Are you
Then I can help you.
Since I founded this website in 2018, I have been educating my readers about the dangers of our modern throwaway society and advising them on their transition towards a healthier, sustainable and circular life and work in harmony with nature.
As a Plastic-Free Coach, I share my knowledge with individuals who want to make their lives plastic-free (if you are an individual, click here).
With my Environmental Consulting Service, I also advise business customers and have found a renowned partner for this: in 2022, I became an official, independent, trained and accredited consultant for the Oceanic Global Blue Standard, working with hotels, companies and offices around the world to reduce single-use plastic, improve the sustainability of their operations and make a measurable contribution to protecting our blue planet.
Oceanic Global is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that illuminates humanity's fundamental relationship with the ocean and empowers individuals, communities and businesses to create measurable positive change. The Blue Standard is the first cross-industry standard of its kind, designed to create a new balance between businesses and the natural world that sustains them.
Blue's 3-star verification system is designed to help companies and businesses such as yours to move away from environmentally harmful products and processes. You will learn that eliminating single-use plastic and adopting sustainable operating practices at scale is simple, affordable and effective.
Blue offers open-source resources, a step-by-step audit, consulting support, and purchasing agreements with vetted vendors to help you eliminate single-use plastic and adopt sustainable operating practices.
They also offer product and packaging seals that demonstrate that your packaging products meet Blue's plastic-free criteria. The two synergistic offerings work together to enable you to make measurable impacts that protect our blue planet.
As an independent consultant, I work with clients across a variety of industries to implement the Blue Standard. Blue Standard consultants must complete a training program and undergo an assessment by Oceanic Global.
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I will make you a non-binding offer. If you accept it, I'll get to work:
If you want to make your commitment to the environment official and obtain the Blue Seal from Oceanic Global,
6. I will fill out all necessary forms to document the successful implementation of the projects. When all documents are complete, they are submitted to Oceanic Global for final review.
7. Upon successful review, Oceanic Global will award the appropriate Blue Seal and associated Marketing Toolkit to you.
With The Blue Seal, you show your customers, your competitors and the entire industry that you take responsibility for our oceans and everything that sustains it. Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time and the three Blue Seals show that you reduced single-use plastic in your daily operations, thus improving the sustainability of your business and making a measurable impact to protect our blue planet.
Want to know more about my Environmental Consulting Services or The Blue Standard? Then contact me through social media, via e-mail (jana@seasandstraws.com) or send me a message using the form below. I look forward to accompanying you on your way to a more sustainable future! :-)
"As a small bed and breakfast we noticed that our plastics bin was always getting quite full. To help us minimise our imprint on the environment, Jana did a thorough analysis of our practices and gave us valuable advice. With her sensible and practical recommendations, we could significantly reduce our single-use plastic consumption. As an added bonus, our food waste was also reduced, thus saving us money. Just a few small changes in our mindset and day to day practices resulted in us saving money and reducing our impact on the environment. Thanks Jana!"
- Neil & Michel Kilindo, Bützow, Germany
“Oceanic Global is proud to add Seas & Straws to our Blue Consultant network, guiding businesses to pioneer sustainable best practices in their sector and setting a new industry standard for responsible consumption. The work we accomplish through the Blue Standard is only made possible through the work of our community driving impact in their local communities and working collectively on a global scale.”
- Cassia Patel (Program Director Oceanic Global)