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SUPPORT TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Moncler has always believed in research and innovation as key drivers for continuous development and improvement. This be- lief extends even beyond the Company boundaries. Moncler is committed to ensure that research is constantly supported, also in medical and scientific sectors and therefore, actively supports re- searchers in their daily activities through grants and scholarships.
Support for specific research on Covid-19 continued in 2021 for a number of entities such as the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan.
During the year more than 400,000 euros were donated for scholarships and grants to support researchers from the Umberto Veronesi Foundation and to a number of associations and founda- tions involved in supporting the sick.
UMBERTO VERONESI FOUNDATION The Umberto Veronesi Foundation was established in 2003 to support high-profile, innovative and independent scientific re- search on cancer. Its promoters include eleven Nobel Prize win- ners who form the Foundation s Honorary Committee. Scientific research is supported through research grants for doc- tors and scientists working in the most advanced fields of oncol- ogy, cardiology and neuroscience. Since its establishment, the Foundation has funded more than 2,000 doctors and scientists engaged in cutting-edge scientific projects and about 137 re- search projects.
Moreover, the Foundation is active in the field of scientif- ic divulgation through conferences, projects with schools, aware- ness-raising campaigns and publications.
In 2013, the Foundation launched the Pink is Good project to offer concrete support for research on breast cancer and to raise awareness on its prevention. Moncler has actively supported the project since its inception: every year, part of the revenues gener- ated by its main Italian stores from a day in October are donated to this initiative and clients are given an information brochure to raise awareness on prevention.
In 2021, once again, Moncler supported four researchers from the Umberto Veronesi Foundation involved in the study of breast and pancreas cancer.
In addition, Moncler continued to support the Foundation s commitment to paediatric oncology by contributing to the Gold for Kids project, which aims to raise awareness on the delicate is- sue of paediatric and adolescent cancers. The project promotes research on these diseases and contribute to the development of innovative treatment protocols that offer young patients cut- ting-edge therapies and higher chances of recovery.
To promote research related to the effects of Covid-19, in 2021, Moncler collaborated with the Umberto Veronesi Foundation for the development of a protocol to study whether immunomodu- latory drugs, used to enhance or switch off immune defences, already used in patients with diseases affecting the immune sys- tem (such as leukaemia and multiple sclerosis) may have a posi- tive effect also on patients in the acute stage of Covid-19.
INITIATIVES FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES Moncler is committed to contribute to the well-being of the com- munity in which it operates, both by promoting independent proj- ects, and by supporting social organisations working in the social sphere on issues such as young people assistance, diversity and inclusion promotion, and the spread of a culture of respect for the environment.
Young people and their future have always been an issue of great concern for Moncler, which for many years has been sup- porting struggling young people to ensure them access to medi- cal care, an adequate level of education and a clear growth path. This is implemented through partnerships with associations and foundations, including Francesca Rava N.P.H. Italia Onlus, San Patrignano Community, I Bambini delle Fate, and Amici di Com- eta Onlus.
Another issue that is of great importance to the Moncler Group is diversity, equity and inclusion. The Group is aware of how discrimination can be a threat to the community and also how significant it is to create a sense of acceptance and enhance- ment of diversity. Since 2020, Moncler, set a target to promote an increasingly inclusive culture. This incorporates donations to organisations committed on the issues of diversity and equal op- portunities, including The Face magazine, to launch Future Aca- demy, a programme that provides paid training opportunities to young people who want to join the creative industry. It not only en- ables them to acquire new skills but also help them to consolidate a series of contacts of great value for their future; and fund-rais- ing through the Artsy platform, the world s largest online art mar- ketplace, donated to the non-profit organisation FREE THE WORK on behalf of The Film Path. This latter project seeks to promote and support the inclusion of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and transgender people in film, advertising and television programme production staffs. See also pages 114-117.
In addition to this, Moncler also supports activities and projects related to the protection and preservation of the environ- ment. Particularly, 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 de- veloped a volunteering project with Legambiente to reduce plas- tic use and promote plastic recycling.
E V-K2-CNR Ev-K2-CNR is a private, non-profit association that promotes col- laborative development projects and scientific research activities in mountain regions. The association s activity, which is 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) and local organ- isations such as the Minoprio Foundation, focuses on studying and monitoring climate changes and on safeguarding biodiversi- ty and sustainable development in mountainous areas. United by the passion and respect for mountains, Ev-K2-CNR and Moncler have collaborated since 2014 to promote environmen- tal education programmes such as Keep Karakorum Clean and Keep K2 Clean. Thanks to these initiatives, also developed in the scope of alpine expeditions on K2 and in collaboration with local institutions, base camps are annually cleaned up from waste and restored to their natural condition. In 2020, a waste sorting collec- tion system has been activated in collaboration with the author- ities of the Central Karakorum National Park (CKNP) and of the Gilgit-Baltistan Province (Pakistan). Moreover, in 2021, a glacio- logical research centre was established at the Karakorum Inter- national University in collaboration with UNDP, the United Nations agency. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, in 2021, these
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