eXXpedition in the Press
Putting ocean plastic pollution in the spotlight
We play an important role in raising awareness of the crisis of ocean plastic pollution. Our pioneering voyages generate a lot of media interest and this helps to highlight the devastating impact of single-use plastic while shaping conversations around solutions to the problem.
In the first half of 2018, our top 35 pieces of media coverage had a reach of over 26 million people. Over the course of that year alone we had over 430 media reports published.
Here are some of our favourite reports in the past year.
If you’d like to contact us about a media opportunity or interview, please email media@exxpedition.com.
MEDIA COVERAGE
2020
October
Marie Claire | Emily Penn Is On A Mission To End Ocean Pollution By Sailing The World With All-Female Crews
Logistics Professional | A look inside Emily Penn’s eXXpedition
September
CGTN The Agenda | The women educating the world on plastic pollution
REI | On Board a Sailing Expedition to Study Plastic Pollution
BBC Radio 4 | Carry Somers on Today Show
Ocean Wise | eXXpedition Webinar
August
Medium | Lessons from a Round-the-World Voyage Cut Short
Inside SAP | Emily Penn to Talk About Circular Economy at e’ffect 2020
SAP | How can business drive value from the circular economy?
Best Run Podcast | Creating a Cleaner Ocean with Innovative Thinking
Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants | Emily Penn | Ocean Advocate and Skipper
Marine Technology News | The Ocean’s Microplastics Mess: Technology & Technique to Identify & Clean Up
Waste 360 | Nothing Wasted Podcast: Episode 71: Sailing through Ocean Plastics, Recycling + Circularity (Transcript)
Inside SAP | Dell, Intel, Deloitte, DXC Technology Support e’ffect 2020
July
The Sydney Morning Herald | Non-fiction reviews: The Bird Way and three other titles
UWI | Dept. of Life Sciences Seminar with Dr. La Daana Kanhai on Plastic Pollution in the Caribbean Sea
Optimist Daily | This all-female expedition team is diving into ocean plastics research
MyOutdoors | Press Release: Finisterre welcome Emily Penn as official ambassador
Packaging Europe | Voyage Into Ocean Plastics
Our Time BD | All-female round the world voyage hunts for pollution hotspots
Hvg.hu. | Tudósnők vitorlázzák körbe a Földet, hogy a műanyagszennyezést kutassák
Global Citizen | An All-Women Crew Will Continue Sailing Around the World to Study Ocean Pollution Next Year
Posibl | An All-Women Crew Will Continue Sailing Around the World to Study Ocean Pollution Next Year
CNN | All-female round the world voyage hunts for pollution hotspots
CNN Espanol | Esta tripulación femenina estudiará la contaminación de microplásticos en los océanos
Forbo | Single-Use Plastic: The Final Straw!
Enviornmental Technology | Fighting Microplastics ~ PerkinElmer and UK-Based eXXpedition Research Team Collaborate on Ocean Pollution
June
KeiSei Magazine | Tackling The Plastic Crisis with eXXpedition
Technology Networks | All-female Crew Open Eyes to Plastic Pollution Crisis on Round the World Sailing Expedition
SAP | New Online Experience Is Creating a SHiFT in Consumer Choices to Reduce Ocean Plastic
eXXpedition | SHiFT Platform launch
Adventure Uncovered | Emily Penn & SAP launch digital platform to tackle ocean plastic pollution
Forbes | A New Online Experience Is Creating A SHiFT In Consumer Choices To Reduce Ocean Plastic
ABC News Australia live interview | The World
SKY News Breakfast Show | Breakfast
Emerce Newswire | SAP calls for sustainable initiatives in corona times
My Green Pod | New Platform Will Help Navigate Hundreds Of Solutions To Ocean Plastic Pollution
Planet Shine | eXXpedition founder Emily Penn is launching an innovative platform for individuals and businesses to tackle plastic pollution
Sailing Anarchy | Today is the day
Emerce | SAP roept op tot duurzame initiatieven in coronatijd
XS Sailing | Today is the day
Plastics News | A key question in ocean plastics: ‘How in the world do you clean that up?’
