Storytelling is a powerful tool for social change. In a sea of perpetually updated newsfeeds, we create editorial content with the goal to inform, inspire and include ocean advocates of all ages and backgrounds.
This journal is an ongoing log of our collective movement — a record of the people, projects and ideas that inspire our mission and move us forward. To keep up with the latest, check in here, follow our social media channels and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Wavelengths.
adidas Creator U Class: with Cyrill Gutsch
Our landmark partnership with adidas is engaging a global audience and expanding its range of eco-innovative footwear and apparel made from Ocean Plastic®
Cenote Season: Diving Deeper
In the second of our miniseries exploring cenotes, we learn how manmade pollution moves through them to the ocean.
PARLEY X BIOFABRICATE
Parley’s ongoing collaboration with Biofabricate explores the future of grown materials.
Thank You, Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider changed music forever. He also made a permanent impact on Parley and the movement to protect the oceans.
River interception: South Africa
We check in with The Litterboom Project, an ongoing Parley initiative in South Africa to stem the flow of marine plastic pollution from rivers.
Lessons from the South Pacific
Parley collaborator Tavake Pakomio shares wisdom from her voyage across an isolated stretch of the South Pacific – and what we can all learn from life at sea.
The Network: Dr. Iain Kerr
The inventor and scientist behind Parley SnotBot®, Iain has lead research expeditions all over the globe and pioneered new conservation methods.
The Network: Doug Aitken
“The next 10 years will shape the next 10,000 years. What we do or what we fail to do will make the difference.”
FIELD NOTES – MARCH 2020
Three recent cleanups highlight the different ways our Global Cleanup Network works to combat marine plastic pollution.
A journey across the South Pacific
This International Women’s Day, Parley collaborator Tavake Pakomio will set sail with eXXpedition on a 25-day all-female voyage from her native Rapa Nui.
Ocean 2 Ocean: The Pacific at Last
Parley collaborator Sam Bencheghib completes his epic run from NYC to LA to raise awareness of plastic problems and solutions.
On location: Baja
Underwater photographer and Parley collaborator Rick Miskiv takes us to Baja, where marlin and sea lions compete for swirling schools of fish.
The Network: Anja Rubik
Anja Rubik is one of most successful models of the 21st century, and a passionate activist for the oceans, women’s rights, and other causes.
Under the ice
Parley founder Cyrill Gutsch meets free diver Guillaume Néry to talk about the magic of underwater exploration on a single breath.
The Network: Suzanne Lee
Designer and biofuturist Suzanne Lee sees the future of materials in the convergence of design, biology, and engineering.