INITIATIVES FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES

Moncler is committed to contributing to the well-being of the community where it operates, both by promoting independent projects, and by supporting organisations working in the social sphere on issues such as young people assistance, diversity and inclusion, and the spread of a culture of respect for the environment.
 
Young people and their future have always been a key concern for Moncler, which for many years has been supporting struggling young people to ensure them access to medical care, an adequate level of education and a clear growth path, through cooperation with associations and foundations such as Francesca Rava – N.P.H.,

Dynamo Camp, Comunità San Patrignano, I Bambini delle Fate, Amici di Cometa Onlus, and, since 2024, the TOG Foundation (“Together to Go”).
 
Another issue that plays a particularly significant role for the Moncler Group is diversity, equity and inclusion. The Group is aware of how discrimination can represent a threat to the community and at the same time how important it is to contribute to creating a sense of acceptance and enhancement of diversity. Since 2020 Moncler has been implementing initiatives to promote an increasingly inclusive culture. These include donations to organisations engaged in diversity

and equal opportunities issues, such as the LeBron James Foundation and the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) for the CNMI Fashion Trust initiative, which aims to support and promote emerging talent in the fashion sector.
 
Moncler also supports activities and projects related to the protection and conservation of the environment. In particular, in recent years the Company has supported the Ev-K2-CNR Association’s Keep Karakorum Clean and Keep K2 Clean initiatives aimed at cleaning up the mountains and has developed a voluntary project with Legambiente to reduce plastic use and promote plastic recycling.

The TOG Foundation was established with the aim of providing specialised care to children with complex neurological conditions. Over the years, it has become a centre of excellence in the field of rehabilitation, education and school guidance for children with these disabilities, also offering support to their families.
 
A pioneer in the use of innovative technologies to promote the motor, cognitive and communicative development of children, the TOG Foundation, with the support of Moncler, has been able to further develop the study and application of Eye-tracking. This technology enables communication for

children or young people with verbal difficulties or severe neurological conditions, who would otherwise be unable to express themselves, helping to improve their quality of life and rehabilitation path. To date, 15 children use two Eye-tracking devices at the TOG centre.
 
With the aim of integrating this advanced technology into the homes of families and thus into the daily lives of children, fostering communication and cognitive development for an increasing number of children, Moncler has been supporting a two-year project entitled “Communicating,

playing, learning: a new Eye-tracking for children with complex neurological diseases”, since September 2024. Thanks to this project, four additional devices will be added and rotated among the children, with the goal of promoting their prescription and individual purchase through the National Health Service.
 
At the same time, the TOG Foundation will conduct research on the impact of this technology and, starting in 2025, will offer an evaluation service accessible also to children not followed by the Foundation.

Ev-K2-CNR is a recognised, non-profit association that promotes collaborative development projects and scientific research activities in mountain regions. The association’s activity, which is also carried out in collaboration with international organisations such as WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and WMO (World Meteorological Organization), ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) as well as local organisations, focuses on studying and monitoring climate changes, climate change adaptation measures, safeguarding biodiversity and the development of mountain populations.
 
United by the passion and respect for mountains, Ev-K2-CNR and Moncler have been collaborating since 2014 to promote environmental restoration and education programmes such as Keep Karakorum and Keep K2 Clean. Thanks to these initiatives, developed in collaboration with local institutions and populations, base camps are annually cleaned up from waste and restored to their natural condition. In recent years, thanks to the cooperation with the authorities of Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP) and Gilgit-Baltistan Province (Pakistan), a waste sorting

system has been set up, allowing, to date, the collection of approximately 80 tonnes of solid and biological waste. These activities were also carried out in 2024 by CKNP staff, supported by local entities, while environmental education activities aimed at raising awareness among Pakistani operators on the importance of preserving parks and glaciers, as well as strengthening nature protection projects in the region, continued under the direction of Ev-K2-CNR in close cooperation with the Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) government, stakeholders and the local population.
 
In 2024, thanks to collaboration with the Karakorum International University, Baltistan University and the Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency for the Glacier and Students project, which aimed to deepen knowledge of the cryosphere status in Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan), the study “The Inventory of 13,032 Glaciers in Pakistan” was published in March. The project was carried out with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in partnership with UNDP and EV-K2-CNR, collaborating with the University of Milan, the University of Cagliari, Karakorum International University, Baltistan University and the

Environmental Protection Agency of Gilgit-Baltistan.
 
This represents a significant Italian contribution to the understanding of the glaciers and water resources in the region, which constitute the most important and enduring freshwater reserve in Asia. The result obtained was positively received, both from a scientific point of view and as a territorial planning tool, to the point it was presented, together with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), at the invitation of the Italian Government for climate change, at the COP29 in Baku.
 
In collaboration with the WMO and UNDP, the project will continue with a series of awareness-raising and dissemination activities in the mountainous areas of Pakistan and, at the international scientific level, in the context of the International Year of Glaciers announced by the United Nations for 2025.
 
Finally, also the One Health initiative continued, a network of laboratories located in the Gilgit-Baltistan region (Pakistan) dedicated to studying and protecting the health of nature and animals.