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December 15, 2021 01:52 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

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

Link to Media AssetsGerman ReleaseSpanish Release 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...
November 30, 2021 11:52 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana statement: Amazon can and should commit to reduce single-use plastic worldwide, following news that the company will eliminate plastic packaging in Germany

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana released the following statement from Matt Littlejohn, Oceana’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, in response to Amazon’s reported...
November 10, 2021 11:29 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana calls on The Coca-Cola Company to commit to targets following unprecedented pledge to grow share of refillable or multi-use bottles

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana called on The Coca-Cola Company to produce annual reports and set clear targets for the increased use of refillable or multi-use bottles after...
October 25, 2021 16:16 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Laura Dern honored at star-studded Oceana SeaChange Summer Party

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Saturday, October 23, supporters gathered at the 14th annual Oceana SeaChange Summer Party in Laguna Beach to celebrate the organization’s...
October 07, 2021 14:31 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana’s New York Gala Raises $1.5 Million To Restore Ocean Health and Abundance

NEW YORK, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, October 4 leading philanthropists, businesspeople, and entertainers gathered at a private club for the annual Oceana New York Gala to celebrate...
June 30, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

New Oceana-Supported Research Maps Wealthy Nations’ Harmful Fisheries Subsidies Supporting their Fleets Abroad, Including in the Waters of Least Developed Countries

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana released a new report today showing evidence that the world’s top industrial fishing nations are using fisheries subsidies programs to shift the...
June 30, 2021 07:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Una nueva investigación respaldada por Oceana cartografía las subvenciones pesqueras perjudiciales concedidas por las naciones ricas para apoyar a sus flotas, también en aguas de países menos desarrollados

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana ha publicado hoy un nuevo informe que ofrece pruebas de que las principales potencias pesqueras industriales mundiales están usando programas de...
June 21, 2021 17:29 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana: Amazon (AMZN) plastic problem set to skyrocket with Prime Day booming sales

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today and tomorrow, Amazon (AMZN) holds its annual e-commerce sales event, Prime Day, which some analysts predict will set record-breaking sales of...
February 03, 2021 17:30 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Oceana: Amazon (AMZN) reports 38% increase in sales for 2020, but does not address corresponding increase in the company’s plastic use as Bezos plans to step down

Oceana calls on company and CEO Jeff Bezos to lead e-commerce industry in showing how to reduce plastics in wake of record-breaking earnings report WASHINGTON, Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...
December 15, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana, Inc.

Amazon’s Big Role in Ocean Plastic Pollution (United Kingdom)

Company Generated More Than 465 Million Pounds of Plastic Packaging Waste in 2019 According to Report by Oceana Oceana calls on Amazon to address its contribution to the plastic disaster that is...