"I love Who's in - The Mission 2020 pledges made by the diving community"

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NavigationAboutWho’s InGet InvolvedAboutWho’s InGet Involved Set your main menu in Appearance > Menus AboutWho’s InGet Involved Mission 2020Mission 2020 is now closed and fourth element would like to thank everyone who took part and made a pledge for the better. View all the pledges below.ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZSELECT ID,post_title,post_content from missdb_posts WHERE ID NOT IN ('136, 389, 223, 272, 273, 257, 361, 362, 364, 375, 381, 234') AND post_status = 'publish' AND post_type = 'pledges' ORDER BY RAND() ASC LIMIT 29Loading PledgesFourth ElementBy World Oceans Day 2020 we will eliminate single use plastic packaging from our products. We will continue to develop new products and redevelop existing ones using recycled material. We will become truly OceanPositive.Email: [email protected]: www.fourthelement.comPADIAs PADI drives toward a fully-integrated digital learning system, we lessen our dependency on packaging, thereby minimizing the plastic footprint of hundreds of thousands of divers every year. We will further reduce plastic waste across our supply chain and rally our 6,600 dive centers and resorts to reduce single-use plastics.Email: [email protected]: padi.comHalcyonAt Halcyon Dive Systems, we pledge to reduce our plastic and carbon footprint by 2020. We are committed to: Eliminate single-use plastic packaging of all our products; Significantly increase the use of recycled goods; Sponsor Ghost Fishing cleanups around the world and power the Halcyon manufacturing facility with solar energy.Email: [email protected]: www.halcyon.netAqua LungAt Aqua Lung, we are continuing our commitment to eliminate single-use plastic packaging on all of our products worldwide, whenever & wherever possible, finding sustainable alternatives everywhere we can. We will continue to further our use and implementation of renewable energy sources at our facilities across the globe.Email: [email protected]: www.aqualung.comAP DivingWe pledge that by World Ocean’s Day 2020 we will continue to improve in all areas of our current “Ocean Friendly” policy to: Recycle, Re-use and Reduce wherever possible; only ever use biodegradable, compostable and/or recyclable packaging materials and reduce our ecological footprint wherever possible.Email: [email protected]: www.apdiving.comblue o twoOur fleet vessels will be completely single-use plastic free by the end of 2019. Single-use plastic water bottles have already been removed from our Red Sea fleet. We pledge to minimise pollution on our boats and in our worldwide offices, achieving this whilst educating yet also respecting local communities.Email: [email protected]: www.blueotwo.comSuuntoWe will minimize single-use plastics in packaging and select durable materials to ensure a long lifetime for products and capability for maintenance. We will optimize deliveries and offset carbon emissions from all deliveries. Through our certified, audited environmental-management-system we are, and continue to be, committed to save our common playground.Email: [email protected]: suunto.comGlobal Underwater ExplorersAt GUE, we pledge to launch an annual GUE Cleanup Event. We feel we can have the greatest impact by utilizing our network of divers in a worldwide cleanup of our waters. We hope to power our office with solar, will continue to recycle, and eliminate any single use plastic.Email: [email protected]: www.gue.comBEUCHAT INTERNATIONAL• Establishment of a recycling system for paper, cups, plastic bottles and cans inside Beuchat• We plan to stop using non-reusable plastic packaging within 3 years• Struggle against ecosystem impoverishment by supporting an initiative that helps to preserve marine ecosystems against overfishing and coastal habitat lossesEmail: [email protected]: www.beuchat-diving.comgbMaresThe sea has always been at the heart of Mares. By World Oceans Day 2020 we pledge to reduce our environmentally unfriendly packaging including single-use plastic by 70%, adopting sustainable alternatives and minimising waste. We will also innovate techniques in product development to reduce our environmental impact in the future.Email: [email protected]: www.mares.comSANTI DIVINGSANTI Diving is constantly working on improvement in the field of environment protection and implementation of the new actions aiming at the oceans and planets preservation. By 2020 we plan to replace the plastic bags by biodegradable ones, increase the effort to find the suppliers delivering the the recyclable elements.Email: [email protected]: www.santidiving.comSubGravitySubGravity is committed to avoid single use plastic where there is analternative, sustainable option available. We will work towards a 75% ormore reduction in single use plastic by the year 2020. AdditionallySubGravity is committed to continue recycling by shipping orders inpreviously used packaging whenever possible.Email: [email protected]: www.sub-gravity.comThe Dive ShackWe choose to have a positive impact on the Ocean through inspiring our customers to care about our oceans. We pledge to choose ethical, environmentally responsible suppliers