Dutch IT Channel | SAP pleit voor duurzame initiatieven in coronatijd
Digital Trends | Want to clean up the oceans but don’t know how? This site is the place to start
Yahoo! Finance | Want to clean up the oceans but don’t know how? This site is the place to start
Nonesuch (Uni of Bristol) | Alumni interview: Sally Earthrowl, Mission Leader at eXXpedition and Environmental Advocate
SUP Connect. | Supporting Exxpedition Cic Through 1% For The Planet
Packaging Europe | EcoDesign: the importance of manufacturing sustainable products
May
The World News | The Imperfect Sailor and Imperfect Activist
The Press and Journal | Marine scientists seek to solve microplastics mystery
Recycling Product News | TOMRA circular economy advisor reflects on all-female ocean plastic research mission
BBC News | Microplastics found in 150-year-old ocean sediment
Time of Malta | Successful first virtual APS talk
The Irish Times | The women trying to stop world’s beauty products washing up on Easter Island
1883 | Women-led War on Plastic
April
US Harbors | All-Female Sailing Voyage to Study Ocean Microplastics
Ocean Protect Podcast | eXXpedition to hotel quarantine with Laura Wells
WWD | Gen G: Fashion’s Free Spirits, Past and Future
US Harbors | All-Female Sailing Voyage to Study Ocean Microplastics
NGO Source | Voices from the Field: How NGOs Are Responding to COVID-19
El Mercurio | Mujeres y Moda Sustentable: Un Circulo Virtuoso
Market Screener | SAP : Immersive Experiences Can Help Solve Big Global Challenges
The Outdoor Station | Making the Unseen Seen
Cornwall Live | Teacher finds microplastics in every sample taken during Atlantic Expedition
March
Porthole | Földkörüli expedíciók az óceánok tisztaságáért magyarokkal
Cleveland Magazine | Stefanie Spear Set Sail On A 1000-Mile Journey
SuperYacht News | Making the Unseen Seen
Travel & Leisure | 300 Women Are Participating in a Sailing Voyage to Combat the Effects of Single-Use Plastics
Wardrobe Crisis | The Slow Travels of Ocean Plastics Explorer Emily Penn
Better Homes and Gardens | 300 Women Are Participating in a Sailing Voyage to Combat the Effects of Single-Use Plastics
Martha Stewart | 300 Women Are Participating in a Sailing Voyage to Combat the Effects of Single-Use Plastics
Encore | FINDING A SOLUTION: Environmental advocate launches Plaine Products to cleanse ourselves of plastic
SportTechie | SAP to the High Seas: How Data Can Inform the Path to Cleaner Oceans
Flavour Mag | Celebrating Super Women on International Women’s Day: eXXpedition’s Female Sailing Crew are World-Saving Superheroes
Plastic Oceans | Plastic Swap January: Reflections
Western Morning News | On a voyage to find answers to plastic waste
Parley | A Journey Across The South Pacific
Sailing Anarchy | Scotw
BBC One | A Service of Celebration for Commonwealth Day
TOMRA | TOMRA on board for all-female ocean plastic research mission to South Pacific gyre
SpinSheet Chesapeake Sailor Embarks on an eXXpedition to Fiji
February
RSM Australia | Proudly supporting Katlin Tilly | eXXpedition
Packaging Europe | Researching the impact of ocean plastics
Gloucestershire live | This Cheltenham woman is doing something amazing about plastic pollution in the world’s seas
University at Buffalow | Galapagos or bust: Sailing away for classroom teaching
Clarivate Analytics | Empowering women in the workplace and at sea
Euronews | Watch | Meet The 300 Women Sailing The Seas To Fight Plastic Pollution
Forbes | SAP Partners With Ocean Activist Emily Penn To Solve The Plastic Pollution Crisis
Your Story | Microplastic Pollution in the South Pacific Ocean – eXXpedition
NS Packaging | SAP partners with microplastic research organisation eXXpedition
UK Circular Plastics Network | Microplastic Pollution in the South Pacific Ocean – eXXpedition
Intelligent Living | Emily Penn and SAP Sailing to Stop Plastic Pollution
La Vanguardia | eXXpedition
January
Afloat | Irish Sailor & Artist Joins Women’s Expedition To Research Impact Of Ocean Plastic
Keys Weekly | LOCAL CAPTAIN JOINS GLOBAL OCEAN EXXPEDITION
Packaging News | A dive into marine plastic waste
The Sunday Post | ‘If I can sail across the Atlantic Ocean, I can do anything’: Scots crew members on round-the-world plastic pollution yacht mission share their experiences
BBC Radio Sussex | Mark Carter Sits In
nbc Boston | Local Tools Being Used to Study Ocean Pollution on 2-Year Trip Around the World
