeGate and its philosophy have brought me closer to energy saving and environmental issues. I’m lucky to be part of a strong and close-knit family. I enjoy going to the seaside, swimming and walking.
Favourite quote:
"Sometimes the winner is simply a dreamer who never gave up" (Jim Morrison)
|I organise clients’ databases and am involved in back office work.
LifeGate and its philosophy have brought me closer to energy saving and environmental issues. I’m lucky to be part of a strong and close-knit family. I enjoy going to the seaside, swimming and walking.
Favourite quote:
"Sometimes the winner is simply a dreamer who never gave up" (Jim Morrison)
|I organise clients’ databases and am involved in back office work.
LifeGate and its philosophy have brought me closer to energy saving and environmental issues. I’m lucky to be part of a strong and close-knit family. I enjoy going to the seaside, swimming and walking.
Favourite quote:
"Sometimes the winner is simply a dreamer who never gave up" (Jim Morrison)
|I organise clients’ databases and am involved in back office work.
LifeGate and its philosophy have brought me closer to energy saving and environmental issues. I’m lucky to be part of a strong and close-knit family. I enjoy going to the seaside, swimming and walking.
Favourite quote:
"Sometimes the winner is simply a dreamer who never gave up" (Jim Morrison)
|I organise clients’ databases and am involved in back office work.
LifeGate and its philosophy have brought me closer to energy saving and environmental issues. I’m lucky to be part of a strong and close-knit family. I enjoy going to the seaside, swimming and walking.
Favourite quote:
"Sometimes the winner is simply a dreamer who never gave up" (Jim Morrison)
Mimmi Maselli
Contributor
Expert in media communication, I worked in the areas of marketing, events and institutional communication for MTV Italy. I was a project manager for Elita Milano and worked on many international events. For the past few years I've been working as a content editor for Red Bull Italy, as well as an editorial coordinator. As a music consultant and deejay I've specialised in organising the sound for corporate events and have collaborated with many prestigious brands, especially in the world of fashion. I worked with Alessio Bertallot in the editorial development and communication of Casa Bertallot webradio and as artistic consultant for Radio Mercato Centrale in Florence and Rome. I'm part of team Jackleg, a sound design and music production studio in Milan; I teach a workshop on the relationship between brands and music in the Masters in Music Communication at Cattolica University in Milan and am co-creator of the Baby DJ Lab project, a music lab for children and young adults.
Favourite quote: "I do some stupid things, but my heart's in the right place" (Things the Grandchildren Should Know, Eels)
Novrida Masli
Contributor
I have a Master’s Degree in Sustainability, Environment and Development from the University of Leeds in England, and studied Soil Science at undergraduate level at Bogor Agricultural University in Indonesia.
In Indonesia, until recently, I served as a consultant to the Adaptation Marketplace initiative of Indonesia WWF and previously to the Climate Change Unit of UK’s DFID in Indonesia. In the years prior I was a Climate Change Specialist at Yayasan Bina Usaha Lingkungan, one of Indonesia’s leading NGOs in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Before that I worked for the Indonesian Ministry of the Environment.
Married to an Indonesian diplomat, our family just welcomed our second child. I’m a columnist and editor of the newsletter of the Indonesian ladies association of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.
I love living a good life by exercising, applying healthy habits and being religious. I love gathering with family and friends, reading, watching movies and travelling when possible.
Luigi Mastrodonato
Contributor
I'm a freelance journalist, born in 1990. I write about human rights, migration and social issues, perhaps because they're the themes that most inspired me during my studies in Political Science, first in Milan, then in Brussels, with a few months spent studying abroad in Beirut. I always look for the personal stories behind macro-themes, and I believe they're best told through people's own words.
