Polar Promise: Sustainability Report (2019)

Advancing the UN Clean Seas Pledge

UN Environment launched Clean Seas in February 2017 with the aim of engaging governments, members of the general public and the private sector in the fight against marine plastic pollution by targeting the production and consumption of non-recoverable and single-use plastic. The goal is to channel outrage into positive action. Quark Expeditions took the Clean Seas pledge, but in fact has been drastically reducing single- use plastics on board for much longer. For the past 5 years, we have been providing each of our guests with a reusable water bottle, cabins have been outfitted with soap and shampoo dispensers, and we provide straws only on request. These contribute to our Clean Seas pledge and serve as a launching point for discussions with guests about the effects of single-use plastic waste in our oceans, the foundation for our expedition without which we wouldn’t be able to operate.

37 | For more information, contact Quark Expeditions at Sustainability@QuarkExpeditions.com

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