kmtv | Kent woman chosen for global expedition against pollution
The Outdoor Journal | Stefanie Spear’s Charge for Change
Tough Girl Challenges | Emily Penn – Ocean Advocate & Skipper working on solving the #plasticpollution crisis. Co-Founder of eXXpedition
House Planning Help | HPH272 : What is the problem with plastic? – with Emily Penn
RTL | Women to embark on an expedition against ocean litter
Kenilworth Weekly News | Kenilworth woman to share experiences from ocean plastics research mission
2019
November & December
Malibu Surfside News | Malibu’s Andersen joins in eXXpedition’s environmental research project
KentOnline | Former Weald of Kent pupil Olivia Clarke joins Exxpedition, a project to save Earth’s oceans
Canadian Geographic | Sailing around the world for ocean plastic
National Geographic Spain | Sofía Nogués la única española del proyecto eXXpedition (Sofía Nogués the only Spaniard in the eXXpedition project)
National Geographic | As part of National Geographic’s Women of Impact special, sailor and environmentalist Emily Penn recalls her journey to skippering an all-women crusade against ocean plastic.
San Tirso | Aventureira tirsense dá a volta ao mundo de barco… para salvá-lo (Adventurer goes around the world by boat…to save it)
Antigua Yacht Club | Next stop Antigua for all-female plastic research crew
Antigua Nice | Female ocean plastic research crew to stop in Antigua
LEAP | eXXpedition Round the World
rtp | Açores Hoje
ecoticias.com | 300 mujeres navegarán con la organización eXXpedition para investigar la contaminación por plásticos, Sofía Nogués es la única española
Kent Online | Plastic pollution in the sights of Maidstone litter picker as she joins EXXpedition Round The World
October
Crisis Response Journal
frontline – Fighting Plastic Pollution
Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio with Chris Evans
publico | Dois anos, um veleiro, 300 mulheres: a volta ao mundo para estudar o plástico no mar
The Berwickshire News | Duns woman Kirsty’s eXXpedition Round the World
Peeblesshire News | Novice sailor Kirsty reaches dry land with plastic warning
Border Telegraph | Novice sailor Kirsty reaches dry land with plastic warning
RTP PLAY | Telejornal Açores
Lowcountry Parent | Mom of the Month: Cory Chewning
Público | Elas vão dar a volta ao mundo num barco para acabar com o plástico no mar
El Español | Las 300 mujeres que dan la vuelta al mundo para salvar al mar de la invasión del plástico
OBSERVADOR | Açores na rota de expedição mundial que quer acabar com o plástico nos oceanos
SAPO24 | Açores na rota de expedição mundial que pretende acabar com o plástico nos oceanos
Acoriano Oriental | Viagem no feminino alerta para poluição por plásticos
PAÍS AO MINUTO | Açores na rota de expedição que quer acabar com plástico nos oceanos
expolab | EXXPEDITION IN AZORES
Green Dreamer | The root causes and effects of ocean plastic pollution (Interview with Emily Penn of eXXpedition)
missZDRAVA | Hrvatica je dio velike svjetske ekspedicije za spašavanje oceana od plastike
Evening Standard | How citizen scientists, technology and people power can help clean up our seas
Waste Management World | Austrian Additions to All-Female eXXpedition Study into Plastic Waste in the Oceans
One Green Planet | These 300 Brave Women are Sailing Across the World to Find a Solution to Plastic Pollution
NAUTI SPOTS | eXXpedition. 300 mujeres navegan alrededor del mundo analizando microplásticos
CHV NOTICIAS | Chilena hará historia con embarcación que estudiará la contaminación del plástico en los océanos
The Clean Market | EXXPEDITION AND THE CLEAN MARKET
SportTechie | Athlete Environmentalism: The Sports World Aims to Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution
ABC Australia | The World
io DONNA | eXXpedition, è salpato l’equipaggio delle donne contro la plastica negli oceani
Virgin | The all-women sailing voyage exploring the impact of plastics and toxics in the ocean
letsrecycle.com | TOMRA UK partners with all-female plastic pollution mission
The Breaking News Headlines | All-female crew sets sail around the world to find solutions for ocean plastic pollution
lavozdelsur.es | Una española entre las 300 mujeres que recorrerán el mundo para estudiar la presencia de microplásticos en el mar
CBC Radio | ‘It really starts to sink in’: Leader of all-female plastic pollution voyage
Sustainable Sasha | THE EXXPEDITION SAILBOAT HAS BEGUN ITS PLASTIC POLLUTION JOURNEY!
