With an unequivocally social mission, CIMA Foundation is committed to deepening methodologies and participating in initiatives capable of creating additional human, social and environmental value. As an inspiration for achieving this mission, in 2011 Fondazione joined the UN Global Compact Network, the largest social responsibility initiative in existence. This network invites different organizations to align their strategies and activities with the universal principles of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption through actions that target clear social objectives.
Since 2011 to date, CIMA Foundation has been dedicated to building a network of local, national and international partners that synergistically participate in initiatives to promote the principles of the UN Global Compact Network and Agenda 2030, and many have been the moments of confrontation and sharing of the same values. In recent years, our actions have been focused on the local territory, with which we carry out specific programs of environmental awareness, in line with what is our DNA: our researchers are actively involved in educational programs of environmental education and civil protection, designed for children ranging from kindergarten to secondary high schools, even with a strand dedicated to the alternating school-work program.
Internally, we promote conscious and sustainable consumption of raw materials (such as coffee, filtered water, and FSC-certified paper ). 81% of the energy we consume comes from renewable sources (Eaux della Vallè link). One of our main partners is the Savona University Campus, where CIMA Foundation has its headquarters. The Campus is an active partner of the Sustainable Campus Network and, thanks also to the support of CIMA Foundation, is carrying out the Smart Power Grid project one of the first European prototypes that reduces CO2 emissions and energy consumption by adopting a smart grid of different energy suppliers. The system was designed by the University of Genoa and is operated by Siemens…
In 2016 we produced our first Communication on Engagment Report for the UN Global Compact, an exercise we experienced as our first Social Report. The next step for CIMA Foundation, in the area of social responsibility, will be to create indicators to measure impact (social, human and environmental) related to its own projects and those in which it is involved. With an average of 40 projects/year across continents it becomes critical to understand what value is actually created by our actions, analyzing strengths and weaknesses in near real time.
Since 2017, CIMA Foundation has also been monitoring the production chains of its suppliers, both through a special Transparent Administration program dedicated to the fight against corruption and through the selection of suppliers with certified consumables and, where possible, from the local area. Also in 2017, we also joined the Italian Global Compact network where we want to make a greater contribution to the national strategy on social responsibility, aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) promoted by the 2030 Agenda. The goal for the biennium 2018-2020 is to produce an Integrated Report that is compliant with the Global Reporting Initiative where we integrate our mission and contribution in the creation of Value and Sustainability.