[1] He has lived on 4 continents, is fluent in 7 languages, is a resident of Japan since 1994 and spends most of his time in South Africa.

[16][17][18] Gunter Pauli is committed to design and implement a competitive business model which respond to people’s needs using what is locally available.

He introduced “The Blue Economy” philosophy in 1994 when asked by the United Nations to reflect on the business models of the future in preparation for COP 3 in Japan where the Kyoto Protocol was decided.

The CCI thus planned to pay €500,000 to the foundation for the identification and development of projects and job creation on the territory.

In 2020 he made the headlines in the Italian press for controversial statements on the coronavirus,[24] including those – lacking scientific evidence – that see the 5G network connected to the Covid-19 epidemic.