This year the chosen theme is #BeatPlasticPollution (Defeat Plastic Pollution).   

A hot topic which we repeatedly hear about, but still one that probably needs more attention in terms of actions to be taken and the choices to be made.  

For serveral years, we have implemented policies to monitor its impact on the environment.   

Since 2016 we have been UNI EN ISO 14001 certified, always granting that our business processes are fully compliant with the standards imposed by the Environmental Management System.  

Additionally, on International Environment Day, we would like to underline the important of those small everyday actions that can certainly make a difference.  

For many years, we have been collecting and recycling plastic caps. We protect the environment and at the same time we support the Murgia-Special Basketball team, who use the recycling fee to self-finance the sports seasons of a group of teenage boys with intellectual disabilities.  

Everyone here at Daken participates to this initiative with enthusiasm, recycling each year not only their own plastic caps, but also their families and friends’ ones. A small action that helps us raising awareness among our team members and their families, on this such important issue. 

This festival is one of the most enthusiastically awaited events in the area. Every year, on the 2nd of July, the religious and the people gather for the celebration of the ‘Madonna della Bruna‘, the city‘s patron saint. 

Daken shows its commitment to the region by focusing on the community and its artistic and cultural heritage. We invest to protect the local traditions and pass them on to younger generations. 

‘Festa della Bruna’ 2023 

The grand patronal festival of Matera has ancient origins. The different legends from which it originates date back to over 600 years ago. 

These have been handed down from generation to generation, and today, every 2 July of the year, the festival consists of a series of itineraries and celebrations taking place throughout the day. 

It starts at dawn and it ends at midnight with the spectacular fireworks over the Murgia. 

The most folkloristic moment, awaited by all the citizens, is the famous ‘strazzo del carro‘. The triumphal float that runs through the main streets of the city in the afternoon is in fact destroyed in a few moments: everyone tries to take away a piece of the float, a symbol of prosperity and good omen for the year to come.