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Parsons x Parley
On April 19, 2016, Parsons x Parley launched with a Parley Talks session hosted by Cyrill Gutsch, Parley Founder, and Joel Towers, Executive Dean, Parsons the New School for Design. Speakers explored the roles of fashion, art, film, science, and design in reshaping the current reality of our oceans and the future of life on this blue planet.
Operation Driftnet: The Pursuit of the Fu Yuan Yu Fleet
Sea Shepherd’s Operation Driftnet campaign has successfully thwarted illegal fishing activity by a 6-vessel fleet of poachers, the Fu Yuan Yu. Through a direct action pursuit, the Steve Irwin has once again filled a lapse in enforcement and brought justice to the high seas.
Leland Melvin: Our Blue Planet Seen Off Planet
NASA astronaut Leland Melvin has seen the oceans from a vantage point few will experience first-hand: outer space. In his Parley Wall Street Talk, he shares photos from the International Space Station to highlight the beauty and fragility of this blue planet.
Operation Icefish: The 'Bandit 6' Shutdown
Sea Shepherd operation ends with the arrest of the sixth and last toothfish-poaching vessel, the Viking.
Parley x SAS: Big Spring Beach Clean 2016
We're partnering with Surfers Against Sewage to stem the tide on ocean plastic pollution, starting with bringing the Parley A.I.R. Strategy to the largest community beach clean event in the UK.
ADIDAS X PARLEY: STOPPING THE WAITING GAME
Meet the second adidas x Parley concept footwear innovation: the first 3d-printed Futurecraft midsole made from Ocean Plastic. Together we can stop the industry waiting game...
ADIDAS X PARLEY: A COLLABORATIVE CONCEPT FOR THE OCEANS
Through creativity, innovation and collaboration, anything is possible. We're working with adidas to turn ocean plastic waste into consumer-ready products. First up: an adidas x Parley concept shoe made from reclaimed fishing nets...
PARLEY TALKS: LOUIE PSIHOYOS — RACING EXTINCTION
Parley is collaborating with Louie and his organization Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS) to help ensure the film’s imperative messages are not only seen and heard, but also acted upon around the world.
Parley Talks: CHRISTOPHER CLARK – THE SINGING OCEAN
The oceans are alive with song. Engineer-turned-whale scientist Christopher Clark is one of the sea's best listeners. His Parley Talk explores the science of whale songs and noise pollution.
GLOBAL WAVE CONFERENCE
Leading enviro-surf NGOs, academics, oceanographers, environmentalists, activists, surfers, politicians, and community members gather in Cornwall and London, England, for the 2015 Global Wave Conference.
PARLEY WALL STREET SUMMIT: OCEAN NIGHT
In 2014, Parley hosted a Wall Street Summit and Ocean Night to raise awareness of major threats to marine habitats and to introduce new initiatives for the cause. Pharrell Williams kicked off the two-day event by introducing 'RAW for the Oceans'
Parley x Rozalia 2015: A research and cleanup expedition in the Gulf of Maine
In summer 2015, Parley x Rozalia Protect for a Clean Ocean completed a sailing research and cleanup expedition focused on remote and hard-to-reach shorelines in the Gulf of Maine.
UN X PARLEY: OCEANS. CLIMATE. LIFE.
A UN x Parley launch event under the title “Oceans. Climate. Life.” was held at the United Nations in New York to bring the oceans to the forefront of the climate change conversation. Notable guests from the worlds of fashion, art, entertainment, science and environmentalism came together for a series of Parley Talks about the biggest ocean threats and most promising solutions...
OCEAN PLASTIC: SEEING OPPORTUNITY IN WASTE
In the i-D documentary, The Plastic Age, director Jake Sumner brings key Parley initiatives into the spotlight. The film explains the enormous and mounting problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans alongside Parley efforts to turn the problem into tangible progress towards a solution...