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Carlo Stella

Managing Partner

Global Practice Leader, Sustainability

United Arab Emirates

Carlo is Manging Partner and Global Head of Sustainability Practice

Carlo Stella

Areas of Focus

Education

Politecnico di Torino (Italy),
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Past Experience

CERN (Geneva)
internship

Country Grouping
MENA

Carlo Stella

Carlo is Managing Partner and Global Head of Sustainability Practice.

His main areas of expertise cover strategy definition, organizational design, transformation programs where he infuses sustainability as relevant for the clients. He has practiced his skills in several industries, such as postal, travel, private equity, FMCG, manufacturing and financial services before focusing more in latter years on utilities and public sector.

Accustomed to work with multicultural teams in different countries, Carlo started his career with Arthur D. Little in Italy, where he was involved in projects in several countries, e.g., Belgium, China, Croatia, France, Italy and Switzerland. In 2013, Carlo participated in the Arthur D. Little international mobility program, and then transferred permanently to the Dubai office.

Beyond his role as Global Practice Leder, Sustainability Practice Carlo is actively engaged in company development through his active participation in the internal ESG Steering Committee as well as in leading the ESG and Collaboration initiatives in ADL Middle East and India

Carlo is fluent in Italian, English and French, and has basic communication skills in Arabic.

Aluminum: The path to green
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Aluminum: The path to green
Global aluminum consumption is on a path to reach 124 million tons by 2030, but growth comes at an environmental cost. Production of the silvery white element is energy-intensive, pumping out more CO2 than most other metals. In the context of decarbonization pledges, the onus is on the aluminum industry to build a greener future. This Viewpoint examines the many facets of green aluminum with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its potential to lead the change.
Find out more
Seabed mining: A $20 trillion opportunity
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Seabed mining: A $20 trillion opportunity
Seabed mining offers a unique US $20 trillion opportunity to extract critical minerals that are essential for batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), and other green technologies. This Viewpoint explores the economic potential and environmental impact of seabed mining as an alternative to traditional land-based mining, which faces challenges due to declining ore grades, stricter environmental regulations, and rising production costs.
Find out more
Oil, petrochemicals & water: Finding a new equilibrium
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Oil, petrochemicals & water: Finding a new equilibrium
Water is a vital resource for human life — and for many industrial processes. Water scarcity is a growing global trend, exacerbated by climate change and increasing demand. As major users of water, how can the oil refining and petrochemical sectors improve water management, guarantee supply, and protect the local environment? This Viewpoint explains the current context and outlines strategies to meet the industry’s current and future water challenges.
Find out more
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Aerospace & Defense
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Defense entities are facing increasing complexity. While defense budgets are decreasing in real terms, the range of threats is widening. Managing the integration of technology and capabilities across land, sea, air, and space is ever more crucial. These challenges require an emphasis on core defense activities. Expanding private sector participation (PSP) in noncore defense services and assets is an option that improves focus, meets challenges, and frees up budgets for frontline activities.
Find out more
Hydrogen
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Hydrogen
While much of the focus on achieving net zero has been on green electricity, momentum is growing behind hydrogen within the energy transition, with the IEA predicting a four-fold increase in demand between now and 2040.
Find out more
Water supply for mining industry
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Water supply for mining industry: The Chile case
Carlo Stella
Government agencies, water and wastewater utilities, and engineering and mining companies are seeking to optimize water supply, decrease water consumption, and recycle water needed for sustainable production of critical metals and minerals. Recently, Arthur D. Little (ADL) took a deep dive into mining in Chile and studied the actions the industry there took to address the country’s water scarcity issues. Other parts of the world struggle with similar obstacles and may find guidance in this Viewpoint useful to help overcome them.
Find out more
Taking demand-side response to the household level
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Energy Efficiency
Taking demand-side response to the household level
Florence Carlot, Carlo Stella
Within an extremely limited period and without a break, Europe — and the world as a whole — is undergoing the second consecutive major shock spanning geographies and industries. Both businesses and households alike are feeling the depths of the current energy crisis in their energy bills. However, this ongoing crisis will undoubtedly represent opportunities, too.
Find out more
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella
Exploring the state of sustainability & the challenges to adoption
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
How decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization transform the energy and resources sector
Find out more
Corporate sustainability – Using your ecosystem to sustain the ecosystem
Carlo Stella, Martijn Eikelenboom, Trung Ghi, Florent Nansé
It has been nearly 25 years since the Brundtland Report introduced the modern concept of sustainable development, highlighting its three fundamental components – the environment, the economy, and society. Yet since then, despite the many global, regional, and local goals, pledges, and initiatives, society has been largely ineffective in transforming discussions around sustainability into concrete and strategic actions.
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Paving the way for green hydrogen
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
Key considerations for green H2 deployment Green hydrogen (H2) has become a key topic on the agenda of policy makers and industrial players, driven both by the global decarbonization push and the commercial opportunities that it could bring. Although ambitious targets have been set and multiple projects announced, the road toward the green H2 economy is contingent on several critical conditions across the policy, supply, infrastructure, and demand front, which we explore in this Viewpoint.
Find out more
An unprecedented opportunity for a new start
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella
Rethinking corporations’ role for a sustainable future
Find out more

Carlo Stella

Carlo is Managing Partner and Global Head of Sustainability Practice.

