Since 2022, One Ocean Foundation is the Race For The Future partner of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP Team for the Impact League of the SailGP Championship. This collaboration connects global business, world-class sport and cutting-edge science, to drive positive impact on the environment.

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Backed by the Foundation's independent scientific committee, and working with a range of prestigious institutions, research centres and universities, the two realities collaborate to raise awareness on ocean issues while at the same time having a concrete positive impact on the marine environment.

The initiatives

Over the years, there have been numerous activities in which One Ocean Foundation has been involved alongside its partner ROCKWOOL during the SailGP weeks, to spread the culture of sustainability and ocean protection, engaging hundreds of young people and athletes.

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The activities can be both theoretical—such as organizing a series of workshops and informational talks—and practical—such as beach cleanups and creating interactive laboratories where young people can observe plankton under a microscope and sand crystals and microplastics through a
stereoscope. There are also photography exhibitions and artistic murals to celebrate natural heritage and marine biodiversity, as happened in 2023 during the Taranto event.

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Last but not least, together with its partner ROCKWOOL, One Ocean Foundation promotes internationally significant environmental projects: in 2023, it launched a project for the protection of seahorses in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, and in 2024, the “Race to Restore” initiative. In collaboration with the Community Eelgrass Restoration Initiative (CERI) and Dalhousie University, the initiative will see thousands of Zostera marina plants repopulate the local "blue ecosystem," playing an important role as a natural carbon reservoir to capture and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.