FAVOURITE QUOTE
"I read in self-defence" (Woody Allen)
Alessia Mauri
Energy Account Manager
I sell renewable energy and natural gas to SMEs. I firmly believe in what I do and I think it is right to encourage a sense of environmental respect in businesses, especially through renewable energies because they are an important element to safeguarding the planet. I also provide costumer care and back office activities. Client relationships are everything: kindness, helpfulness and competence are cornerstones to a positive and effective collaboration. Nowadays, these qualities are taken for granted, but they shouldn't be!
I’m an energetic girl…my job is part of who I am!
Favorite quote:
"He whose face emits no light shall never become a star."
|I sell renewable energy and natural gas to SMEs. I firmly believe in what I do and I think it is right to encourage a sense of environmental respect in businesses, especially through renewable energies because they are an important element to safeguarding the planet. I also provide costumer care and back office activities. Client relationships are everything: kindness, helpfulness and competence are cornerstones to a positive and effective collaboration. Nowadays, these qualities are taken for granted, but they shouldn't be!
I’m an energetic girl…my job is part of who I am!
Favorite quote:
"He whose face emits no light shall never become a star."
Andrew McIndoe
Contributor
Andrew McIndoe is Managing Director of Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres in Hampshire, UK. As designer of the Hillier exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower for the past 25 years he has upheld the company's unprecedented record of 66 consecutive gold medals at the show. He is a tutor and blogger at the online gardening school MyGardenSchool.
Fabio Merafino
Communication Project Manager
With a degree in Economics, I began my career as a business consultant, to then move into the world of media/entertainment and events (that I never left!) as a project manager.
I became increasingly involved in themes connected to food, sustainability, non-profit, managing communications, contents and fundraising.
In the past few years as account manager I've focused on developing partnerships with entities and businesses for (public and corporate) events and communications projects.
Now working at LifeGate, I share its themes, spirit and great passion for music... A perfect way to express all prior experiences.
Simone Molteni
Scientific Director
I lived abroad for 7 intense years. My base was the Solar Energy Laboratory at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. I worked as a researcher, and Lausanne was my home as well as a formidable springboard to then deepen my understanding of sustainability and innovation issues in London, Paris and Boston.
These were beautiful years in which I travelled a lot, founded a university spin-off and had the honor to work at the Louvre Museum (an unforgettable experience).
In 2002 I returned to Italy to launch Zero Impact®. In LifeGate I found my vision and values: my first project couldn’t have been developed elsewhere. The project was the first to educate the general public on the theme of climate change and the concept of the “environmental cost” of our lifestyles. It was a dream that exceeded my expectations.
I followed the start-up phase of the LifeGate Energy division and, as its Scientific Director, I support the definition of sustainability paths for those large businesses that decide to work with us.
I was member of the Ecolabel and Ecoaudit Committee of the European Commission and Board Member of ENEA, CESI Ricerche and ERSE. I was awarded the Rotary Prize for professionalism and the title of “Paul Harris Fellow”.
I’ve always been fond of start-ups: being awarded the Swiss-American “Venture Leaders” Prize I became NETS Ambassador for coaching high-tech start-ups.
My imprint has been the same throughout all my experiences: raising the general public’s awareness on sustainability issues and our lifestyle’s impact on the planet.
My 3 ideal conditions are: travelling in remote countries, underwater in warm seas and on top of a mountain – best with skis and three metres of snow.
Favorite quote:
“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” (Charles F. Kettering)
Sara Moraca
Contributor
Environmental journalist and science writer, as a little girl I wanted to be a judge. Then I chose to dedicate my pen to the service of scientific journalism, treating controversies related to science, technology and society with particular zeal.
Favourite quote
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Dalia Morosini
Project Manager
I completed my degree in Psychology in 2010 and since then I've always been involved in project management on the one hand, managing both B2B and European research projects, and the creation, planning and realisation of formative experiences and courses through the use of new technologies. My passion, and my work, have brought me to study and understand how the principal technological innovations can be used to the benefit of people and businesses, with a particular emphasis on the world of gamification and serious games. I've always tried to unite work with fun and that's why I started working at LifeGate, where I bring my experience in accompanying businesses and people towards leading a more sustainable lifestyle.
