Guido Venosta – work and career at Pirelli

Guido Venosta joined Pirelli in 1939, three months after the death of his father, who had been its General Manager. After the war he became Managing Director of Pirelli Ltd. based in London. He returned to Italy and continued working there until 1977. For more than a decade he would have two jobs: in 1966 he joined the newly founded AIRC, to which he would make a fundamental contribution until his death in 1998.

Quick Take — PFAS are present in the majority of drinking water samples in Italy and France

PFAS are present in 79% of drinking water samples analysed by Greenpeace Italy. The figure is alarming because we are talking about a large group of poly and perfluoroalkyl substances, some of which are classified as carcinogenic. If you think Greenpeace may have got it wrong, just look at what is happening beyond the Alps: two mass campaigns, made public on Thursday 23 January, and conducted separately by the consumer association UFC-Que Choice and the environmental NGO Generations Futures on the one hand, and the analysis laboratory Eurofins on the other, suggest that almost all French people are exposed to these toxic substances through their drinking water, and in the vast majority of cases at rates exceeding the theoretical quality threshold. PFAS: Drinking water in France is massively contaminated with ‘eternal pollutants’, especially in Paris. Read also : Bottled or tap water?

There is no minimum consumption of alcoholic beverages that is ‘safe’ for health

The consumption of alcohol can cause at least seven different types of cancer, even if only small amounts are consumed. The most affected areas are the mouth and throat, larynx, oesophagus, colorectum, liver and breast (in women). This was reconfirmed by the US Surgeon General in January 2025 but in Italy social pressure is put on those who do not drink