and to lobby them and others until they reduce plastic waste to zero. We aim to spread environmental awareness to 500 new divers by 2020.Email: [email protected]: www.thediveshack.com.auEaglehawk Dive CentreAs a PADI Greenstar Dive Centre we already minimise energy use, and recycle, re-use, and reduce all waste. We have eliminated single-use plastic drink bottles from our boat We will continue to remove rubbish from our dive sites, and continue to educate our customers and the community about ocean sustainability.Email: [email protected]: www.eaglehawkdive.com.auHydronauts DivingHere at Hydronauts, its our mission to protect the environment and our aquatic home through eliminating single-use-plastics, promoting completely paperless agencies and other sustainable companies, and promoting the importance of marine conversation all divers, we hope to lead the efforts in reducing the communities environmental footprint.Email: [email protected]: www.hydronautsdiving.comDolphin Scuba DivingWe pledge to continue to only use recycled paper products for stationary and in-store promotions. Dolphin Scuba proactively encourages our customers to reduce their plastic use by offering re-useable, ocean-friendly alternatives.Email: [email protected]: www.dolphinscuba.com.auCoral Isles SunscreenCoral Isles Sunscreen – Reef Friendly & Safe – pledges to continue to improve our sunscreen so that it strikes the best balance between preventing skin cancer, and preventing reef death. We will stay Oxybenzone/ Octinoxate free, and will try to encourage use of refillable bottles to decrease plastic usage.Email: [email protected]: www.coralisles.comDIVER Magazine (UK)Having been involved with many significant marine conservation initiatives over the past 50 years, including co-founding The Marine Conservation Society, DIVER Magazine (UK) is delighted to support Mission 2020 by committing to eliminate all plastic-based wrapping from postal and newsstand copies of the magazine by World Oceans Day 2020.Email: [email protected]: www.divernet.comARC Marine LimitedARC Marine, the UK company behind eco-friendly Reef Cubes, pledges to work tirelessly to provide non-toxic plastic free products that all marine projects globally can use to deliver sustainable marine habitat to accelerate reef creation. Everyone we employ is a certified diver and all commit to eliminate single use plastic.Email: [email protected]: arcmarine.co.ukTEKDiveUSATEKDiveUSA, a biennial technical diving educational event, is committed tospread awareness of ocean sustaining practices through it's seminars,social media and PR related events. In addition, TEKDiveUSA will promotethe reduction of all waste associated with our conference, exhibit andassociated events.Email: [email protected]: www.tekdiveusa.comAqua Team - Kythnos IslandOur dive center mission to stop all single use plastic at our dive center. We are taking care of cleaning the dive spots and beaches we dive around the island. Finally we are recycling, taking care about plastic use and promote an eco mind to our staff and customers.Email: [email protected]: aquakythnos.comCOJO DivingBy 2020 we pledge to have minimized single-use plastic usage at our facility and at dive events. We will offer preference to suppliers who offer alternatives to single-use packaging materials, seek community partners to promote conservation and ocean debris awareness, and offer customers more opportunities to participate in cleanup events.Email: [email protected]: www.cojodiving.comBuddy Dive BonaireAt Buddy Dive we pledge to reduce our plastic & carbon footprint. We're committed to decrease the amount of single-use-plastic items (straws, cups, to-go-boxes) and if used, use biodegradable materials.We promote the usage of & sell mineral based sunscreen.We will also continue our support to the Reef Renewal Foundation.Email: [email protected]: www.buddydive.comOcean Turtle DivingWe pledge to- ban all single use plastic from the dive centre (cups, drinks bottles, packaging, bags and bin bags).- recycle every item of plastic, paper, cardboard, glass and metal possible in dedicated recycling containers.- instill these values in every student we teach from DSD to instructor.Email: [email protected]: www.oceanturtlediving.comDeptherapy & Deptherapy EducationDeptherapy & Deptherapy Education is committed to:"PROTECTING OUR OCEANS" our strap line is: "These are our oceans, and as surely as we fought for our country, we must now,as that same band of brothers fight to save our Oceans."Ben Lee, bilateral amputee, Deptherapy Trustee formerly Royal Engineers.Email: [email protected]: www.deptherapy.co.ukÄventyrsgruvan Tuna HästbergAt Adventure Mine of Tuna Hästberg, we pledge to reduce our usage of plastics and reduce our carbon footprint by 2020 We are actively working towards: reducing of usage of singel-use plastics and exchanging those by reusable • investing in charging station for electric cars by our facilities.Email: [email protected]: aventyrsgruvan.seendiving-in-the-mineAquatic Adventures, Inc.We pledge to reduce our use of single-use plastics. By 2020 we'll have eliminated plastic bags from our store and stopped using plastic utensils at our events. We love our lakes and pledge to do more