My greatest passion is backpacking: I love uncovering the most remote places in the world, confronting myself with different people and cultures and having my breath taken away by beautiful landscapes.
Favourite quote:
“Happiness is real only when shared” (Into the wild)
Mike Mwenda
Contributor
I’m passionate about understanding humanity and the environment we live in. I want our generation to be known for something incredible. I graduated in journalism and public relations, I have a blog where I document and write about environmental issues affecting the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). I have had the privilege of visiting Scotland, Italy and South Africa. Because traveling to me is adventurous; especially making new friends. In addition to writing about arts, environment and culture, I also advocate for women’s rights and empowerment in the Southern part of Africa.
Favourite Quote
“A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” (Joyce Brothers)
Valentina Neri
Contributor
Since I was very young, when I would ask myself what I would become as a grown-up, I always gave myself the same answer: a writer. At 22 I found myself treating the economy, environment, sustainability, lifestyles, uncovering a world that – fortunately! – isn't only for insiders, but quite the contrary. I'm a freelancer by choice, my field is that of communications (from press offices to social media) and I'm even more motivated when I can make my services available to brave associations and projects. When I'm not in front of a keyboard I run, read, bake cakes and go to concerts.
Favourite quote:
"That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones" (Raymond Carver)
Babatunde Onabajo
Contributor
I am studying for an MSc Brazil in Global Perspective at the Brazil Institute of King’s College, London. I am also completing external modules with the Lau China Institute, the Institute of North American Studies and the Department of European & International Studies. Furthermore, I am taking the Associateship of King’s College, a special award offered by the university to those with an interest in theology. Prior to postgraduate studies, I studied BSc Economics at Cardiff University. I am currently improving my German in my spare time and recently completed the King’s College, London Experience Global Award narrating my interest in German culture. I intend to continue in my studies at the Ph.D. level either in the field of Political Economy or International Relations.
Lara Orezzi
I've been working for LifeGate for about a year, since the launching of Lifegate Products (sale and installation of LED lighting). I'm lucky enough to be involved in two different sectors: administration and sales...let's just say that I don't have time to get bored, in fact, every day I am more motivated to reach new objectives. But you might not believe me when I tell you that, at home, I love staying in the dark and try to never switch the lights on.
I love dancing...even though, since becoming mother to Beatrice, I can let loose only at home in front of the mirror. My hope is that in a few years' time we'll be able to dance together.
Favourite quote:
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” M.Gandhi
Brunella Paciello
Contributor
I have been a journalist since 1982. After years of fashion, beauty and science writing, I founded a monthly magazine dedicated to dogs (Dog) that is now a portal (Dognet.it). Animals, especially dogs, and nature are my great passions — as well as a substantial component of my work.
Favourite quote: “Nature heals, the doctor cures” (Georg Groddeck)
Rocco Passafaro
Contributor
My passion for health, nutrition and sustainability are my driving force. I was born and raised in Italy, and lived eleven years in the fast-paced and densely populated city of Los Angeles.
Recently, my curiosity and true love for nature brought me to the Pacific Northwest, where evergreen trees are the canvas, where astonishing beauty meets grace and open mindedness, where I can take my commitment to health, environment and self-sufficiency to the next level.
Favorite Quote:
In nature’s economy the currency is not money, it is life. (Vandana Shiva)
Tommaso Perrone
Editor in Chief
Demonstrated leader and team manager focused on issues surrounding climate change, both the problems it creates and the solutions being sought.
I'm an environmental journalist, but I started as a blogger. I graduated in International Relations.
Favourite quote: "Shy people notice everything but don't get noticed" (Titta Di Girolamo in “The Consequences of Love”)
Enrico Pirotta
Contributor
I have been involved in marine science since 2007, first as part of my studies and in recent years as a researcher. My passion has always been the biology and ecology of marine predators, particularly marine mammals. With my work, I hope to shed light on the fascinating life of these magnificent creatures, in order to support their conservation in the face of growing human pressure on the sea.
