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September 21, 2022 10:54 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Reinforces Investment in Oceans with $204 Million Commitment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a $204 million investment to protect ocean abundance as part of the Bloomberg Ocean Initiative. Part of this...
September 20, 2022 07:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

New Global Fisheries Transparency Coalition Releases Charter for Public Comment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Global Fisheries Transparency Coalition, a new global community of ocean advocates campaigning for increased transparency at sea, released...
September 14, 2022 13:10 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana’s New York Gala Raises Over $1.6 Million to Protect and Restore the Oceans

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, September 13, distinguished business, philanthropic, and cultural leaders gathered at Rockefeller Center’s Rainbow Room for Oceana’s annual...
May 27, 2022 20:48 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

48% of Amazon Shareholders Agree: It’s Time for the Company to Disclose its Plastic Packaging Footprint and Commit to Reductions Going Forward

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, at Amazon’s annual meeting, 48% of the company’s shareholders voted in favor of a resolution asking the e-commerce giant to address its...
May 19, 2022 12:32 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Amazon shareholders vote on resolution to require the company to address its colossal plastic problem

Resolution follows 2021 version which received support from more than 1/3 of shareholders. Oceana campaign, featuring ocean animals, asks AMZN investors, executives, and employees for “less plastic,...
May 12, 2022 00:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Recycled Plastic Content Pledges by Coca-Cola and Pepsi Won’t Save the Oceans

New research finds leading beverage giants’ recycled content goals won’t address 93% of aquatic plastic bottle pollution. Oceana’s response: it’s time to switch to refillables. WASHINGTON, May 12,...
April 14, 2022 11:01 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana Launches #RefillAgain Campaign

What’s worse than single-use jeans? Single-use plastic bottles. Heidi Montag’s single-use jeans brand, S1NGLES, is revealed to be launched as part of Oceana’s new campaign #RefillAgain, which...
March 23, 2022 14:02 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

New Oceana-Supported Research Reveals a Few Companies are to Blame for a Big Share of Crimes at Sea

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research prepared for Oceana’s Transparent Oceans Initiative has, for the first time ever, used global data to analyze the links between illegal...
February 10, 2022 19:51 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana: Coca-Cola Pledges to Increase Refillable Bottles, but Commitment Lacks Transparency

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Coca-Cola Company today announced a new goal to reach 25% reusable packaging by 2030. The announcement was made during the company’s Fourth Quarter...
December 15, 2021 06:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana Report: Plastic Pollution From Amazon Deliveries Grows By 29% in Just One Year

Link to Media Assets Report finds that up to 23.5 million pounds of the company’s plastic packaging polluted the world’s waterways and oceans in 2020, and finds that Amazon’s recycling promises do...