Major Partners

Our major partners drive our work through directly financing, supporting and promoting our programs and often assisting the communities with whom we work. Please support our Major Partners through visiting their website, frequenting their business(es) and following them on social media.

The Ubuntu Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation. Focused on the principles of the South African term ‘Ubuntu’ - a quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity, Ubuntu are one of the major drivers of our work in Australia and India.

Their support has enabled us to grow and flourish as an organisation and is helping us to achieve long-term, community-driven outcomes across the communities in which we work!

Planet. People. Animals. These are the three pillars of Australian Ethical’s business model, one that we share and hope that more and more businesses will mirror.

Australian Ethical are major drivers of our international work. Assisting us to fund our waste collection and waste management service in some of the poorest coastal communities, whilst developing social enterprise models to raise community resilience and drive alternatives to exploitative industries. They are one of our major sponsors and we thank them not only for their continued support, but for their business model, which is driving ethics in the Australian financial market.

Gold Sponsors

Our Gold Sponsors are our major partners who drive our work. Through their valuable contributions and support we are able to run our projects and ensure success!

Please support our Gold Sponsors through visiting their website, frequenting their business(es) and following them on social media.

For over thirty-five years the Old Arts Factory in Byron Bay has been home to a rich history of live music. Today, it’s also the home of our brewery. It’s here that we experiment with refreshing new beer styles against a background of music performed by artists from all over the world. From Dragonfruit Sours and Coffee Porters to easy drinking lagers that are perfect for good times with friends, our range of beers and collabs are always inspired by the eclectic, creative spirit of our home, Byron Bay.

Over the past few years we have partnered with PCFML on a number of events, and during these we learnt of the incredible long-term initiatives they have developed to help tackle the issues facing our oceans. It’s time for us to address marine debris and pollution. Our oceans generate most of our oxygen, regulate our climate, and directly provide a critical food source for much of our population, we cannot prosper if our oceans do not prosper too. We’re very proud to announce our ongoing Gold Ocean Sponsorship with this amazing Byron-born charity. 

Silver Sponsors

Our Silver Sponsors fund specific projects and initiatives and have enabled us to expand our work and resource our campaigns. Through their support we have been able to launch new programs, and/or fund the continuation or expansion of existing ones. Please support our Silver Sponsors through visiting their website, frequenting their business(es) and following them on social media.

Southern Cross Credit Union was formed from humble beginnings to meet the financial needs of Tweed Valley banana growers in 1966, they have expanded to become a multi-million dollar business providing financial services to customers right across the Far North Coast of New South Wales and around Australia.

Southern Cross Credit Union recently committed to an annual sponsorship of our River Warriors project over the next 3 years! They also support PCFML through their referral program for personal and home loans and we also currently bank with them. We support SCCU because they don't invest heavily in unethical businesses like the bigger banks do! If you're after a home or personal loan get in touch with SCCU and mention PCFML. By doing so, they'll continue to help us to fund some of our vital projects and campaigns in northern NSW and beyond!

"To predict the future, you need to create it" - Abraham Lincoln

SustainDigital is an ethical recruitment partner. In an ever changing digital landscape their specialist consultants provide clear and transparent services for both clients and candidates.

Sustain Digital love what they do! Their consultants are passionate about the area in which their clients specialise in, they don’t just talk about it, they live and breathe it. They host Meet Ups and keep on top of industry trends so that they are best positioned to provide excellence to the market. Providing solutions across Permanent, Contract and Executive roles within Australia’s digital ecosystem.

They are passionate about the world and the impact they have on it! Sustain Digital recently chose to partner with a land-based and a marine-based charity to give back through their business. We are honoured to have been chosen as their marine-based charity of choice for the second time, with a percentage of their profits going back into our projects between September and February 2020/21!

Columbus Zoo and the Wilds take conservation seriously. Today they devote $4 million of privately raised funds to support conservation efforts annually around the world, most recently 70 projects in 30 countries. 

These privately raised funds are collected through Partners In Conservation (PIC), the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Wilds.
 
By providing resources and funds to local conservation leaders, PIC, the Columbus Zoo and the Wilds puts this money to work on the ground to advance conservation research, build capacity among local populations, strengthen environmental education, promote community involvement, and foster behavioral change that benefits animals and people.

We are proud to be working with Columbus Zoo on conservation outcomes in some of the world’s poorest and most polluted coastal communities.

Bronze Sponsors

Our Bronze Sponsors are ongoing supporters, many of whom have been with us over the long-haul. Generally small, independent businesses, they have consistently supported us through funding events and projects, supporting our raffles and giveaways, sponsoring our school programs, and/or promoting our work throughout their businesses! Please support our Bronze Sponsors through visiting their website, frequenting their business(es) and following them on social media.

Adreno, formerly Adrenaline, is named in part by the innate human physiological energy response that is driven by excitement and fear of the unknown. Exploration of the unknown draws divers to the sea. Our passion for this has driven us to become the world’s best dive and ocean wear store - we are Ocean Outfitters. 

Over 70 passionate team members work across our megastores in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and our online warehouse, helping divers get the right gear and advice. Every single one of our team shares a love of the ocean with our customers, and it shows!