Favourite quote:
"If I tell you that the city toward which my journey tends is discontinuous in space and time, now scattered, now more condensed, you must not believe the search for it can stop" (The Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino)
Paola Roncareggi
Media Project Manager
Texts, images and sounds are instruments that have always told the history of humankind. Today more than ever, communication opportunities have multiplied, offering an infinite range of analogical and digital tools.
Working in this world is an ongoing challenge, as well as an honor: the objective is to spread a clear message, choosing the most appropriate channels and languages.
This is translated into the creation and planning of cross-media campaigns on LifeGate’s platform (radio, web and social media) and other media, centred on open dialogues that are focused on individual communication needs. Projects concern publishing activities, online campaigns as well as real events, aimed at describing all aspects of a sustainable lifestyle. This is an activity requiring a shared understanding and a close-knit team. I believe in teamwork, I’m a sportswoman and I'm curious.
I’d rather not to be boxed into a predefined label.
Favorite quote:
“Change three behaviors a year and you’ll obtain phenomenal outcomes”. (Anonymous)
Enea Roveda
Chief Executive Officer
I’ve been working at LifeGate with great passion since 2000. Initially, I worked on the establishment of LifeGate Radio as Art Director and then as CEO, building a community of people who share a love for music and the planet. Beginning in 2010, as Marketing and Communications Director, I employed my competencies to extend LifeGate’s community through digital development, and work with businesses to create sustainable value, through consulting activities and communication projects. Since 2014 I am CEO of the LifeGate Group.
The key words of my work are: innovation, transparency, coherence.
I believe sustainability is synonymous with respect, both as far as people and businesses are concerned. I devote my life to promote this value. I eat organic and local food, and animals as little as possible. As soon as I can I backpack or get out my hybrid car to experience two-wheeled freedom.
Favorite quote:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)
|I’ve been working at LifeGate with great passion since 2000. Initially, I worked on the establishment of LifeGate Radio as Art Director and then as CEO, building a community of people who share a love for music and the planet. Beginning in 2010, as Marketing and Communications Director, I employed my competencies to extend LifeGate’s community through digital development, and work with businesses to create sustainable value, through consulting activities and communication projects. Since 2014 I am CEO of the LifeGate Group.
The key words of my work are: innovation, transparency, coherence.
I believe sustainability is synonymous with respect, both as far as people and businesses are concerned. I devote my life to promote this value. I eat organic and local food, and animals as little as possible. As soon as I can I backpack or get out my hybrid car to experience two-wheeled freedom.
Favorite quote:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)
|I’ve been working at LifeGate with great passion since 2000. Initially, I worked on the establishment of LifeGate Radio as Art Director and then as CEO, building a community of people who share a love for music and the planet. Beginning in 2010, as Marketing and Communications Director, I employed my competencies to extend LifeGate’s community through digital development, and work with businesses to create sustainable value, through consulting activities and communication projects. Since 2014 I am CEO of the LifeGate Group.
The key words of my work are: innovation, transparency, coherence.
I believe sustainability is synonymous with respect, both as far as people and businesses are concerned. I devote my life to promote this value. I eat organic and local food, and animals as little as possible. As soon as I can I backpack or get out my hybrid car to experience two-wheeled freedom.
Favorite quote:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)
|I’ve been working at LifeGate with great passion since 2000. Initially, I worked on the establishment of LifeGate Radio as Art Director and then as CEO, building a community of people who share a love for music and the planet. Beginning in 2010, as Marketing and Communications Director, I employed my competencies to extend LifeGate’s community through digital development, and work with businesses to create sustainable value, through consulting activities and communication projects. Since 2014 I am CEO of the LifeGate Group.
The key words of my work are: innovation, transparency, coherence.