His main areas of expertise cover strategy definition, organizational design, transformation programs where he infuses sustainability as relevant for the clients. He has practiced his skills in several industries, such as postal, travel, private equity, FMCG, manufacturing and financial services before focusing more in latter years on utilities and public sector.

Accustomed to work with multicultural teams in different countries, Carlo started his career with Arthur D. Little in Italy, where he was involved in projects in several countries, e.g., Belgium, China, Croatia, France, Italy and Switzerland. In 2013, Carlo participated in the Arthur D. Little international mobility program, and then transferred permanently to the Dubai office.

Beyond his role as Global Practice Leder, Sustainability Practice Carlo is actively engaged in company development through his active participation in the internal ESG Steering Committee as well as in leading the ESG and Collaboration initiatives in ADL Middle East and India

Carlo is fluent in Italian, English and French, and has basic communication skills in Arabic.

Aluminum: The path to green
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Aluminum: The path to green
Global aluminum consumption is on a path to reach 124 million tons by 2030, but growth comes at an environmental cost. Production of the silvery white element is energy-intensive, pumping out more CO2 than most other metals. In the context of decarbonization pledges, the onus is on the aluminum industry to build a greener future. This Viewpoint examines the many facets of green aluminum with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its potential to lead the change.
Find out more
Seabed mining: A $20 trillion opportunity
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Seabed mining: A $20 trillion opportunity
Seabed mining offers a unique US $20 trillion opportunity to extract critical minerals that are essential for batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), and other green technologies. This Viewpoint explores the economic potential and environmental impact of seabed mining as an alternative to traditional land-based mining, which faces challenges due to declining ore grades, stricter environmental regulations, and rising production costs.
Find out more
Oil, petrochemicals & water: Finding a new equilibrium
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Oil, petrochemicals & water: Finding a new equilibrium
Water is a vital resource for human life — and for many industrial processes. Water scarcity is a growing global trend, exacerbated by climate change and increasing demand. As major users of water, how can the oil refining and petrochemical sectors improve water management, guarantee supply, and protect the local environment? This Viewpoint explains the current context and outlines strategies to meet the industry’s current and future water challenges.
Find out more
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Aerospace & Defense
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Defense entities are facing increasing complexity. While defense budgets are decreasing in real terms, the range of threats is widening. Managing the integration of technology and capabilities across land, sea, air, and space is ever more crucial. These challenges require an emphasis on core defense activities. Expanding private sector participation (PSP) in noncore defense services and assets is an option that improves focus, meets challenges, and frees up budgets for frontline activities.
Find out more
Hydrogen
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Hydrogen
While much of the focus on achieving net zero has been on green electricity, momentum is growing behind hydrogen within the energy transition, with the IEA predicting a four-fold increase in demand between now and 2040.
Find out more
Water supply for mining industry
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Water supply for mining industry: The Chile case
Carlo Stella
Government agencies, water and wastewater utilities, and engineering and mining companies are seeking to optimize water supply, decrease water consumption, and recycle water needed for sustainable production of critical metals and minerals. Recently, Arthur D. Little (ADL) took a deep dive into mining in Chile and studied the actions the industry there took to address the country’s water scarcity issues. Other parts of the world struggle with similar obstacles and may find guidance in this Viewpoint useful to help overcome them.
Find out more
Taking demand-side response to the household level
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Energy Efficiency
Taking demand-side response to the household level
Florence Carlot, Carlo Stella
Within an extremely limited period and without a break, Europe — and the world as a whole — is undergoing the second consecutive major shock spanning geographies and industries. Both businesses and households alike are feeling the depths of the current energy crisis in their energy bills. However, this ongoing crisis will undoubtedly represent opportunities, too.
Find out more
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Overcoming the challenges to sustainability
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella
Exploring the state of sustainability & the challenges to adoption
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
How decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization transform the energy and resources sector
Find out more
Corporate sustainability – Using your ecosystem to sustain the ecosystem
Carlo Stella, Martijn Eikelenboom, Trung Ghi, Florent Nansé
It has been nearly 25 years since the Brundtland Report introduced the modern concept of sustainable development, highlighting its three fundamental components – the environment, the economy, and society. Yet since then, despite the many global, regional, and local goals, pledges, and initiatives, society has been largely ineffective in transforming discussions around sustainability into concrete and strategic actions.
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Paving the way for green hydrogen
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
Key considerations for green H2 deployment Green hydrogen (H2) has become a key topic on the agenda of policy makers and industrial players, driven both by the global decarbonization push and the commercial opportunities that it could bring. Although ambitious targets have been set and multiple projects announced, the road toward the green H2 economy is contingent on several critical conditions across the policy, supply, infrastructure, and demand front, which we explore in this Viewpoint.
Find out more
An unprecedented opportunity for a new start
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella
Rethinking corporations’ role for a sustainable future
Find out more

More About Carlo
  • Politecnico di Torino (Italy),
    Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
    Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • CERN (Geneva)
    internship