At the onset of the pandemic, it was widely believed that the sharing economy would collapse for good. However, this proved to be wrong: the ecological dimension of car sharing, car pooling, fashion sharing and other similar practices is driving these markets
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Young entrepreneurs have a host of ideas in times of crisis to facilitate entrance into the workforce, especially for the most vulnerable sectors of the population. Here are some of the most innovative ones
They were among those essential workers who were still active during the lockdown. In Italy, for several years now their fate has been decided in the Courts, but the 2019 Salva Imprese’ decree is seeking to bring order. Many answers are still needed, and the first is about their safety.
Airbnb, Uber, WeWork & the largest companies in the sharing economy have been badly hit by Covid-19. Has the sharing economy reached the end of the line? We asked Marta Mainieri, founder of Collaboriamo.org and curator of Sharitaly
Room and board in exchange for a few hours of daily farm work. This is not a passing fad for alternative travellers, but a trend that each year, thanks to the economic crisis and a greater awareness towards the environment, is garnering increasing numbers of participants. The Wwoofing phenomenon
The protocol between the Ministry of Education and Asvis focuses on the dissemination and understanding among students and teachers of the UN’s 2030 Agenda topics, promoting projects and competitions in all educational levels. After the first edition was started in 2016, it has now been renewed for another three years
What am I buying ? This is a question that consumers are increasingly asking. And companies (if they want to be successful) have to do their part to help them respond in the right way
Not just homes, cars and travel: there are now apps that allow you to save and share in different areas of everyday life
An anthology of key-words from the latest essay by Rossella Sobrero, an expert in social communication and contributor of the Salone of Csr of Milan: we’re in the middle of an extraordinary evolution. This is why we need a new vocabulary.
The very first public-sector sustainability manager course is under way. Leading the course is ex-minister and president of Istat Enrico Giovannini, current spokesperson for the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development: The way that the public system works needs to change .
A simple decision to share becomes a very real business opportunity. Peer-to-peer eating’ is becoming an increasingly fierce market. Read on to find out how you can become a personal chef and turn your own kitchen into a restaurant
With a total of over 41 million euros collected in 2017 and an increase of 45% compared to the previous year, crowdfunding is the instrument with the highest potential for startuppers, businesspeople and creative people. But how do you build a successful crowdfunding campaign?
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.