newsfeeds | Forget camping on bridges – these women are the real climate heroes
NEWSY PEOPLE | All-female crew sets sail around the world to find solutions for ocean plastic pollution
Herald Publicist | Forget camping on bridges – these women are the real climate heroes
msn | All-female crew sailing globe to raise plastics awareness
euronews | 300 women are sailing around the world investigating plastic pollution
The US Breaking News | All-female crew sets sail around the world to find solutions for ocean plastic pollution
PlymouthLive | All-female crew set sail from Plymouth on pioneering plastic pollution voyage
EBL News | All-female crew tackle plastics
PlymouthLive | All-female crew set sail from Plymouth on pioneering plastic pollution voyage
Metro | Forget camping on bridges – these women are the real climate heroes
Sky News | Ocean Rescue: Women-only crew on two-year sea voyage to tackle plastic pollution
Global News | All-female crew sets sail around the world to find solutions for ocean plastic pollution
La Vanguardia | Un total de 300 mujeres darán la vuelta al mundo para analizar la presencia de microplásticos en el mar
Europa Press | Un total de 300 mujeres darán la vuelta al mundo para analizar la presencia de microplásticos en el mar
radioplymouth | ‘Round the World’ voyage investigating plastic pollution sets sail
The London Economic | All female crew of 300 women will take part in round the world sail to raise awareness of plastic pollution
The Green Boater | Episode #003 eXXpedition Round The World 2019 – 2021
SpiritFM | Ocean Rescue: Women-only crew on two-year sea voyage to tackle plastic pollution
Budstikka | Kristine drar på ekspedisjon for å kjempe mot plast i verdenshavene
Cambridge Network | ARU student prepares for Atlantic eXXpedition
Radio Wave | Ministerstvo životního prostředí chce podpořit vysazování nových stromků. Dá na ně 100 milionů korun
Qué PASA | La chilena elegida entre 3.000 mujeres para estudiar contaminación de plásticos en el mar
September
radartegal.com | Kirana, Perempuan Indonesia Pertama yang Arungi Samudra Atlantik
Packaging News | Tomra backs around-the-world plastic research
Beattie | Tomra UK partners with all-female plastic pollution circumnavigation mission
Antara News | Kirana dari Indonesia arungi samudra atlantik
Novilist.hr | Riječka studentica s Cresa izabrana u žensku posadu ambiciozne plovidbe oko svijeta. Pričali smo s njom
bipol.com | Kirana Agustina, Mengaruni Samudera Bersama eXXpedition Round the World
YachtsandYachting.com | 11th Hour Racing continues support of all-women eXXpedition Round the World 2019-2021 Voyages
XS Sailing | 11th Hour Racing continues support of eXXpedition
Sail-World | 11th Hour Racing continues support of all-women eXXpedition Round the World 2019-2021 Voyages
inNaturale | PLASTICA NEGLI OCEANI: SALPA UN EQUIPAGGIO DI SOLE DONNE PER TROVARE UNA SOLUZIONE
Head Topics | Why 300 women are teaming up to sail around world and explore ocean plastic
dna Berita | Kirana Agustina Perempuan Indonesia Berlayar Teliti Plastik dari Inggris ke Portugal
nbc News | Why 300 women are teaming up to sail around world and explore ocean plastic
Plastic News | Tomra on board for all-female ocean plastic research eXXpedition
STIRILE PRO TV | A Romanian, among the 300 women who will take part in a unique expedition in the world
BBC Newsround | Plastic pollution: All-female crew planning ocean mission
iNews | Why 300 women are giving up their day jobs to search the ocean for plastic
BBC Indonesia | eXXpedition: Perempuan Indonesia berlayar teliti plastik dari Inggris ke Portugal
The Ecologist | All-woman crew probes ocean plastic pollution
