Every year around 100 000 Norwegians go door to door with charity buckets to get donations for the NRK Telethon, and every year a new cause receives the funds.  

This year’s cause fit Evoy perfect with the funds going to WWF’s project with an overall goal to reduce plastic waste emissions. Most of the plastic that goes into the ocean is washed out from rivers in Asia with little or no waste management. The goal of the Telethon is to establish and improve waste management systems for more than 900 000 people living in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and The Philippines (Source: blimed.no/tv-aksjonen–nrk/english). 

Evoy was very motivated to support this year’s project since our mission is to contribute to a cleaner ocean with a goal to be part of eliminating boating emissions globally. It is a big goal, but a very important one knowing that fossil fuel boats roughly emit 50m tons CO2 each year globally. 

The health of our ocean is diminishing, and plastic pollution is a fast-growing issue with eight million tons of plastic entering our oceans. If we all do what we can by throwing our garbage in the bins, sorting our waste, choosing products with less or biodegradable packaging, bring your own water bottle and shopping bag and so forth, we will be able to make an impact as an individual and act as an example for our children and people around us. Larger companies have an even greater opportunity to make a difference!