Prato Group Foundation
A responsible perspective toward society

In September 2014, the Board of Prato Group Directors decided to create a foundation as an action strategy to channel its ongoing commitment to the development of high Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

The foundation seeks to address the systematic, gradual and progressive development of activities and programs focusing on its core purpose: academic excellence and social inclusion.

Prato Group Foundation is activating alternative programs such as: voluntary work that involves both, employees and external specialists; cooperative partnerships with public and private social organizations that support and promote the implementation of an efficient plan for the development of educational, cultural, scientific, sports and entrepreneurial action projects that have a positive impact in the short, medium and long term on society.

Leadership, responsibility and vision of Prato Group as well as the recognition of its ethical performance for many years as a conciliatory body to achieve a balance between the construction business and the community expectations on this sector, it has generated a significant response of acceptance to its initiative by other entrepreneurs who have shown interest and commitment to support and ensure the success and sustainability of this initiative.

Our great mission is to raise the education quality of benefited students through a process of continuous development to strengthen human values and foster institutional growth, fulfilling social responsibility to serve and assist in the advancement of education and other organizations of social content. Therefore, we comply with the ethical and social responsibilities to the community.

Prato Group Foundation has set the following goals:

- To serve society from the construction companies area, with high content programs of social responsibility.
- To be a leader foundation in promoting excellence, as a principle of educational, cultural, scientific, sports and entrepreneurship action; fostering quality talents, innovation, discipline, organization, ethics.
- To respect human rights and uphold academic conditions, business organizations, business, worthy artistic and sports activities that promote human development in the social environment.
- To ensure the foundation continuity to achieve a reasonable growth.
- To respect the environment avoiding as much as possible any contamination, reducing the generation of waste and rationalizing the use of natural and energy resources.
- To strictly comply with all laws, regulations, rules and promote good practices, respecting the legitimate contracts and acquired commitments.
- To maintain and promote business ethics and fight against corruption.
- To have a positive impact on the beneficiaries, local communities and the rest of society where we execute our actions and programs.
- Enhance the possibilities and opportunities of the community where the company is established, promoting education, values and quality of life.

Prato Group Foundation will make contributions in those areas, provided they are geared to social needs. As well as; it will promote and celebrate acts or events of social and charitable nature, in a most convenient form for fundraising and other donations, so that it can implement its plans and programs.