We take it upon ourselves to ensure that the ocean we love stays clean and safe for marine life, now and in the future. Proudly, we’ve set great initiatives in place over the last 10 years to work towards a better future - from ocean trash collection incentive programs, to removing plastic bags and bleached cardboard boxes from our stores and online orders. 

Our team has an unwavering commitment to creating a cascade of change in the water sports industry. Our priority isn’t only to enjoy and protect our oceans, but to help other businesses put the environment above their profits in our wake. 

Adreno is thrilled to support PCFML in their local & global initiatives.

Two in the Sun create sustainable, ethical jewellery in the Margaret River, Western Australia. All designs are made in Australia using natural, biodegradable and recyclable materials.

If you're looking for that perfect piece of hand-made jewellery that doesn't cost the earth look no further than Two in the Sun!

Two in the Sun are continuing supporters of PCFML and help us a great deal with our projects around the world.

Oceanarc is a professional design practice located in Byron Bay. They love our environment, respect our heritage and value their community - so much so that they came on board as sponsors of PCFML in mid-2018.

Promoting architecture that engages, sustains and enriches life, we are proud to be partnering with Oceanarc to promote a vision of a new world in which sustainability is incorporated into every aspect of our lives.

The ocean is our metaphor, one of immersion, flow, vitality and mystery - please support OceanArc by checking them out here.

Cloud Business Technology is one of Australia's leading IT managed service providers and supports the technology needs of small to medium-size enterprises across Australia and New Zealand. We aim to provide value-driven IT solutions by combining enterprise quality infrastructure, networking, best practice tools, and processes. and strategic IT advice, with personal service and fast response times. 

The team at Cloud BT are passionate about environmental causes and issues and are proud to support Positive Change for Marine Life.

LET’S DOUGH! Is a small online business, of nature inspired Sensory Play, run by a crafty mum, who shares the love for the ocean with her family in Yamba.

Natural scented playdough & Sensory Kits with educational themes, inciting kids to interact more with elements of nature and the world around them, that promote their general wellbeing.

They are passionate about creating awareness of our environment through play while providing fun opportunities to get creative, curious and imaginative.

From zero nasties in the making, all the way to green packaging wherever they can.

$1 each Sensory Kit sold gets donated to PCFML.

Soul Sabai was created to spread joy and positive energy to the world through handcrafted jewellery. 

They are passionate about reducing their footprint on the environment. All of their jewellery comes in a reusable cotton pouch which has been hand-stamped in the studio.

Soul Sabai source locally as much as possible to try to lessen their impact on the planet.

Their studio is located by the beach in Western Australia, and take much of their inspiration from the ocean and therefore want to help look after it.

MINIMALIST the label is a slow fashion brand from the Gold Coast. They choose unique products loved by our ancestors, garments that may have been part of special moments or are of symbolic value.

They recycle old materials and garments, then redesign and modernize them into something new, always having the essence of the minimalist brand in mind.
The brand's core value is that we shouldn’t exploit humans, animals or our planet just for fashion. We can dress ethical and sustainable and still look stylish , elegant and fashionista.

Partners

Our partners collaborate towards long-term outcomes for people and planet. We combine our complimentary skills and resources to achieve shared goals.

Byron Shire is the birthplace of PCFML. From our humble beginnings surveying beaches across the Shire to where we are today, we are proud to have the support of the Byron Shire Council, assisting us with projects and support to keep our incredible home pristine and ensure that the region can remain that way, despite its increasing popularity. We are proud to be partners of the Byron Shire Council across a number of campaigns, including the Butt-Free / Smoke-Free Beaches initiative.

The Tweed Shire is the largest region in northern NSW. Covering over 1,300 square kilometres, it’s home to incredible diversity from volcanic rainforest mountains formed by the awe-inspiring Wolumbin (Mt. Warning) to it’s incredible coastline and internationally acclaimed surfing breaks, it truly is a magical place. Tweed Shire Council work hard to protect the local environment and keep it pristine for generations to come. They are proud sponsors of our Terranora Creek River Warriors project.

Sebastian Indian Social Projects (S.I.S.P.) is a non-profit organization working in the coastal region of Thiruvananthapuram, the capitial of India's south-western state of Kerala.

S.I.S.P. was founded by two Belgians, Paul Van Gelder and Werner Fynaerts in 1996. They strive to accelerate social and economic change in a rural context by collaborating with local community members to build a better society where all people have easy access to education, health care, and employment opportunities.

S.I.S.P. has an explicit commitment to remain disassociated from any religious activity and to work both for and all side the poorest among all communities. The staff members and beneficiaries of S.I.S.P. belong to all the different communities in the area.

We are so excited to have SISP on board as our first Global Partner in India as part of our Marine Conservation Masterplan for the region.

BBECK’s offers a magical way to explore the magnificent Brunswick River by boat or kayak. There’s no better way to relax and take in the sights and sounds of the incredible birdlife on the river, in the heart of the Byron shire. They are major partners for our Brunswick River River Warriors campaign, assisting us to turn the tide on marine debris across the River.

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