I believe sustainability is synonymous with respect, both as far as people and businesses are concerned. I devote my life to promote this value. I eat organic and local food, and animals as little as possible. As soon as I can I backpack or get out my hybrid car to experience two-wheeled freedom.
Favorite quote:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)
|I’ve been working at LifeGate with great passion since 2000. Initially, I worked on the establishment of LifeGate Radio as Art Director and then as CEO, building a community of people who share a love for music and the planet. Beginning in 2010, as Marketing and Communications Director, I employed my competencies to extend LifeGate’s community through digital development, and work with businesses to create sustainable value, through consulting activities and communication projects. Since 2014 I am CEO of the LifeGate Group.
The key words of my work are: innovation, transparency, coherence.
I believe sustainability is synonymous with respect, both as far as people and businesses are concerned. I devote my life to promote this value. I eat organic and local food, and animals as little as possible. As soon as I can I backpack or get out my hybrid car to experience two-wheeled freedom.
Favorite quote:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)
|I’ve been working at LifeGate with great passion since 2000. Initially, I worked on the establishment of LifeGate Radio as Art Director and then as CEO, building a community of people who share a love for music and the planet. Beginning in 2010, as Marketing and Communications Director, I employed my competencies to extend LifeGate’s community through digital development, and work with businesses to create sustainable value, through consulting activities and communication projects. Since 2014 I am CEO of the LifeGate Group.
The key words of my work are: innovation, transparency, coherence.
I believe sustainability is synonymous with respect, both as far as people and businesses are concerned. I devote my life to promote this value. I eat organic and local food, and animals as little as possible. As soon as I can I backpack or get out my hybrid car to experience two-wheeled freedom.
Favorite quote:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Mahatma Gandhi)
Roberta Sala
Administration
After 14 years working as a secretary for Fattoria Scaldasole, I began working at LifeGate in 2000, in the Accounting and Administration office.
I spend the little spare time my family “grants” me reading and listening to music.
Favourite quote:
"One of the most beautiful things in life, is to find someone who can understand you, without the need to give many explanations" (Khalil Gibran)
|After 14 years working as a secretary for Fattoria Scaldasole, I began working at LifeGate in 2000, in the Accounting and Administration office.
I spend the little spare time my family “grants” me reading and listening to music.
Favourite quote:
"One of the most beautiful things in life, is to find someone who can understand you, without the need to give many explanations" (Khalil Gibran)
Simone Santi
Contributor
I'm a sports journalist but have been working as a political reporter for a long time. Sometimes I travel and always come back too early. I was born, grew up and have always lived in Rome, with all its advantages and limits. I'm convinced that attention to civil rights and environmental protection is the foundation for good politics.
Favourite quote:
“All books about all revolutions begin with a chapter that describes the decay of tottering authority or the misery and sufferings of the people. They should begin with a psychological chapter, one that shows how a harassed, terrified man suddenly breaks his terror, stops being afraid” (Ryszard Kapuscinski)
Flavio Santoro
Managing Director of LifeGate Rome
After many years working in strategic consulting for top management tiers, I focused my professional activity on developing consulting and communication projects to improve environmental performance and businesses' positioning in various commodities sectors.
In this context, the encounter with LifeGate was inevitable, since its team and network represent excellence in these fields.
Since 2007 I have been closely collaborating with LifeGate to develop projects for those clients who work or have HQs in Rome and southern Italy.
At a personal level, I really believe in the need to adopt a sustainable lifestyle. I am thus careful about my choices, in life and concerning what I consume. I love travelling and to do so I prefer to sail!
Favourite quote:
“The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the others find an excuse” (African proverb)
Gloria Schiavi
Contributor
A newbie freelance journalist, I knowingly chose this path whilst enrolling in a Master’s Degree at the City University of London: the experience as news correspondent for the United Nations and collaborations with mostly foreigner newspapers made me conscious of the goodness of my decision. I’ve always been sensible to sustainability, social justice and the environment. Indeed, I write about these issues, trying to work in the public's interest.
