Robert Cobbold

CEO

Feb. 14, 2024

In 2019, Howell Conservation Fund (HCF) founder Brett Howell traveled to the far reaches of the globe to clean up the world’s most plastic polluted beach. Henderson Island - one of the Pitcairn…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 11, 2021

So, you’ve decided to organize a $BEACH cleanup, plant some Mangrove trees, or help with Kelp Bed reforestation — CONGRATULATIONS! Your efforts are making a difference improving marine ha…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 11, 2021

Beach Token’s global reach, with partners soon to be collecting huge amounts of PET plastic in all corners of the planet, puts us in an incredible position to close the loop and kickstart the p…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 11, 2021

$BEACH Partner Clean Surf Project is a beach clean-up organisation from Durban, South Africa. The clean up team were in action again at Umbogintwini Rivermouth, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Nata…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 10, 2021

The Rubbish Project is a company on a mission to create a waste-free world by providing circular economy solutions to the planet’s messiest problem, Rubbish. They work with businesses to cre…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 10, 2021

$BEACH partner Let’s Go Clean the Beach has undertaken one of the biggest Beach Cleans that the $BEACH community has been involved with. Togbe Ghana and his team were in action at South Laba…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 9, 2021

By Mike Wedgman For over 35 years, my chosen career placed me in direct daily contact with our world’s oceans. I wasn’t a commercial fisherman, longshoreman, global shipping magnate, o…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 4, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with Ananta Sustainables! Ananta Sustainables is one of the first packaging companies sourcing, supplying solutions for sustainable packaging in Sri L…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 4, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with Let’s Go Clean The Beach in Accra, Ghana Let’s Go Clean The Beach is founded and run by Togbe Ghana, a musician and ocean plastic act…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 2, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with Clean Surf Project! Clean Surf Project is a beach clean-up organisation from Durban, South Africa.   As ocean lovers and regular …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 1, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce that our first #SuperSunday has set aside $20,500 for our Clean Ocean & Blue Carbon Funds. The team would like to take this opportunity to thank all the $BEACH …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 24, 2022

Article by Damian Carrington, The Guardian Microplastic pollution has been detected in human blood for the first time, with scientists finding the tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 25, 2022

Announcing the launch of Beach Podcast With so many fascinating and inspiring community partners around the world we thought it remiss not to give the Beach Tribe a chance to get to know them bett…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

April 5, 2022

Tell us about your most memorable moment with a marine animal?  Back in 2021 whilst I was living on Lady Elliot Island an island located on the iconic Great Barrier Reef. I’d gone out t…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

April 19, 2022

On April 2nd, Let’s Make Cyprus Green (LMCG) volunteers carried out a cleanup at Lady’s Mile Beach on behalf of Beach Token ($BEACH), an innovative DeFi token where 2% of every transactio…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

April 13, 2022

When most of Accra’s population is preparing for church on Sundays, one environmental campaigner can be found clearing plastic waste from the city’s beaches.   His name is Davi…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

May 10, 2022

By John Forth-Walker    The claim that corporations and states routinely and knowingly damage the environment for their own economic interests seems fairly uncontroversial. To give ju…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

May 5, 2022

Jihad is a 3rd generation Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon. Lebanon is going through one of the most difficult periods in its history following the Beirut port explosion, rampant corruption and …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

May 13, 2022

Hayley Versace, the General Manager of the on the ground operations of Conflict Islands Conservation Initiative (CICI) has always had a passion for marine life since she was small. Hayley was lucky e…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

May 17, 2022

Since we began our partnership with the Beach Collective last year and have been organising a weekly clean up of Kakuma Refugee Camp with 30 women we have managed to improve much on the standard life…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

May 19, 2022

Sign up  On World Oceans Day (8th June), the Beach Collective are proud to announce the launch of Beach Action. Combining the power of direct action and the power of social media, Beach Actio…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

June 14, 2022

Beach Collective, a blockchain enabled climate tech platform is building a blue circular economy that funds clean oceans and blue carbon initiatives every time someone transacts using their native cu…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

June 27, 2022

Please introduce yourself, and tell us a bit more about your work and how you protect the oceans?  I’m a marine scientist based at the University of Plymouth. My whole research invetiga…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

July 12, 2022

Please introduce yourself, and tell us a bit more about your work and how you protect the oceans?  I am Mark Andrew B. Badiola from the Philippines and I am a PADI Dive Master and an underwat…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Aug. 3, 2022

Last month you swam round Grand Cayman non-stop for 37 hours to raise money for Plastic Free Cayman. This is a simply unbelievable achievement everyone at the Beach Collective would like to express o…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Aug. 15, 2022

$BEACH is an innovative DeFi token which internalises the health of our planet and oceans into every single transaction. Not only are the emissions of a $BEACH transaction lower than traditional card…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 24, 2022

By Emilia Isaacs   Beach Collective is a blockchain enabled climate tech platform is building a blue circular economy that funds clean oceans and blue carbon initiatives every ti…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 16, 2022

The Beach Collective is proud to announce that, on behalf of our Tanzanian community partner Ambakofi, we have won another grant!   The $5000 grant from the Sustainable Ocean Alliance was …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 28, 2022

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, the use of cryptocurrency has risen in popularity. But while the digital currency offers convenience and security, its production and use can …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 3, 2023

The recent COP27 conference, where two of our founders were in attendance, produced very little in terms of meaningful commitments to reduce emissions. The overwhelming view of the negotiations, othe…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 10, 2023

While it’s absolutely true that large organizations and governments need to do more, and we should continue to apply pressure on them to do so, this kind of narrative can send an implicit messa…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 17, 2023

