KNOWLEDGE SRL

Their core work

KNOWLEDGE SRL is a small Italian consultancy specialising in sustainability policy, global food systems governance, and sustainable development transitions. Their work sits at the intersection of policy analysis, international trade, and applied research — contributing to large EU-funded networks as a specialist partner rather than a technical implementer. In the MATS project they contributed to making agricultural trade between the EU and Africa more sustainable, engaging with topics like food security, poverty linkages, investment flows, and policy coherence. In green.eu they were part of a European network promoting eco-innovation and green economy transitions, suggesting a background in sustainability advisory and stakeholder engagement work.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the first phase (green.eu, 2015–2019), KNOWLEDGE SRL operated within a broad European eco-innovation and green economy network — the work was conceptual and transitional, focused on frameworks for sustainable development at a European scale. By 2021–2024 (MATS), their focus sharpened considerably: the keywords shift to concrete themes of agricultural trade, food security, poverty, investment, and governance — and the geographic scope expanded to include Africa. The trajectory shows a consultancy moving from general sustainability advisory toward specific food-system and trade-policy work with a strong global development dimension.

KNOWLEDGE SRL is moving toward food systems policy with an explicit EU–Africa and global development angle — a growing priority area in Horizon Europe and for international donors, making them a relevant partner for future projects at the trade-development-sustainability nexus.

How they like to work

KNOWLEDGE SRL has never led an H2020 project — they consistently join as a participant, contributing specialist input within larger consortia. Both their projects involved sizeable international partnerships (25 unique partners across 13 countries from just two projects), which suggests they are comfortable in large, multi-partner research networks rather than bilateral arrangements. This profile is typical of a niche advisory firm that brings policy or stakeholder expertise to complement technical partners.

Despite having only two H2020 projects, KNOWLEDGE SRL has accumulated 25 unique consortium partners across 13 countries — an unusually broad network for their project volume, reflecting participation in large international consortia. Their network spans European and African partners, consistent with the global development focus of their most recent project.

What sets them apart

KNOWLEDGE SRL occupies a specific niche as an Italian SME with expertise bridging EU sustainability policy and global food-trade governance — a combination that is not common among Italian private-sector H2020 participants who tend toward engineering or manufacturing. Their MATS project shows they can contribute credibly to research that connects EU agricultural trade policy with development outcomes in Africa, which positions them well for partnerships involving international organisations, development banks, or policy institutes. For a consortium needing a policy-analytical and development-oriented partner in Italy, they are a targeted fit rather than a generic consultancy.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MATS
  Their largest and most recent project (€255,625, 2021–2024), directly addressing EU–Africa agricultural trade sustainability with a multidisciplinary lens covering food security, governance, poverty, and investment flows.
• green.eu
  Their entry into H2020 (2015–2019) as part of a European eco-innovation and green economy transition network, establishing their sustainability policy credentials before pivoting to food systems.