EARTH DAY 2022: MARY KAY INC HIGHLIGHTS OCEAN ACTION, PARTNERING THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- This Earth Day marks the 52nd anniversary of the first Earth Day celebrated in 1970. Mary Kay Inc joins in celebrating the environment and all of the partnerships worldwide working to invest in the planet and achieve the United Nations (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

“On Earth Day, and every day, Mary Kay celebrates the work we have done to invest in our planet and protect our oceans—a resource which sustains the livelihoods of about three billion people worldwide.

“It is critical to our earth, future, and communities. Mary Kay is proud of our partnerships to help create sustainable and lasting impact in communities around the world. It is indeed a partnership for the planet,” said Mary Kay’s Chief Operating Officer, Deborah Gibbins.

According to a statement, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has embarked on a journey to protect oceans, with support from Mary Kay, which holds water at the heart of its sustainability strategy.

“With support from our corporate partners, TNC is working every day across the globe to conserve the reefs, coasts and fisheries that make life on this Planet, and our own lives, thrive. Together, we are making every day Earth Day,” said Global Managing Director for Nature Protection at The Nature Conservancy, Jeffrey Parrish.

Through the collective partnership, Mary Kay supports projects resulting in sustainable impact preserving and protecting our oceans including Global ocean protection to improve ocean health for nature and people; Protecting climate-resilient coral reefs, ‘super reefs’, in the Coral Triangle; and Restoring Asia Pacific Shellfish Reefs in Australia, Hong Kong, and China.

The Nature Conservancy will launch a new global partnership to identify and protect coral reefs that are positioned to survive climate change – ‘Super Reefs’ at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

The UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, will seek to address the threats to health, ecology, economy and governance of the ocean and propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.

-- BERNAMA