to keep them clean. Aquatic Adventures, Inc. supports Mission 2020.Email: [email protected]: diveaai.comDiveworldWe pledge to remove the use of plastic carriers and packaging in our centre. Encouraging our divers to become more AWARE of plastic impact. Reusable water bottles are available in centre. Our long-standing support of Dive Against Debris will be ramped up with a Dive-Against-Debris dive included in trips.Email: [email protected]: www.learn2dive.co.ukSCUBANANANo plastic uses. A Project to clean the ocean. We adopt a dive site. We introduce new product sustainables. Carry a bag with us during the dives to collect waste from the ocean. We try to transmit our philosophy to our costumers.Email: [email protected]: www.scubanana.esDiamond DivingWe pledge to continue our bi-annual Dives Against Debris. Every dive will be an "unofficial" Dive Against Debris. We will recycle all plastics and packaging used in the dive centre. We will use digital products wherever possible. We will consume less plastic packaging.Email: [email protected]: www.diamonddiving.netUnderwater ConnectionUnderwater Connection is committed to ending single use plastic by educating divers about the negative impact plastics are having on our oceans and how we can eliminate them from our day to day life. Share it with all your classes and customers. You’d be surprised how many join the causeEmail: [email protected]: www.underwaterconnection.comCCRExplorers.comCCRExplorers.com, an on-line resource and forum for the closed circuitrebreather community, commits to use its influence and reach topositively influence the wider diving community about sustainablelifestyle habits which affect the world's oceans in a positive manner.Email: [email protected]: www.ccrexplorers.comExplorer Ventures Liveaboard FleetAt Explorer Ventures, we continue our commitment to (1) increasing our environmental projects worldwide, (2) working towards the elimination of single-use plastics, and (3) wherever possible finding sustainable alternatives for our supply needs. We pledge to continue our Dive Green environmental management and guest education efforts in our fleet worldwide.Email: [email protected]: www.explorerventures.comUrban Water OdysseyLiving in a big city, we drink the water coming from the great lakes that will then flow to the oceans We pledge to continue to clean the river, Reduce, Reuse and advocate for a closer to mother earth way of living From the source to the Oceans.Email: [email protected]: www.urbanwaterodyssey.comKUBI Dry Gloves & Expedition ProductsKUBI Dry Glove Systems & Expedition Products has committed itself to the removal of plastic packaging from it’s products.From the 1st July 2018, all KUBI products will be supplied in recyclable paper packaging, as part of a fundamental rethink on how to deliver products in the most environmentally-friendly way.Email: [email protected]: www.kubistore.comDiver City SCUBA Inc.We will focus on training divers to a higher level of skill and environmental awareness by providing; opportunities to be involved in beach and dive-site cleanups locally and globally, and access to more sustainable products to our customers through our increased support of companies whose mission aligns with our own.Email: [email protected]: www.divercityscuba.caHeritage Malta Underwater Cultural Heritage UnitsHeritage Malta Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit is committed to advocate environmental best practices through promotion of public access to protected Historical wreck sites. We pledge to clean our historical wrecks from ghost fishing and any presence of modern waste.Email: [email protected]: uchu.heritagemalta.orgJC Scuba LtdOur pledge to continue to reuse all packaging. No plastic cups or carrier bags in store. As advocates of the ocean, we encourage our divers to be conscious of the dive environment in and out of the water and all divers joining our dive trips to take their own water bottles.Email: [email protected]: www.jcscuba.netRainforest ScubaRainforest Scuba pledge not to use plastic bags for any sales in our business. We encourage the use of refillable bottles and are happy to refill these for you. We do not encourage plastic packaging and will endeavour to avoid them at all cost. We are part of Tetracycle recycling.Email: [email protected]: rainforestscuba.comDive DivisionDive Division has a truly sustainable mindset and pledges to advocate environmental safe practices. All dive shops involved adopted a dive site and do a monthly Dive Against Debris cleanup. Also, we only sell and promote reef-friendly sunscreen and avoid single-use plastic. We pledge to continue with these good habits.Email: [email protected]: divedivision.comDive RutlandBecome 100% Project AWARE, with a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ethos in all areas of our operations. We will eliminate consumer single use plastics and favour suppliers with a Green Mission to remove plastic from their manufacturing and supply chain and particularly those who manufacture using Bluesign® standardsEmail: [email protected]: www.diverutland.com Copyright ©2022 fourth element. All Rights Reserved.Privacy Policy Search engine Use this form to find things you need on this site