European Plastic Product Manufacturer | TOMRA on-board for eXXpedition mission
Manual Productions | Green Talk: Sally Earthrowl
evz.ro | Daniela Untescu este noua senzație a României. A fost aleasă din 10.000 de femei
Surf Writer Girls | eXXpedition Ready to Set Sail
The Sustainability Report | PODCAST: Emily Penn on the ocean plastics crisis
El Heraldo | Laura Leiva, la bióloga que lucha contra el plástico del mar
The Bigger Picture | On an eXXpedition Round The World
Let’s Recycle | Key plastics role for waste sector, says eXXpedition leader
Recycling International | Blog: Sailing to the heart of the plastic wasteland
howstuffworks | Female Citizen Scientists Set Sail to Tackle Ocean Plastic
Times of Malta | ‘I’m sailing around the world to battle single-use plastics’
Surfgirl | UK SURFER JOINS MICRO PLASTICS MISSION
Oceanographic | All-female crew prepares for two-year plastic pollution circumnavigation
2018
27th November – Conde Nast Traveler
The All-Women Sailing Crew Trying to Save the Ocean of Plastic
30th July – Sky News
eXXpedition: Sailing through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
24th July – Stylist Magazine
“What it’s like to fight plastic pollution in the Pacific with an all-female crew”
20th July – GreenBiz
An all-women ‘eXXpedition’ into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
17th July – Parley for the Oceans
eXXpedition: Making the Unseen Seen
14th July – Global News
Crew studying Great Pacific Garbage Patch returns (video)
8th July – The Independent
3rd July – A Plus
She tested the ocean for pollutants. Then she ran the same tests on herself
26th June – BBC News
Plastic garbage patch: Medical tests ‘inspired me to investigate’
23rd June – CBC
This Oakville woman is studying microplastics in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
21st June – Penarth Times
Explorer explains hometown influence on mission
8th June – ITV News
Water company launches plan to get rid of plastic waste in the region by 2030
6th June – MindBodyGreen
These Home Brands are on a Mission to Reimagine Ocean Plastic
23rd May – Yahoo! Finance
3rd May – SuperyachtNews
19th March – Stylist Magazine
This all-women crew is sailing the Pacific to fight plastic pollution
18th March – Metro
All-female crew to cross the Pacific to fight plastic pollution
18th March – AOL
All female crew set for ocean expedition hunting plastics
16th March – Workshare
2017
1st September – Sunday Post
All-female yacht crew set to end journey round UK’s coast
30th August – CIWEM
All-female crew visit London on round Britain trip to raise awareness of ocean plastic
23rd August – Environment Times
All-women crew sail Britain to test for microplastics in mussels
16th August – BBC Northern Ireland
Plastic Pollution: Women on mission to ‘clean up oceans’
16th August – Women You Should Know
All-female crew is sailing ‘Round Britain’ to spotlight the plastics poisoning our oceans and us
14th August – ITV News
8th August – Pirate FM
WATCH: Sailing our seas on a plastics mission
8th August – Practical Boat Owner
All-female crew embark on Round Britain sail to raise awareness of plastic pollution
7th August – Sky News
All-female eXXpedition crew sails round Britain to highlight plastic in the oceans
6th August – Konbini
Meet the all-female crew on a mission to rid our seas of plastic pollution
2nd August – The Times
All-women eXXpedition sail round Britain for cleaner waters
1st August – Devon Live
All-women crew to sail round Britain to highlight litter
1st August – Sunday Post
8th June – Deutsche Welle
Is marine plastic a threat to human health? and Kunststoff im Meer: Wie gesundheitsschädlich ist Mikroplastik?
7th June – Wild Arran COAST
