Fundación COSO

Background

Fundación COSO de la Comunitat Valenciana para el Desarrollo de la Comunicación y la Sociedad is a cultural foundation registered with the Valencian Community's Foundations Registry under number 268 (V). Its roots date to March 1994, when a group of journalists formed the Professional Seminar on Communication and Society (COSO). In January 1997, they formally established the foundation to broaden the scope of its work.

Focus and approach

The foundation addresses communication in several fields, including journalism, corporate communications, fashion communications, social media, and European projects. Its work includes education, research, and advisory services, delivered through courses, conferences, panel discussions, and debates.

Programs and activities

• Afterwork meetups and discussion groups.
• COSO Moda, a program on fashion communications that includes the foundation's own award.
• IECO, the Institute for Ethics in Communication and Organizations.
• Comunicadores por Europa (CxE), an initiative with a European outlook.
• The Great Books of Management program.
• Discussion series such as “Journalism and Democratic Coexistence,” developed with the Generalitat Valenciana and the Institute of Constructive Journalism.
• Events on inclusive fashion, organized with the UCH CEU Observatory for Governance, Transparency, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
• The Designs That Change Lives Award; its fourth edition was held at Valencia's Exhibition Palace.

Publications

The foundation publishes annual activity reports, with editions available from 2016 through 2025.

Presence and contact

The foundation works across the Valencian Community, with Valencia as its main base. It maintains profiles on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, and Instagram.