Greetings Everyone!
I wanted to do a follow up of the previous blog as there was more to talk about, but I didn’t want to make it too lengthy.
Using the example of Real Madrid and Parley For The Oceans raising awareness about ocean pollution through a jersey made out of waste ocean plastic I showed how sport has the power to bring environmental issues such as pollution to a wider audience, including myself!
Upon knowing about this organisation through my interest in sports, I then got curious and visited Parley’s Instagram page.
From there, I got even more curious and went to look at their website, which I found to be really informative, and in a very reader-friendly manner, having loads of eye-catching info graphs for easy understanding. For example, the once below explains how pollution materials build up and spread around our oceans, based on ocean gyres.
They also have a tab page dedicated to their projects tackling ocean pollution.
It really is a very informative and user-friendly website for the average person to get sense of marine pollution issues (Any classmates blogging about marine pollution might find this site useful).
Furthermore, upon more social-media exploring, I found out that the Real Madrid kit was just one of the many ties this organisation has with sports.
Parley For The Oceans has also teamed up with Juventus, the most successful football club in Italy, for which, Cristiano Ronaldo, the most followed person on Instagram, plays for. Similar to the Real Madrid example they have developed their own kit from waste ocean plastic.
And it doesn’t stop at just football…
Adidas Tennis has also worked with the organisation to make their shoes from ocean plastic. Adidas Hockey has developed ice hockey kits from ocean plastic, and Adidas Running has also teamed up with Parley on an awareness project. As a fan, when you see your team/icon committed to tackling this pollution problem, it does rub off on you even in the smallest way, perhaps at least becoming aware about the issue.
So as I’ve demonstrated myself, from someone who started off with a sports interest, I came across a post regarding marine pollution, and from there I went on to learn more about how alarming the situation is, and what I can do to be part of the solution. Sport has a HUGE influence and therefore massive potential to shine more light on more pollution issues and I strongly believe more nonprofit environmental organisations should see sports as an avenue to address them.
Till the next blog!
Nandha
References:
https://www.parley.tv/#fortheoceans