The Xanthe Project™

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A PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE BY SARAH & SEBASTIAN

THE XANTHE PROJECT

The ocean is the driving force for SARAH & SEBASTIAN’s design ethos values and mission. In honour of our 10th anniversary in 2022, we’re looking ahead to the next decade, the most crucial for ocean conservation.

The Xanthe Project is SARAH & SEBASTIAN’s pledge as a company to donate over a million dollars to ocean conservation within the next decade.

Donations will be made from various initiatives including collection and product-specific sales as well as ongoing contributions.

PROUDLY SUPPORTING

OUR PARTNERS

The Xanthe Project is proud to support four independent Australian not-for-profit organisations whose mission aligns with ours across education, activism, political change and commercial impact.

THE AUSTRALIAN MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

The Australian Marine Conservation Society is Australia’s only national charity dedicated solely to protecting its precious ocean wildlife, passionate advocates who have defended Australia’s oceans for over 55 years and our partner for over three years.

They are a community of ocean lovers, scientists and educators committed to the preservation of critical ocean ecosystems and leadership of key activist movements including the ban of whaling.

SARAH & SEBASTIAN has supported the AMCS as a Gold Supporter for over three years, donating over $113,000 as of July 2022.

marineconservation.org.au

OCEAN IMPACT ORGANISATION

Ocean Impact Organisation’s purpose is to transform ocean health through inspiration, innovation, and good business.

Their mission is to support and accelerate ocean impact businesses, helping people start, grow and invest in businesses that positively impact the ocean.

Ocean Impact Organisation provides a range of startup programs, mentoring, and support to help people to start, grow and invest in businesses that positively impact the ocean.

ocean-impact.org

SEA WOMEN OF THE GBR

The Coral Sea Foundation initiated the Sea Women Great Barrier Reef program in 2022 to facilitate training and networking of First Nations women from around the Coral Sea arc. The program builds on the success of the award-winning Sea Women of Melanesia training program in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, and operates from the Coral Sea Foundation base onYunbenun (Magnetic Island)with the consent of the Wulgurukaba traditional owners.

The program's main objective is to empower indigenous women from Great Barrier Reef sea-country with the practical marine science skills and the marine conservation knowledge they need to be more effective advocates for sustainable management of their marine resources, both within their communities and the broader society.

seawomen.net

TAKE 3 FOR THE SEA

Plastic pollution is killing wildlife, devastating oceans and threatening the health of our planet. Plastic represents a disconnection. It’s a material designed to last forever that we often use only once. Poorly managed plastic leaks into the sea. The ocean is downhill from everywhere.

Through education that inspires participation, Take 3 is building a global movement of people who are connected to the planet.

Take 3 believes in simple actions to address complex problems.

Take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or…anywhere, and you have made a difference.

take3.org

DIRECTED BY ALICE WESLEY-SMITH

NOW YOU SEE ME

SEBASTIAN is honoured to present NOW YOU SEE ME, a series of short films directed by photographer & filmmaker Alice Wesley-Smith, designed to create awareness for the challenges Australia’s most endangered marine life face.

THE REEF

Centered on one of Australia’s most vulnerable ecosystems, the Great Barrier reef, the second film in the NOW YOU SEE ME series further highlights the challenges facing the world below the surface.

Filmed in the Great Barrier Reef, Alice Wesley Smith and SARAH & SEBASTIAN’s Creative Director, Sarah Munro, have captured footage of the iconic reef, captivated by the sophisticated, delicate world of the largest living structure on the planet. Written by RUSSH contributing editor, Anna Harrison and narrated by model and passionate advocate for the ocean Victoria Lee, the film beautifully documents the soaring reefs, deep canyons, and artistic coral forms in cinematic vision.

The Great Barrier Reef is in danger and facing urgent action. Rising ocean temperatures, fuelled by a warming climate mean the persistence of frequency in marine heatwaves. With this, coral expel zooxanthellae, losing nutrients which leads to starvation and often their death. The impact is devastating and unprecedented.

“Coral is undoubtedly resilient and whilst it is self-regenerating and regulating, the threats are occurring too quickly for the coral to adapt. The existence of coral is defined by its harmonious exchange with the ecosystem of the ocean and now is the time to take meaningful action to restore the balance in our environment.” – Sarah Munro

AUSTRALIAN SEA LIONS

The first film in the series shines a spotlight on Australian sea lions, Australia’s only endemic marine mammal. Filmed in Baird Bay in South Australia, Alice Wesley-Smith and SARAH & SEBASTIAN’s Creative Director Sarah Munro travelled to the remote destination to capture footage of a unique, thriving colony of Australia sea lions in their home on Jones Island.

There, they met and fell in love with these playful, curious creatures and set about to tell their story.
Australian sea lion numbers have fallen by 60% in just four decades, and are facing urgent extinction. Unique to our shores, these beautiful animals are found along the coastline of South and Western Australia. With only an estimated 6,500 adults left, they are now considered endangered as listed by Australian Government in 2021.