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Environmentally conscious wine to support marine conservation
‘Sea Change’, a new wine range from 10 International, has recently launched with a focus on one of the greatest environmental challenges of the modern day: plastic pollution in our oceans. The brand’s logo powerfully illustrates the drastic impact plastic pollution is having on marine life. Sea Change aims to raise awareness while making a practical difference, both through its use of environmentally conscious packaging, and by donating 25 cents (Euro) from the sale of every bottle to marine conservation causes.
The range has been designed with minimal packaging in mind to reduce potential waste and to maximise its environmental credentials. Key design elements include:
- A lightweight glass bottle designed to minimise transport impact and raw material usage.
- No plastic used in the finished product in contrast to the majority of wines.
- ‘Grape Touch’ labels have been used, which consist of 15% recycled grape waste with the remaining raw materials coming from FSC certified forests ensuring environmental and social benefits.
- Specially selected, fully biodegradable closures.
- No capsule covers used with a view to minimising unnecessary packaging and to enhance the ease of recycling.
The product has already won a major drinks industry award, securing ‘Best Green Launch’ at the Drinks Business Green Awards 2018.
A donation for each bottle sold will go to marine charities which at the moment includes Plastic Oceans UK, The Olive Ridley Project & Sea-Changers. Rachel Lopata, Co-Founder of Sea-Changers said: “It’s great to be working with the wine company 10 International on this project. The Sea Change wine idea is very exciting. We encourage everyone who loves the seas to buy and drink Sea Change wine wherever they see it on sale!”
The wine will initially be on sale in good pubs, bars and restaurants internationally and in the UK.
For more information visit the Sea Change Wine website by clicking here.
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Dive Worldwide Announces Bite-Back as its Charity of the Year
Over the next 12 months, specialist scuba holiday company Dive Worldwide will be supporting Bite-Back Shark & Marine Conservation with donations collected from client bookings to any one of its stunning dive destinations around the world. The independently-owned operator expects to raise £3000 for the UK charity.
Manager at Dive Worldwide, Phil North, said: “We’re especially excited to work with Bite-Back and support its intelligent, creative and results-driven campaigns to end the UK trade in shark products and prompt a change in attitudes to the ocean’s most maligned inhabitant.”
Bite-Back is running campaigns to hold the media to account on the way it reports shark news along with a brand new nationwide education programme. Last year the charity was credited for spearheading a UK ban on the import and export of shark fins.
Campaign director at Bite-Back, Graham Buckingham, said: “We’re enormously grateful to Dive Worldwide for choosing to support Bite-Back. The company’s commitment to conservation helps set it apart from other tour operators and we’re certain its clients admire and respect that policy. For us, the affiliation is huge and helps us look to the future with confidence we can deliver against key conservation programmes.”
To launch the fundraising initiative, Phil North presented Graham Buckingham with a cheque for £1,000.
Visit Dive Worldwide to discover its diverse range of international scuba adventures and visit Bite-Back to learn more about the charity’s campaigns.
MORE INFORMATION
Call Graham Buckingham on 07810 454 266 or email graham@bite-back.com
Gear News
Scubapro Free Octopus Promotion 2024
Free Octopus with every purchase of a SCUBAPRO regulator system
Just in time for the spring season, divers can save money with the FREE OCTOPUS SPRING PROMOTION! Until July 31st SCUBAPRO offers an Octopus for free
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