Favourite quote:
"Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie" (Khaled Hosseini)
Vandana Shiva
Navdanya
Dr. Vandana Shiva, scientist, ecologist, activist, and author, is one of the world’s most dynamic and provocative thinkers on agricultural systems and the environment, women’s issues, and global systems. She is founder and director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy in India, Navdanya and more recently of Europe-based Navdanya International Association in Italy. Winner of the Right Livelihood Award in 1993 (the alternative Nobel Peace Prize), Time Magazine identified her as an “environmental hero” and in 2001 Asia Week named her one of the five most important persons of Asia.
Ruchi Shroff
Navdanya International
Director of Navdanya International, based in Rome, Italy, which is the international arm of Navdanya, an organisation headquartered in India that has been working for over 30 year towards the conservation and rejuvenation of agro-biodiversity, traditional knowledge and a transition towards a food system that ensures ecological sustainability, climate resilience, health and nutrition, equity and social justice.
She co-ordinates the international programs and campaigns related to Seed Freedom, food sovereignty as well as resistance to GMOs, free trade agreements, seed monopolies and biopiracy. One of her interests lies in investigating the true costs of the industrial food system paradigm and its impacts on agro biodiversity, socio-economic and ecological sustainability. Trained in physics, economics and management, she has worked for over a decade with social movements in the defence and protection of the environment as well as democratic rights of minorities and indigenous communities.
Favourite quote: “Today's food is so toxic that when you sit down eating, rather than saying ‘Enjoy your meal’, it would be better to say ‘Good luck’” (Pierre Rabhi)
Camilla Soldati
Digital Editor
I've always been fascinated by the world of languages because, to me, it means bringing people together. It also offers the precious opportunity of learning new things every day, whilst discovering new cultures and exploring things from new perspectives.
I like travelling, meeting new people, and exchanging ideas. I love strolling with my four-legged friend, the “waldeinsamkeit”, and eating well in good company. I love mountain air, the breath after hiking, the sound of the snow under my skis, and the sound of silence underwater.
Favourite quote: "The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?". (David Attemborough)
Maria Spanò
Grafica
Before I began working for LifeGate I was employed by an Internet Service Provider. I enjoy turning everything into graphics. To me it is important to always create beautiful things, whilst respecting people and the environment. I persist in doing everything on my own and I always test myself because I’m searching for my limits. I love photography but I don’t like being photographed.
Favourite quote:
"Jokingly, we can say everything, even the truth" (Sigmund Freud)
Roberto Sposini
Chief mobility editor
Roberto Sposini, journalist, from Milan, born in 1967, coordinator and moderator of academies, talks, webinars and thematic events at institutions and companies, holds the role of Chief mobility editor in LifeGate. Already director of national publications, he wrote on the pages of the most authoritative newspapers. Author (for Edizioni Ambiente) of “Neomateriali nell’Economia Circolare. Automotive”, speaker and chairman at conferences and events dedicated to green economy and environmental issues, contributes to the management of meetings related to sustainability, innovation, environment, mobility, circular economy and technology. Many of his interventions as an expert in “Ultima Spiaggia” and “Greentour”, radio appointments of RaiRadio1 and Rai Isoradio.
Favourite quote:
“But the true voyagers are only those who leave
Just to be leaving; hearts light, like balloons,
They never turn aside from their fatality
And without knowing why they always say: ‘Let’s go!’
Those whose desires have the form of the clouds”
(Charles Baudelaire)
Emanuela Taverna
Senior Project Manager
I’m Senior Project Manager in LifeGate Consulting & Media. I came to LifeGate after working as a professional journalist, culminating in the amazing experience of Expo Milan 2015, where I was a member of the newsroom at ExpoNet, the World Fair’s official magazine. I’ve writtenfor a number of Italian and international media. In LifeGate I coordinate projects, contents and events on the topics I care about most: sustainability.
