FIRENZE?– Fairer and more inclusive business models, a fairer society through the taxation of wealth, the contribution of migrant labor to the economy of our country, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza: these are some of the driving themes of the third party program edition of Oxfam Italy Festival Let’s create a future of equalitywhich ended yesterday in Florence.
The crucial issues of our time. Many guests engaged in these crucial issues for our time, who took turns during the two days of work, in a close discussion with a heterogeneous and broad audience, strongly interested in learning more and engaging in the issue of the fight against Inequality.? There were over 2,500 attendees at the three Festival locations, the Istituto degli Innocenti, the new Giunti-Odeon bookshop and the Cinema La Compagnia, in the heart of Florence.
Issues of corporate governance and the environment. The focus of this edition of the Festival was the report on the world expressed in economics, sustainability and inclusiveness: how to give substance to companies’ ESG policies in a concrete and innovative way (Environmental, social, and governance) That in more understandable words free from Anglophone linguistic colonialism, it means affirming the principle according to which investments give priority to environmental and social issues and to the governance style of companies. Issues at the center of public debate today.
Reflections on social justice. The discussion tables and interventions opened up interesting reflections on social justice and the role of cooperation, with the participation of Don Luigi Ciotti of Libera, Anna Fasano, president of Banca Etica and Clara Mattei, professor of the New School of Social Research in New York.
“The rich won”? It seems so. Inequality was also considered from the point of view of wealth, starting from the inspiration offered by the new book by journalist Riccardo Staglianò, “The rich won”: the theme of taxation of wealth as a question of social justice explored in depth in the panel Tax the rich: an indifferent question of social justice, a story of a year of the Oxfam #LaGrandeRicchezza campaign, with the participation of Peter Gomez, director of fattoquotidiano.it, Massimo Alberti of Radio Popolare and Giorgiana Notarbartolo, exponent of the Patriotic Millionaires and Impact Investor PFC.
The migration issue is also on the table. The debate then moved on to the issues of immigration in a discussion that involved Lucia Aleotti, vice-president of the Confindustria Study Center and the economist Tito Boeri, who reflected on the contribution of migrant labor to the economy and welfare of the our country.
The humanitarian tragedy of Gaza. An incursion into the humanitarian catastrophe of Gaza could not be missing, where Oxfam is present with its operators helping the population. The “Reality beyond narration” table was an opportunity to listen to the direct testimonies of those who experience and manage the emergency every day, to better understand the reality behind the images we see every day in the media.
The prizes awarded. The Festival ended with a tribute to the many who have already begun to take care of the future by pursuing an enlightened present: has Oxfam Italia awarded the prize again this year? Fighting inequality – Can it be done? at? Goffredo Buccini for his Sabaudia Sikh & VIP, one step away from the beach parties, the hell of slaves parades. An article that tells of a beach for VIPs like that of Sabaudia and the slums of the Sikhs who sweat their souls among fields and greenhouses for 4/5 euros an hour. The award for organizations went?to ?Fatoma Schoolborn in the name of Tomas-Fatoma, a young Ghanaian laborer, forced to live in inhuman conditions.
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