In 2022, Fondazione Cariplo embarked on structured pathway to explore the issue of inequalities and support research in this area, nu launching the “Inequalities Research” Call for Proposals and creating the First Inequalities Report.
The Report is a valuable tool for developing a broad, informed vision of the phenomenon, from time to time exploring various dimensions and offering useful directions towards interpretation for action.
The First Inequalities Report, published in March 2023, analysed the roots and main dimensions from which inequalities of opportunity arise, highlighting how they are not only an obstacle for individuals but a loss for the entire community.
The Second Inequalities Report
Two years later, in 2025, Fondazione Cariplo issued the Second Inequalities Report, the result of a research process on the analysis of inequalities and leveraging human potential.
The aim was an in-depth understanding of the factors that limit or encourage the possibilities for growth of people and communities, by offering new data, analyses and perspectives to guide collective policies and actions.
The study highlights how economic conditions, family and place of origin strongly affect ‘personal flourishing’, but also how mentors and the community play a decisive role: the mentor is the spark that ignites growth; the network is the oxygen that feeds it.
Reducing inequalities requires a shared commitment and the construction of ecosystems of opportunities: only a system that can create favourable conditions enables people to fully develop their potential.