The Foundation

The Iris Ceramic Group Foundation was established in 2019 on the initiative of Romano Minozzi and his daughter Federica. The foundation’s endowment was provided by the Founders and will be supplemented by all the Group companies of which the Foundation is an expression and source of inspiration, with a shared code of ethics and values.
The Iris Ceramica Group Foundation is a non-profit organization intended to promote environmental protection, sustainable development and social cohesion. It supports projects aimed at developing new ways of bringing people together and achieving collective well-being, and the dissemination of ethical guidelines for companies and people.

The Foundation bases its activities and investments on a model of ethical and authentic responsibility and beauty.
The Foundation identifies sustainability as the value which the commitment to build a viable, safe and inclusive future should pursue.
The Foundation promotes scientific dialog to encourage architectural thinking to evolve in a way that favors the well-being of the community.
The Foundation identifies human capital as the true wealth to be valued.
The Foundation recognizes culture as the driving force in the economy and training as the key to achieving growth in society.
The Foundation identifies a shared approach to design as the vital energy of the future.
The Foundation believes in medical and scientific research.
The Foundation respects the environment and promotes the study and development of models for coexisting in harmony with nature.  

The Foundation supports associations that guarantee a future for the weaker sections of society.