June 14, 2021

As Plastic Waste Spirals Out of Control, Foundations Struggle to Protect the World’s Oceans

June 14, 2021/ Diana Hembree

Even as the pandemic briefly curtailed carbon emissions, it only accelerated the threat that plastic waste poses to the planet. Here’s how several philanthropic funders are confronting a global problem.

May 30, 2019

Behind a Search for Breakthrough Ideas to Capture River Plastic Before It Reaches the Ocean

May 30, 2019/ Julia Travers

An estimated 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, threatening vital marine ecosystems, and most of it comes from rivers. Can a new partnership between the Benioff Ocean Initiative and Coca-Cola “turn off the tap” of river plastic?