ROME (ITALPRESS) – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti e Acri – Association of Foundations and Savings Banks Spa – following the agreement signed in 2019, they signed a new memorandum of understanding aimed at renewing the collaboration by extending it also to the CDP Foundation. The agreement aims to further strengthen the cooperation between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the foundations of banking origin for the development of joint projects for the benefit of local communities. The protocol defines the national reference framework aimed at promoting specific territorial collaboration agreements for the establishment of information points at the headquarters of the Foundations. Furthermore, the collaboration between CDP and Acri may concern artistic-cultural initiatives, projects in the sustainable housing sector for families, students and the elderly as well as the identification and support of joint Venture Capital initiatives. In order to develop initiatives and collaborations in the artistic and cultural fields, in compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030, the creation of “Culture Desk” is envisaged within the “CDP Space”. The initiatives envisaged by the agreement are in particular: the enhancement of the artistic heritage of the CDP Group and of the reference territory of the Foundations; the enhancement of human capital; support for start-ups; the promotion of young artists; urban regeneration projects with infrastructures supporting the quality of life, neighborhood services and social cohesion; the promotion of territorial excellence, with a focus on innovation, research and sustainability. “The collaboration between the world of foundations of banking origin and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti continues and intensifies – declared Francesco Profumo, president of Acri -. The synergies that were activated in the territories, thanks to the first Memorandum of Understanding signed at the end of 2019, have given positive and widespread results, which give us hope for the future, and which are the basis of the desire to relaunch and deepen the collaboration. The involvement of the newly founded CDP Foundation will give further incisiveness to the interventions in the cultural and social field, fields in which the Foundations have always been very active “. “The collaboration with the foundations of banking origin for the promotion of initiatives in support of innovation and sustainable development is increasingly close and synergistic”, said Giovanni Gorno Tempini, president of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. “Proof of this is the opening of the CDP Spaces within the headquarters of the Foundations and the various joint activities and initiatives for the benefit of companies and public bodies. The extension of the partnership to the CDP Foundation, CDP Venture Capital and CDPI Sgr will allow – has added – to further expand the areas of intervention and collaboration, with a positive impact for all stakeholders in the area and for citizens “. “The renewal of the collaboration with Acri further strengthens the bond between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the territory. In this emergency phase, CDP is even more committed to encouraging the restart and supporting businesses, public administrations and infrastructural development. Today more than ever, we are ready to support local economies by making a system with the entrepreneurial fabric, the banking sector and foundations rooted in the territory with an ever-increasing attention to the development of human capital “, underlined the CEO of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Fabrizio Palermo. (ITALPRESS). fsc / com 12-May-21 15:32
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