April 2020, Vol. 247, No. 4
Features
Subsea UK Partners Team with Non-Profit to Protect Oceans
Subsea UK teamed up with one of the world’s leading non-profit ocean protection organizations to promote and support initiatives to prevent pollution of our oceans.
The trade body has partnered with Big Blue Ocean Cleanup to support its ocean protection project and raise awareness of the initiative across the UK’s ($6.4 billion) £7.8 billion underwater engineering industry.
Big Blue Ocean Cleanup is an international agency that works to prevent pollution through initiatives such as offshore and beach cleaning, and educational programmes. The data collected through its academic research arm is used by businesses, governments, universities and individuals to help keep the oceans clean.
As part of the new partnership, Subsea UK is backing Big Blue’s Ocean Protection Project and will be promoting it to its 300 members, encouraging them to sign up.
The program is aimed at companies looking to make a positive contribution to supporting the marine environment and preventing further pollution.
“Our industry takes its environmental responsibilities seriously,” said Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK. “We recognize that, as our underwater industry sectors profit from the Blue Economy, we have a duty of care to the oceans and the seabeds and are committed to operating in this fragile environment in a way that is safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly,”
The engineering expertise and technological advancements as well as the marine science which characterize the industry have helped in the effort to accelerate the transition to net-zero.
“We are very pleased that Subsea UK has come on board as an official partner, said Rory Sinclair, chief executive of Big Blue Ocean Cleanup. “Their involvement and support for our work demonstrates that the UK’s underwater industry is working hard to play its part in securing a clean future for global marine life.”
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