We’re so excited to officially launch The Chris Bertish Foundation! The mission of the Foundation is to foster a more empathic generation who are invested in giving back, caring for others and the world around them. We work to inspire courage, confidence and self-belief in our youth, to help them …
Chris Bertish Foundation Partners with Oceans Unite
We are proud to announce a new and exciting partnership with Ocean Unite. We’re honored to be part of the Ocean Unite Network community of powerful voices for ocean conservation and excited to work with the Ocean Unite team on the upcoming TransPac Wing Crossing, to amplify the message on …
Chris Bertish Foundation Certified by Climate Neutral
We’re proud to announce we’re now certified by Climate Neutral! This means we commit to being completely carbon neutral each year, and agree to purchasing carbon credits to offset any carbon footprint produced each year. This is in line with our commitment to be completely carbon net zero by 2030, …
Chris Bertish Foundation Becomes Certified by 1% for the Planet!
We’re proud to announce that we’ve become certified by 1% for the Planet! By making this commitment, we’re donating every year to environmental impact projects making a difference in the world. We’re proud to be in this group of individuals and companies supporting environmental awareness and conservation, and look forward …
100 Mangrove Trees Donated to Climate Park
The Foundation works with Heyerdahl Climate Parks in Myanmar to plant mangrove trees each year. In February we donated 100 Trees and plan to donate many more this year. Mangroves are considered a superhero tree for all of their benefits for the environment. Mangroves stabilize coastlines, providing an ecosystem and …
Beach Clean Up with Sentinel Ocean Alliance
Did you know 8.3 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean per year? 15% of that lands on our beaches, creating a hazard and polluting the environment for creatures that live there. The Parley Global Cleanup Network is a global alliance to end marine plastic pollution, a problem …
Beach Clean Up with Two Oceans Aquarium
No matter where you are in the world, the easiest way to get involved in Conservation is with a beach cleanup. We had a great time working with Two Oceans Aquarium to clean up the coast on a beautiful sunny day! We found mostly plastic, which is the biggest contributor …
Turtle Rehabilitation at Two Oceans Aquarium
We love working with Two Oceans Aquarium and their educational Foundation, for all the work they do with turtle rehabilitation! They actively rescue, rehabilitate, and release stranded and distressed sea turtles along the Western Cape’s coast. We work with the Aquarium to host Educational Ocean Outreach Experiences for kids each …
Minderoo No Plastic Ocean Waste Campaign
The world renowned Australian yachtsman, Jon Sanders has sailed into the Mother City to promote the Minderoo Foundation’s #NoPlasticWaste campaign alongside South African big wave surfer Chris Bertish. The Minderoo Foundation, is a global philanthropic organisation, which is committed to return the world’s oceans to a flourishing state and announced …
Turtle Rehab Assistance with Two Oceans Aquarium
Turtle Rehab Assistance and Turtle release. Chris helps Two Ocean Aquarium as an Ambassador to release Yoshi and Sandy, the Green back Turtles, back in the ocean. They also release many baby turtles after successful rehab. These are just a few of the many turtles that Two Oceans Aquarium has …