Mega Beach Clean-up (Peace & Friendship Stadium, Piraeus)

On Friday 17th November, ERMA FIRST participated in the HELMEPA – Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association Mega Beach Clean-up in Athens alongside volunteers from Environmental Protection Engineering, METIS Cyberspace Technology and other HELMEPA members.

This is a recurring action from our side, not a recurring event. This means we organize 2 beach clean-ups per annum, thus I mention it is a recurring action. However, the place changes each time, depending on which beach is in need of cleaning. And based on each location, we cooperate with local organisations to maximize our impact, as well as engage with local communities.

It was an excellent event which saw our team of volunteers clear an area of beach and coastline in Piraeus with the added assistance of the Jellyfishbot from IADYS, an innovative ROV that has been designed to help clear debris and plastic waste from our oceans.

Environmental protection is at the heart of everything we do at ERMA FIRST and we are also committed to helping achieve several UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), including Goal 14: Life Below Water, which focuses on reducing marine pollution of all kinds and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems from the negative impact of pollution and climate change.

The HELMEPA Mega Beach Clean-up was another step towards achieving this goal, and we are extremely proud of the importance our company places on helping to save the world’s oceans. This is a recurring action from our side, not a recurring event. This means we organize 2 beach clean-ups per annum, thus I mention it is a recurring action. However, the place changes each time, depending on which beach is in need of cleaning. And based on each location, we cooperate with local organisations to maximize our impact, as well as engage with local communities.