One of those participating in the side-event is Stefania Marcone, a member of Legacoop National Commission for Equal Opportunities and the Italian Alliance Commission on Women and Equality. “Co-operatives, culture and sustainable development are very interconnected,” she says, adding that culture in its broadest sense “represents a transversal dimension of sustainability and is fundamental to meeting the challenges ahead of us … Moreover, culture builds bridges, contributes to inclusive social development, and promotes dialogue and understanding among people, mutual respect and peace. It empowers people.”
In turn, “co-operatives, as enterprises focused on people and set up to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs, are by their nature, critical actors of sustainable development and agents of cultural promotion and empowerment,” says Marcone.
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