Freedom of Choice: Articles & News
The von der Leyen Presidency of the EU Commission has embarrassed most of the media. Not because she is the first woman, but because she was elected with a restricted majority, 9 votes out of the 14 coming from the M5S. On the one hand, this has highlighted the error of having ignored the non-existence […]
Incredible strides have been made by the LGBT community in gaining rights and respect. It is no longer socially expectable in many areas to act with homophobia or discrimination towards those with different sexual or gender-related preferences. Following in the citizens’ path, companies have learned that by openly discriminating or supporting anti-LGBT endeavors, they lose […]
Air travel connects us. It makes it so that we don’t have to take boats across large oceans. It turns weeks and months of travel time into just hours. It just simplifies our life in many ways. But this is not enough, according to some establishments representatives. The Netherlands and France are trying to enlist […]
In 2016, the war on sugar, in the form of taxes, started and now over 35 different national governments, states, and cities have implemented a sugar tax. The goal of these taxes was to reduce obesity and rising levels of diabetes. However, because of the necessary changes in food formulas, it also changed the taste […]
Sustainable agriculture is the best tool to defeat poverty and slow down immigration. Sustainable palm oil plantations help promote economic and social development and environmental sustainability. In the heart of Africa, more precisely in the Central African Republic, the Piedmontese priest Federico Trinchero leads a project that employs 500 young people, taking them away from armed groups, in the production […]
The number of sales of ‘free from products’ is in freefall. Figures from the Osservatorio Immagino confirm that the growth of + 2.3% in 2017 has fallen to almost 0 (+ 0.1% overall in 2018). Most of the “free from” products suffered a significant drop in sales: no preservatives (-4%), no dyes (-5.8%), no hydrogenated fats […]
The environment needs to be saved – but not at the cost of developing nations For those who can afford to have a smart thermostat, which regulates the temperature based on outside temperatures, it is a great convenience. But it has a cost. Environmental protection and development are undoubtedly just and noble causes but they […]
The new comparative study Free-from Palm Oil, but more saturates and less sustainable shows that the claim “Free-from palm oil” is highly deceiving for the consumer. READ THE SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH The label “Free-from Palm Oil” is used to convince the consumer that food products without palm oil not only have a healthier nutritional profile […]
How some companies manipulate the concept of sustainability for commercial purposes, damaging the environment and biodiversity. They spread Fake News and deceive free market rules. Sustainability. It is the variable on which both our future and that of our planet depends on. Governments really do little to promote it. The institutions that should protect our […]
The problem is not equality. We are for diversity, and we promote it in Europe. Said Ralph Dahrendorf, who we want to commemorate 10 years after his passing. JOIN the conference “In reforming the EU the problem is not inequality, but fostering individual diversity” the 24th of June at 5.00 pm at Sala del Cenacolo, Chamber […]