A true Milanese now in Monza, I don’t trust who isn’t in a rush. I love stories: my passions are cinema, theatre, books and exhibitions. My heart is split between two men – Raffaele and Jacopo – but fortunately I don’t have to choose between them.
Favourite quote:
“For since happiness is man’s last end, it must consist in that which has the greatest hold on man’s affections” (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Joso Vásconez
Contributor
I studied Sociology in Ecuador but what I am really passionate about is music, books and the Internet. I don’t think I could ever survive without my guitar and my books. I am obsessed with challenging pre-set knowledge, in order to improve it and pave the way to a brighter future. For me, there is no definitive truth. There is always something to question, change and expand. Life is fleeting, but I believe it is more than enough to build a better world.
Favourite quote
There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and nuclear power: the will. (Albert Einstein)
Lorenza Vianini
Energy: Operations Provisioning
I’m in charge of helping clients stipulate their electricity and gas contracts and support them up to the invoicing stage. I love travelling and I alternate visiting mountain and seaside locations. I like reading and listening to every musical genre.
Favourite quote:
"There's a real magic in enthusiasm"
|I’m in charge of helping clients stipulate their electricity and gas contracts and support them up to the invoicing stage. I love travelling and I alternate visiting mountain and seaside locations. I like reading and listening to every musical genre.
Favourite quote:
"There's a real magic in enthusiasm"
Paul Watson
Sea Shepherd
Paul Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting marine wildlife worldwide. Over the years, Captain Watson has exhibited a remarkable diversity in his activism, including:
- Co-founder of Greenpeace in 1972 and Greenpeace International in 1979
- Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977
- Field Correspondent for Defenders of Wildlife, from 1976 to 1980
- Field representative for the Fund for Animals from 1978 to 1981
- Representative for the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals in 1979
- Co-founder of Friends of the Wolf in 1984
- Co-founder of Earthforce Environmental Society in 1977
- Director of the National Board of the Sierra Club USA from 2003 to 2006
At Sea Shepherd Watson has served as master and commander on seven different ships since 1978. Now he continues to lead Sea Shepherd campaigns to protect defenseless marine wildlife around the world.
“I have been honored to serve the whales, dolphins, seals – and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me. If the whales survive and flourish, if the seals continue to live and give birth, and if I can contribute to ensuring their future prosperity, I will be forever happy.”
About Us
LifeGate was founded in 2000, stemming from the experience of Marco Roveda matured over the course of the 1980s with Fattoria Scaldasole, the first company in Italy to enter the large retail market with an organic product.
Ever since, the goal has been to promote a just and sustainable world, in which circularity is the future: like in friendship and love, taking and giving back are the foundations of relationships between people, businesses and the planet. A world in which sustainable lifestyles concern all aspects of each persons’ daily life, defining every individual’s relationship to their own set of values and those of others. A conscientious approach that redefines the concept of progress by taking environmental, social and economic factors into account.
LifeGate is a benefit corporation, considered the point of reference for sustainability in Italy, which brings together a community of over 6 million people interested or passionate about sustainability themes. LifeGate works with passion and determination to share information, projects and services engaging an expanding network of people, businesses, NGOs and institutions that are committed to building a sustainable future.
LifeGate supports BUSINESSES to improve their sustainability characteristics through consulting, strategic communication and environmental projects. Through its media network, it provides PEOPLE with information and concrete tools to embrace sustainability in all their life choices and become protagonists of a new social order.
VISION
Creating a healthy, fair and sustainable world. Locating our future in circularity: giving and receiving must be the foundations of relationships between people, businesses and the planet, exactly as in friendship and in love.
MISSION
Creating the largest international network of information and services for people, businesses, NGOs and institutions working towards a sustainable future. LifeGate wants to be the hub of sustainable innovation, helping companies position themselves, and engage with new generations through environmental and social projects aimed at building a better future.