The Beach Collective provides Climate Market Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CMaaS) to individuals, businesses and causes along three core verticals, Commerce, CSR and Carbon. In the case of businesses,…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 23, 2023

We are on the lookout for young people to join our new Youth Advisory Board!  Being a young person in today’s world can be daunting when faced with the climate crisis we are i…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 25, 2023

Sign up to Beach Collective to help the oceans! Shipping containers are a crucial part of the global economy, as they allow for the efficient and cost-effective transportation of goods around the …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 25, 2023

According to thinktank RethinkX in the coming decade, five key sector disruptions will converge to unleash “the fastest, deepest, most consequential transformation of human civilization in hist…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 25, 2023

Sign up to help the oceans here! Here are some simple ways that you can help protect sea turtles!  Reduce Plastic Pollution: One of the biggest threats to sea turtles is plastic poll…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Feb. 2, 2023

The Beach Collective provides Climate Market Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CMaaS) bringing together consumers, brands and causes across the 5 C’s: Currency and Community (horizontals), and Comme…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Feb. 3, 2023

Why are sharks so important?  Sharks play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the marine ecosystem. They are top predators and help control the populations of prey species, preventin…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Feb. 21, 2023

A recent study found that 69 percent of US consumers say a product’s environmental impact is important to their purchasing decision and as many as 60 percent are more likely to buy stock in a c…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

April 17, 2023

Sign up the Beach Collective today and we'll clear 1kg of waste from the oceans! There are several ways that you can help support fish populations, and some of the easiest ways include: …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

May 17, 2023

Coral reefs are one of the most important and diverse ecosystems in the world and play a vital role in sustaining the ocean environment. Despite their importance, coral reefs are immensely vulnerable…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 23, 2021

Article by Michael Wegman At $BEACH Token, our “Climate Strategy” declared on the front page of our website is simple: $BEACH contributes 1.5% of all transactions towards clean ocean p…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 18, 2021

The $BEACH team are absolutely over the moon to announce a partnership with refugee-run NGO Faulu Productions. Faulu Productions was founded in Kakuma refugee camp in 2015 June by a group of refug…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 18, 2021

$BEACH are delighted to welcome two new members of the Beach Collective, Jihad and Nidal Hendawi, two Palestinian brothers based in Lebanon. Sponsored by $BEACH, Jihad and Nidal are in the process of…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 19, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with Mangrove Action Project (MAP). MAP is a US-based nonprofit which collaborates with stakeholders at all levels to preserve, conserve, and restore our…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 22, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with the Irmãos de Ponta Negra neighbouhood association in Natal, Brazil. Irmãos de Ponta Negra was founded by Walter Paschoalino Junior…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Nov. 24, 2021

As well as cultivating seaweed in laboratories and researching the carbon sequestering potential of seaweed farms, $BEACH partner PEBL has been creating some delicious seaweed recipes to promote this…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 1, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with SEE Turtles. SEE Turtles connects people with sea turtles in meaningful, personal and, memorable ways. They help the sea turtle community connect, g…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 4, 2022

Johnlloyd Prosper D. Tuso (better known to the Beach Community as Rimuru) is a 21 years old student from the Philippines studying Business Administration and Marketing. Rimuru was an early winner of …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 4, 2022

Ismail Abdalla is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. He is one of the co-founders of $BEACH partner Faulu Productions, a non-profit community-base…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 10, 2022

Our oceans are not just a home for the vast majority of life on earth, they’re also our most powerful weapon in the fight to tackle climate change. The ocean absorbs around one third of anthrop…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 9, 2022

It has been difficult to process the events of the last week. Few young people alive today, myself included, ever expected to see war in Europe in their lifetime. Now that we are watching one unfold …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

March 2, 2022

Togbe Ghana has many strings to his bow. He is an afro-reggae and dancehall musician, a personal fitness trainer, and the winner of multiple awards including 2020 Ghana Best Beach Clean winner, 2020 …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 1, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with Ocean Sole! Ocean Sole are a social enterprise that upcycles washed up flip-flops found along the beaches and waterways in Kenya. Inspired b…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 2, 2021

$BEACH is delighted to announce a partnership with Tanzanian NGO Ambakofi. Ambakofi is an organisation that promotes agroforestry, cost effective clean energy solutions, and environmental educat…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 2, 2021

As talk of environmental issues intensifies around the world, accurate insight into how consumers interact with various environmental solutions is important. Over time, building better human understa…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 22, 2021

Beach Token are delighted to announce that the community have secured an initial five year lease for a commercial kelp farm, located off the south coast of Scotland known as the “Whithorn Kelp …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 6, 2021

Ask most people if they recycle and they will offer a resounding YES, no doubt out of a genuine desire to be a good environmental steward. But studies show that significantly less than half of people…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 17, 2021

Along with co-funder SEE Turtles, $BEACH is absolutely delighted to be partnering with the Conflict Islands Conservation Initiative to patrol and protect sea turtle hatchling…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Feb. 22, 2022

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” Those words were spoken nearly six decades ago by American social justice activis…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Dec. 31, 2021

As in many areas of life, the global pandemic has accelerated a trend which had been growing steadily for some time: the “Work From Anywhere” movement. Apart from being social creature…

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Jan. 17, 2022

Early in 2022, it is increasingly clear that the “Cryptographic Blockchain” genie is out of the bottle. Across the globe historical signs abound of the early stages of a slow push toward …

Robert Cobbold

CEO

Feb. 8, 2022

Money is a social design, which then designs the social It is easy to assume that money is neutral. We go out to work to earn it; we spend it on goods and services. If you need more than you h…