{"id":54925,"date":"2024-04-03T09:11:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=54925"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:47:18","slug":"interview-silvia-ombellini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/interview-silvia-ombellini\/","title":{"rendered":"You must be the change you wish to see in the world: Interview with Silvia Ombellini, founder of Ecobnb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ecobnb has revolutionized the tourism sector through an eco-sustainable perspective. An interview with Silvia Ombellini, in the Italian magazine &#8220;Il Punto&#8221;, retraces the entire path taken by Silvia and Simone Riccardi to create Ecobnb, the largest community dedicated to sustainable tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seven questions of the journalist <strong>Daniele Saccani<\/strong> to Silvia Ombellini explore how Ecobnb was born and the story of Silvia and Simone. Both architects, <strong>their connection with environmental sustainability <\/strong>has led them to deepen themes such as bio-architecture and the use of natural materials. The desire to find<strong> sustainable accommodation<\/strong> drove them to devise a platform that would be the meeting point between responsible travelers and <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/changing-your-life-incredibile-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hospitality facilities that were investing in a better future<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, in 2011 <strong>ViaggiVerdi <\/strong>was born, which after a formative experience in the United States became <strong>Ecobnb<\/strong>, a social enterprise with headquarters in Trentino, founded together with Carla Soffritti, and with the help of several collaborators, including<a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/new-technologies-change-travel-interview-david-orban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> David Orban<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/author\/chiaramarras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chiara Marras<\/a>, Pietro Boraschi, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/author\/nastja\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nastja Logar<\/a>, Prerna Prasad and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Viaggi Verdi\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X7zvICMoPrw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/ecobnb.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today humanity stands at a crossroads: we must decide how to save the planet from climate change. <strong>This is the challenge of our time<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can act by doing something important in our small daily choices. From what we put in the shopping cart, to the means of transport we go to work; from what we cook every day, to our holidays. Through small changes, we can achieve significant transformations. This is why the motto of the Ecobnb community is: &#8220;<strong>You must be the change you wish to see in the world<\/strong>&#8221; -Gandhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the <strong>full interview<\/strong> and the seven questions to Silvia Ombellini published in the magazine &#8220;Il Punto&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><object class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Intervista-Silvia-Ombellini-ecobnb_c.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Interview to Silvia Ombellini.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-5fe672b9-1b6d-40f3-b09d-b2bdf4c71eec\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Intervista-Silvia-Ombellini-ecobnb_c.pdf\">Interview to Silvia Ombellini<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Intervista-Silvia-Ombellini-ecobnb_c.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-5fe672b9-1b6d-40f3-b09d-b2bdf4c71eec\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecobnb has revolutionized the tourism sector through an eco-sustainable perspective. 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