Italy: memorandum of understanding between banks, businesses and the Ministry of Economic Development to promote the CSR culture

Dialogue first.  Born from “awareness that durability can help maintain the country’s economic and social fabric, promote trust into the market and speed up the recovery,” the memorandum aims to encourage dialogue and cooperation between institutions, businesses and organizations from different sectors in terms of corporate social responsibility.
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ng a “culture of durability” in businesses via the voluntary adoption of environmental, social and governance indicators. Aimed to encourage dialogue and cooperation in terms of CSR between institutions, businesses and organizations from different sectors, this is also the first joint initiative in Italy between banks, businesses and institutions that targets SMEs. (Ref. 110058)

Dialogue first. Born from “awareness that durability can help maintain the country’s economic and social fabric, p

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