Maria Zinutti holds a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Territorial Development and a Bachelor’s Degree in International and Social Political Sciences. Both her thesis were focused on the topic of sustainable economics – an economic system with environmental and social issues at its core, and above all, that aims at ensuring wellbeing within planetary boundaries – which is her main topic of interest and research. In the last years, she lived in different countries (Colombia, Malaysia, Belgium, France, Brazil, US and Switzerland), working and studying sustainability, education, cooperation and diplomacy. She currently collaborates with platforms and organizations related to Ecological Economics, the Post-growth vision, and with the Italian Green Party.