Yoga per la Ricerca begins.
Our 2023.
This impact report describes how Watermelon pursues its common benefit: what we did in 2023, with what measurable results, and what goals we set for the year ahead.
Published pursuant to Law 208/2015, paragraphs 376-384.
Why we are
a Benefit Corporation.
At Watermelon we all work towards one important goal: building a better world. We hold that change must start with the individual, and we are committed to sharing with our suppliers, clients, community and friends the importance of working responsibly, sustainably and transparently towards people and the environment.
Gender equality.
60% of Watermelon is owned by a woman, who serves as director and manages its financial and human resources.
Renewable energy.
| Jan | 0.19 MWh |
|---|---|
| Feb | 0.33 MWh |
| Mar | 0.60 MWh |
| Apr | 0.81 MWh |
| May | 0.87 MWh |
| Jun | 1.04 MWh |
| Jul | 1.12 MWh |
| Aug | 1.01 MWh |
| Sep | 0.69 MWh |
| Oct | 0.44 MWh |
| Nov | 0.23 MWh |
| Dec | 0.13 MWh |
Monthly values read from the system's chart.
CO₂ avoided on the product since 2019, ISPRA factor 0.213 kg/kWh (2025).
Photovoltaic system
In 2019 we installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of our Morbegno premises; since then and up to December 2023 we have produced 36.45 MWh.
Equipment
We use low-energy computers and equipment and avoid incandescent bulbs both in the office and in our video productions.
Solar thermal and district heating
We have solar thermal panels for heating water, which we integrate with district heating.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reuse
We support initiatives against the use of plastic bottles and disposable containers, with a metal bottle for every employee and collaborator. We use only washable plates and glasses.
Waste reduction
We print nothing but the strictly necessary, on set too. The only printer in the company is an EcoTank.
Recycling
We sort our waste and turn the organic part into compost.
Watermelon for action.
We support foundations and charitable associations by developing projects to spread culture and the wellbeing of the community. We have produced campaigns for UNHCR, AIST (Italian Tourette Syndrome Association), Fondazione Veronesi, HSA Handicapped Scuba Association.
Yoga per la Ricerca
On 22 October, at the “I Prati” venue in Cosio Valtellino, a yoga practice was held, joined by around eighty women and men of all ages.
Local community.
Community
The choice to be based in Valtellina has always been founded on the ability to maintain a good quality of life for partners and employees.
Storico Ribelle
For the second year we bought a wheel of Storico Ribelle, in support of the work of the local herders who make this alpine cheese by traditional methods. In May we organised a team-building day with a tasting of local produce and the decoration of the wheel.
Il Pagano, Ca' Olta farm
We organised a grape harvest day with Ca' Olta, a Morbegno farm that produces the wine “Il Pagano”. The harvest was done by hand on the Valtellina terraces.
We bought 60 bottles to give to collaborators, clients and suppliers, to spread the Ca' Olta name and the virtuous work it does.
Welfare.
Ensuring a comfortable working environment has always been important to us.
We provide online courses for training and specialisation, which can be taken during working hours.
We encourage employees and collaborators to play sport through flexible working hours, and to use a bicycle to reach the office.
Impact
assessment.
Our commitment is measured with the B Impact Assessment, the international standard that assesses a company's overall impact on governance, workers, community, environment and customers.
Future goals.
Every year we renew our commitment to improving what we do, setting concrete goals in line with the principles of sustainability and responsibility that guide our work, also with reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
We will buy a wheel of Storico Ribelle cheese produced in summer 2024.
In October 2024 we will organise a grape harvest day in support of the Ca' Olta farm and as a team-building occasion.
During breast cancer awareness month we will hold a yoga day whose proceeds will be donated to Fondazione Veronesi.
Production of an educational video/animation to raise public awareness of Sustainable Development Goal #1: end poverty in all its forms everywhere.
We have begun the process of becoming a B Corp.