Our premium, eco-innovative materials set new industry standards and transform products into symbols of change

MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION

PLASTIC IS A DESIGN FAILURE. ONCE PRODUCED, IT NEVER DIES

An estimated 8 million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Instead of breaking down, plastic breaks apart into tiny pieces. These fragments end up in the marine food web, posing a major threat to sea life and to human health.

CLEANUPS & EDUCATION

INTERCEPTING PLASTIC WASTE & EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES

The Parley global cleanup network works in collaboration with local groups and governments around the world to remove plastic waste from remote islands, shorelines and waters. It’s never just about cleaning up. Our programs also aim to educate and empower communities, and especially youth, in the movement to end marine plastic pollution.

OCEAN PLASTIC®

WE TURNED THE PROBLEM INTO AN OPPORTUNITY

With the help of our network, we created Ocean Plastic®, a range of premium materials for the sports, fashion and luxury industries made from intercepted and upcycled marine plastic debris. Ocean Plastic® replaces virgin materials and allows for the implementation of our long-term strategy: Parley AIR — Avoid, Intercept, Redesign

adidas x Parley

The first adidas x Parley was introduced at the United Nations in June 2015. Created by a collaborative team using upcycled plastic waste and illegal gillnets removed from the Southern Ocean by Sea Shepherd.

adidas x Parley

Manchester United, Juventus, FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid 3rd Kits. Made from Ocean Plastic®

Soma x Parley

The limited edition bottle with a sleeve made from Ocean Plastic® carried our message to over 5,000 Starbucks locations in the US and Canada.

Clean Waves

In 2018 Corona x Parley introduced a creative fundraising platform to connect individuals and the fashion industry to the people and places impacted by plastic pollution. The project launches with sunglasses made from Ocean Plastic®.

adidas x Parley

Miami Hurricanes Football Jersey. Made from Ocean Plastic®. The first jerseys to bring the movement to an American football field and college campus.

adidas Originals x Parley

adidas Originals’ Parley Deerupt. Made from Ocean Plastic® to equip the resistance - the next generation of creators.

Amex x Parley

On World Oceans Day in June 2018, American Express and Parley announced their partnership to implement Parley AIR and create the first credit card made from Ocean Plastic®.

SYMBOLS OF CHANGE

CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION AND ECO-INNOVATION

Products made from Ocean Plastic® become symbols of change, raising awareness and funding the fight against marine plastic pollution. Purpose is the new luxury.

DRIVING THE MATERIAL REVOLUTION

Parley developed the first global supply chain for upcycled marine plastic debris and introduced Ocean Plastic®, a range of eco-innovative materials which champion our vision for the Material Revolution.

Ocean Plastic® is created from upcycled plastic waste intercepted by Parley from remote islands, shorelines, waters and in coastal communities. As a catalyst for progress and an immediate replacement for virgin plastic, Ocean Plastic® raises awareness as well as funding for education and eco-innovation initiatives supporting long-term solutions to marine plastic pollution. Our materials aim to inspire and empower the creative industries to build a better future.

Parley sees the key to ending marine plastic pollution not in recycling, but in the redesign and replacement of harmful materials, methods and thinking. Plastic is a design failure. There is no closed-loop for a faulty material that never dies. We are therefore calling for a Material Revolution and inviting all members of the creative industries to take part by implementing Parley AIR: Avoid. Intercept. Redesign.