Founder and CEO, Parley for the Oceans
Cyrill is an award-winning designer and brand/product developer. He is the Founder of Parley for the Oceans designed as a collaboration network for creators, thinkers and leaders, described as a new form of an environmental organization driving towards a new idea of economy. One based on collaboration, eco innovation and creativity. Their credo; purpose is the new luxury. In 1998 he created a method called Cross Intelligence, which brings a culture of collaboration to major organizations. In 2012 he decided to focus on a new client vital to us all: the oceans. He founded Parley for the Oceans in 2012 to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of the oceans and to develop and implement strategies that can end their destruction. Parley and their partners won the Grand Prix for Product Design at Cannes Lions, two D&AD Pencils and an ADCN Grand Prix in 2014. Gutsch was named 2017 Environmentalist of the Year by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association for his tireless work for the oceans. In 2018, Parley was named Environmental Organization of the Year at EARTHx and Gutsch received a Special Recognition Award for Innovation by the British Fashion Council. In 2019, Gutsch was inducted into the UBS Global Visionary community – a select group of leading entrepreneurs and individuals working towards one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CYRILL GUTSCH AND PARLEY FOR THE OCEANS here:
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Parley + Fashion: https://www.vogue.com/article/parley-for-the-oceans-cyrill-gutsch-british-fashion-award
Impossible is Nothing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgY__xJpJ9U
Adidas + Creator U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ8LpCCw_5g
Highsnobiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XEanu0zJnY
Adidas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XEanu0zJnY
“it doesn’t matter if it’s plastic or if it’s climate change, if it is overfishing or any other threat towards the future of mankind. it’s not fashionable anymore to be an exploiter.’. ” – Cyrill Gutsch.
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