Voices

Gender gap, Donata Columbro: “The goal is not data, but equal rights and responsibilities”

Gender gap, Donata Columbro: “The goal is not data, but equal rights and responsibilities”

What do we mean by gender equality in the workplace? An equal number of women and men among employees? Half of leadership roles filled by women and half by men? Are we sure that splitting everything...

River systems amidst laws, policies and economy: the interviews of RM60

River systems amidst laws, policies and economy: the interviews of RM60

The Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #60, focused on rivers, provides a broad, international overview of the complex interactions between human society and river ecosystems, addressing th...

Cory Doctorow: “The creeping digitisation of society brings forth the enshittification of it”

Cory Doctorow: “The creeping digitisation of society brings forth the enshittification of it”

He was the European Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation for many years; he’s on the front lines for digital rights; an essayist, science fiction writer, and one of the most influent...

Offshore wind power, an industrial opportunity to be unlocked now

Offshore wind power, an industrial opportunity to be unlocked now

If onshore wind projects are slowing down in areas such as Sardinia, it is the MASE (Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security) that is blocking the development of several GW at sea: for month...

Sèamus Boland: “Poverty is among the factors of political instability in the EU”

Sèamus Boland: “Poverty is among the factors of political instability in the EU”

The European Union is increasingly under attack. To the east, a new Iron Curtain takes a hybrid and permeable form, with drones, moats and mined areas prepared to stop Russian tanks. To the west, on...

Beyond environmental impact: bringing people and governance back to the core of ESG

Beyond environmental impact: bringing people and governance back to the core of ESG

When it comes to ESG measurement systems and reporting processes, both public debate and corporate practice appear to focus almost exclusively on environmental issues, while social and governance th...

Elizabeth A. Koch: “Who is missing from the rooms of water diplomacy?”

Elizabeth A. Koch: “Who is missing from the rooms of water diplomacy?”

For much of modern history, water diplomacy has been a predominantly male domain. From engineers, hydrologists, and agronomists designing irrigation systems to the “hydro-bureaucrats” ma...

Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach

Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach

Europe is awaiting a new strategy for the bioeconomy. According to a number of sources at Renewable Matter, a draft document is expected to be submitted at the end of November in Copenhagen, De...

In memory of Jane Goodall

In memory of Jane Goodall

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Republished below is the interview conducted in 2018 by Editor-in-Chief Emanuele Bompan to celebra...

Water: 1 in 4 without safe access. Arrojo-Agudo: the real figure is double that

Water: 1 in 4 without safe access. Arrojo-Agudo: the real figure is double that

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Fifteen years after the historic UN resolution that established access to safe drinking water and ...

Perspectives on the animal world: RM58 interviews

Perspectives on the animal world: RM58 interviews

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #58, devoted to Animals, explores the complex contradic...

Heidelberg Materials: A Global Strategy to Reduce the Emissions of Cement

Heidelberg Materials: A Global Strategy to Reduce the Emissions of Cement

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The cement industry is one of the most hard-to-abate industrial sectors in terms of decarbonisatio...

Flood risk prevention, Günter Bloschl: “Statistics are useful but not sufficient”

Flood risk prevention, Günter Bloschl: “Statistics are useful but not sufficient”

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in iitaliano On 27 August, during the 2025 edition of World Water Week, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden awarded...

Luca Conti: “E.On is pushing for renewables and electrification”

Luca Conti: “E.On is pushing for renewables and electrification”

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano E.On continues to grow in Italy. The German group reached 1.1 million customers across the country...

PrimaLoft, Erika Enquist: “Reducing emissions throughout our value chain is a critical priority”

PrimaLoft, Erika Enquist: “Reducing emissions throughout our value chain is a critical priority”

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Sustainability is an increasingly urgent issue in the textile industry, where manufacturing proces...

Beyond human limits: the interviews from RM57

Beyond human limits: the interviews from RM57

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For the Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #57, focused on Human Tech, we truly put ourselves ...

Haiki+ strengthens integrated lead-acid battery recycling chain

Haiki+ strengthens integrated lead-acid battery recycling chain

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 1st of July, Haiki+ S.p.A. acquired 100% of the capital of Ecobat Resources Italy S.r.l., o...

Codognola (Itelyum): “EU should introduce single energy price for strategic projects”

Codognola (Itelyum): “EU should introduce single energy price for strategic projects”

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There is no point in denying the evidence. The Green Deal was losing its appeal, caught between po...

Visions of the future from the Global South: interviews from RM56

Visions of the future from the Global South: interviews from RM56

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For issue 56 of Renewable Matter, focused on the Global South, we brought three experts to th...

Wastewater Directive: the race for circular biorefineries is on

Wastewater Directive: the race for circular biorefineries is on

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The revision of the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (2024/3019) sets increasingly ambitiou...