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Ocean cleanup1/5/2024 SURVIVING STORMSīecause the cleanup systems are meant to stay in the patch for long periods, it is crucial that our systems can withstand ocean forces. ![]() For more about our approach to topics like these, see our Environment page. We are also committed to offsetting all carbon emissions associated with the System 002 campaign. On behalf of the full team at The Ocean Cleanup, I would like to express my appreciation for this extremely valuable donation of time and skills to help test our public website.As we continue to learn more about the technology and the behaviors of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, we have trained observers on board the System 002 mission to monitor how this new system interacts with the natural environment. Hence we do not have all IT specialist roles fully covered, which was nicely compensated by Deloitte professionals during the Hacking for Charity event. Steven Bink, Head of IT at The Ocean Cleanup: “ The in-house IT organization of The Ocean Cleanup is strictly lean and mean, with most of our resources focused on developing engineering solutions for our mission. Additionally, 6 phishing campaigns measured the awareness and organizational readiness of the Ocean Cleanup and its employees. The Deloitte Impact Foundation Hacking for Charity team, performed two web application security tests and recommended actions for remediation of the vulnerabilities found. To improve the cyber security posture of the company, The Ocean Cleanup requested Deloitte to conduct a security assessment on its public website and the administrative website. Visualisation: Bas Wagenmaker en Niels Tammes.Development of model: Kees Mackenbach, Sander Oudmaijer, Bob Groenhuijsen.Writers of white paper: Vincent Viool, Jorg Schalekamp, Abhishek Gupta, en Laurens Petten.It was a great experience to work with everyone at The Ocean Cleanup and Deloitte to provide this important, and first, comprehensive view of the economic impact of plastic pollution worldwide.' Over the course of 1-2 years, we collaborated with many experts from The Ocean Cleanup & Deloitte Global to assess & combine these studies, gather global data, and create a model that could give us an estimate of the total economic impact per country. Kees: ' Before starting the assessment, various international studies had already indicated the impact of plastic pollution on several sectors in specific countries (such as fishing and/or tourism in the EU). Kees Mackenbach and other Deloitte collegues developed a comprehensive model to calculate the global economic impact of plastic pollution, and the results are quite shocking. However there is also a financial impact of plastic pollution which has not been discussed in detail yet. Read more about the Core team.Īn increasing number of initiatives and studies have put the spotlight on the environmental damage caused by marine plastic pollution. Deloitte colleagues who participated in these projects share their experiences for The Ocean Cleanup in blogs and articles on various topics. We were there during the reveal of the Interceptor and the economic assessment of the price tag of plastic pollution. In the past years, Deloitte was present during the launch of Wilson (System 001) and the successor, System 001/B. And I am very happy we renewed our partnership for another three years last year. Since 2017, we support The Ocean Cleanup through a partnership with the Deloitte Impact Foundation. ![]() The Ocean Cleanup conducts global research and builds scalable cleaning systems for oceans and rivers. “Plastic pollution in our world’s oceans and rivers is a big environmental, economic and health problem. ![]() The Ocean Cleanup is an organization that fits our purpose very well”, Alie Snijders, Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting and Core team lead, says. Not only on our clients, but also on society.
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