SOCIAL REPORT 2020 | 2021 | 2022
The 2020-2021-2022 Social Report has been published. A story of commitment and dedication, for the promotion and dissemination of a business culture able to generate a positive impact at a social, environmental and cultural level through the development of ideas, projects and actions.
The most significant moment in recent history was the Foundation's recognition in November 2022 as an Ente del Terzo Settore (i.e. as a charity) and registration in the national ETS register. This important milestone will allow to further expand representation and activities, while remaining true to its statutory principles and mission.
In a context characterised by numerous challenges and uncertainties, the Foundation has honoured its commitment to young people, research and training, innovation and impact investing, charity and the local area, pursuing a mission that focuses particularly on promoting the social, cultural and gender growth of young generations, through educational initiatives, also with support for entrepreneurial projects with a significant social impact.
On the training front, the Foundation supports the State University of Milan and Bocconi University through scholarships, as well as start-up programmes for young students at the Polytechnic and the University of Bergamo. Of particular note is the “Bergamo 2.035” research programme between the Lombardy university and Harvard University, relating to projects on the (possible and/or desired) evolution of a “smart city” (Bergamo), in the context of a historic and medium-sized European city, different from traditional examples of a new metropolis. A long-term commitment (from 2019 to 2022) was made to support a specialist training contract for doctors specialising in oncology from the Melegnano Territorial Social Health Authority and Martesana, through a scholarship dedicated to the memory of Franca Natta Pesenti. Among other relevant initiatives, mention should be made of the collaboration with Intercultura, which, through its scholarships, offers the opportunity every year to deserving high school students to spend a period living and studying abroad. An innovative programme for students of technical institutes has also been developed with the Fondazione Agnelli and the Unicredit Foundation.
Always attentive to the needs and requirements of the territory in which it operates, the Foundation has supported numerous philanthropic initiatives for the most disadvantaged areas and for areas affected by disasters and has constantly promoted and supported bodies and organisations involved in scientific and health research, with particular attention to prevention.
From the end of February 2020 and increasingly in the following months, the Foundation's planned activity was completely redesigned to intervene in an event as dramatic as it was unpredictable: the Covid-19 pandemic. Interventions were carried out in favour of hospitals and frontline actors in the areas of Bergamo, Brescia, Milan, Cremona, Genoa, Naples and Treviso, both through donations and through the purchase of machinery, tests and protective devices for the medical staff. International contacts were also activated to facilitate the import of materials (from China, Thailand and Switzerland), given that they were lacking in Italy. An intense effort - from an economic, operational and organisational point of view - which will continue to be a priority in any emergency.
The Foundation also intervened, through UNHCR, with significant contributions aimed at supporting populations who have suffered the violence of the war in Ukraine. A substantial intervention was also made in favour of the people affected by the terrible earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, adhering to the UNHCR fund-raising efforts through its own resources and funds raised among the companies and staff of the Italmobiliare Group.
From the point of view of cultural growth, we should mention the framework agreement with the Fondazione Corriere della Sera which envisages four conferences a year distributed through the publishing house's networks, initiatives which in some cases have attracted the attention of hundreds of thousands of participants attending in person and on the internet.
