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Corona X Parley reveal heartfelt poem to the sea to protect against plastic pollution

Stuart Mitchell

In celebration of World Oceans Week, Corona and Parley for the Oceans revealed ‘What The Ocean Gives Us’, a heartfelt poem to the sea that is part of a commitment to protect 100 Islands against marine plastic pollution by 2020. With every breaking wave, every salty breeze, every sandy footprint giving way beneath our feet, we are reminded that the ocean is, truly, the place that keeps us feeling alive. The ocean gives us so much, but it’s at risk by the estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste…

Urban Vision’s The Breath looks to tackle pollution

Stuart Mitchell
The Breath

A ground-breaking material hailed by medical experts for its ability to absorb harmful airborne molecules and disperse cleaner air has been launched in Leicester Square. “The Breath” was created by a team of leading Italian researchers and has been rolled out across several European cities, including Rome and Milan, over the last three years. The material is now being brought to London as part of a corporate partnership between The Breath and media company Urban Vision. Urban Vision is to attach sheets of the air-cleaning substance to all of its…

Tiger Beer use ink created from pollution to create billboard

Stuart Mitchell
TigerBeer

Tiger Beer, has been using Air-Ink™, the world’s first ink created from air pollution, to create a giant billboard on Shaftsbury Avenue. An extension of a 2016 pilot project in Hong Kong, this new initiative sees Tiger Beer driving creative collaborations between Anirudh Sharma, inventor of Air-Ink™ and co-founder of Graviky Labs, and emerging artists from across seven cultures to showcase this breakthrough technology to the world. How Air-Ink™ is made (taken from: http://www.graviky.com/air-ink1.html) Air Ink uses proprietary technology, KAALINK to capture soot emitted from vehicles. KAALINK is a contraption…

Surfing World Champion John John Florence Joins Ocean Conservancy’s Protect Where We Play Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean Conservancy has announced that three-time world champion surfer and sailing aficionado John John Florence — a long-time advocate of ocean conservation born and raised in Hawaii — has joined the Protect Where We Play initiative as a “Team Ocean Captain” to rally fans worldwide to protect our ocean. “It’s an honor to join the Protect Where We Play initiative, and to partner with Ocean Conservancy, who have an incredible 50-plus-year history of protecting our ocean,” said Mr. Florence. “The ocean has been my life’s greatest gift, and it’s my…

Scaling investment into nature is critical to achieving government’s growth ambitions

Stuart Mitchell

The GFI and WWF have published a new report, the “Business Investment in Nature: Supporting UK Economic Resilience and Growth”, demonstrating how a degraded natural environment is negatively impacting businesses across the UK, and therefore hindering economic growth. At the same time, the report shows how swift and coordinated action can secure the UK’s future growth trajectory by building resilience, improving productivity, and leading in the technologies, materials and financial products that are needed to reduce business impacts on nature and support its restoration. Should action not be taken, there…