Boskalis CSR report 2017

Impact on Local Communities CSR 2017 – BOSKALIS 24 BOSKALIS AND THE OCEAN CLEANUP: CONTRIBUTING TO A CLEANER HORIZON Aware of the problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, Boskalis became the main sponsor of the Beach Cleanup Tour organized by the North Sea Foundation in 2013. A year later, Boskalis took a further step in helping tackle the problem of plastic soup, through sponsorship-in-kind of The Ocean Cleanup’s North Sea prototype test. Now, in 2017, The Ocean Cleanup has taken some major steps forward in the development of its technology to rid the oceans of plastic waste.

Ridding the world’s oceans from plastic soup is a daunting challenge that has been taken up by The Ocean Cleanup. Using advanced technologies, its aim is to clear the world’s oceans of plastic. Boskalis is actively involved in helping develop the innovative solutions required to fulfill this goal. FROM BRAINWAVE TO PROMISING SOLUTION The Ocean Cleanup is the brainwave of the young inventor and entrepreneur Boyan Slat. He is the youngest ever recipient of the UN’s Champion of the Earth Award and has received numerous other awards, including the Thor Heyerdahl Award in 2017.