Myrtha Pools awarded the NeXt Index: among the 300 most outstanding Italian companies in sustainability
There is a subtle yet strong thread that connects the stainless steel of our pools to our responsibility towards the planet. Today, in one of the most authoritative cultural and business settings in Italy, that thread received official recognition.
Myrtha Pools has been awarded the NeXt Index as part of the fifth edition of the Sustainability Report Award, promoted by Corriere della Sera with Buone Notizie and the scientific support of NeXt – Nuova Economia per tutti. The ceremony took place today, 25 March 2026, at Sala Buzzati of Corriere della Sera in Milan, at the heart of the Pact4Future forum, the major project on shared futures developed by the newspaper together with Bocconi University.
Being among the 300 companies selected nationwide is not an automatic recognition: it requires transparency, measurable commitment and a long-term vision. The NeXt Research Centre evaluated our 2024 Sustainability Report based on 30 indicators, evenly distributed across the three ESG pillars – Environment, Social and Governance – rewarding companies that do not merely state values, but translate them into numbers, processes and concrete actions.
For Myrtha Pools, sustainability has never been an add-on. It is structural, in the most literal sense of the word.
As early as the 1990s, the company patented RenovAction technology to renovate outdated concrete pools, avoiding the economic and environmental costs of complete demolition. In the same years, major sports institutions realised that Myrtha’s modular technology made it possible to bring large audiences to swimming, water polo and artistic swimming events without building so-called “white elephants”: large, inefficient venues.
The Italian company boasts six Olympic Games – Atlanta, Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo and Paris – and dozens of World Championships. In these events, Myrtha Pools installs temporary pools in large existing stadiums and arenas, which are then dismantled at the end of the event and permanently reinstalled in public facilities better suited to local communities: a sports model that makes circular economy a daily practice, not a communication slogan.
However, 25 March was not only a day of recognition. On the sidelines of the event, Myrtha Pools also benefited from direct consultancy with NeXt experts, within one of the B2B spaces specifically designed to support companies in the evolution and strengthening of their sustainability reports. A valuable technical exchange that came at the most appropriate moment. In these weeks, the company is finalising its 2025 ESG Report, with important updates such as the adoption of the Myrtha R-Evolution membrane – containing 60% recycled materials – as the standard for all new projects. In addition, the company has promoted the development of new PCRs for swimming pools to obtain more transparent and reliable EPDs, a concrete result that enables objective evaluation of environmental performance. These are tangible tools that demonstrate the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability, also driven by product innovation.
The Pact4Future forum revolves around three major themes – People, Purpose and Planet – which perfectly reflect the pillars on which the company’s vision is built.
Being invited to take part as a recognised company means bringing into this dialogue the concrete experience of those who literally build infrastructure for sport, community and wellbeing, with an eye on future generations. This is exemplified by Bocconi’s sports campus, designed by SANAA architects and awarded LEED Platinum certification, a centre featuring two Myrtha pools and a wellness area.
Having access to an expert and independent perspective is therefore the ideal stimulus to activate initiatives for 2026 and to plan the ESG strategy for 2027 in the best possible way. For Myrtha Pools, the NeXt Index is not a finish line, but a compass, because the journey continues…
