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Laura Gallo

CEO

Coffeefrom

Milan, Italy

1 profile visitSustainable/circular solution provider

I am Laura Gallo, founder, and CEO of Coffeefrom, an innovative start-up with social purpose based in Milan, Italy. Who else is passionate about coffee?

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Coffeefrom

Coffeefrom

Start-up company

Milan, Italy

At Coffeefrom, we are passionate about bridging the gap between coffee waste and sustainable materials. We collect spent coffee grounds from nearby industries, stock it and, thanks to our compounding partner, we create polymers with it. Our materials are ever improving through R&D strategies, in order to match numerous new applications. Our mission is to promote circularity in the coffee supply chain through a model of industrial symbiosis. Working with vulnerable workers, we aim to enhance the project's social impact, benefiting both the community and the planet.
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About me

After graduating in Economics at the University of Pavia, and spending some years working around the world, I returned to Italy and continued my carreer in management positions for both profit and non-profit organizations. I am today CEO of the social enterprise Il Giardinone, a gardening cooperative that employs fragile workers.

I believe that with strong ideas and a grounded practical sense we can address the most ambitious of climate challenges.

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Skills

  • economics
  • Management

Interests

  • coffee
  • biotechnology
  • circular economy
  • social impact

Marketplace (1)

  • Product

    Creating polymers out of coffee waste

    Coffeefrom is a circular economy project that creates new value out of coffee post-industrial grounds through reuse-remanufacture-reduce.

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Plastics/Chemicals
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    Laura Gallo

    CEO at Coffeefrom

    Milan, Italy