The Social Cooperative l'Abbaino of Florence has obtained the Certification for Gender Equality from CSQA, in reference to UNI/PdR 125 .
L'Abbaino is a type A social cooperative, which deals with the design and management of personal services.
The Cooperative manages private childcare services and services contracted or in agreement with the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Vaglia and Poggio a Caiano (PT).
It also manages corporate nurseries for Intesa San Paolo and the Careggi University Hospital.
It deals with the management of significant playrooms and informal educational services in the Florentine area and semi-residential services for minors and individualized support, distributing its activities across two areas of expertise.
“On December 3rd we obtained the gender certification, we are proud of it - says Enrico De Marco, President of the Cooperativa L'Abbaino - . For us it represents the opportunity to continue investing in people , the extraordinary capital of our activities.
We are also committed to promoting a culture that is attentive to gender differences, starting from the use of increasingly inclusive language.”
"In the cooperative l'Abbaino - concludes Massimiliano Oro of CSQA – we promote respect for identity, individuals and diversity as a fundamental value.
The audit conducted highlighted an inclusive environment that guarantees gender equality in the work context, where the person is a resource, always at the center of its actions.
A high level of compliance with the qualitative and quantitative indicators required by the Practice was found.
The Gender Equality certification allows us to implement a cultural revolution , even for a Social Cooperative that has 40 years of experience”.