Robert Van Tol, Executive Director of Water Revolution Foundation, shares about the organisation?s efforts to neutralise the superyacht industry?s ecological footprint.
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Louis van Beurden (Treasurer), Dr Vienna Eleuteri (Vice-Chair), Robert Van Tol (Executive Director), Henk De Vries (Chair), Martin Redmayne (Board Member) and Philippe Briand (Board Member)

What led to the creation of the Water Revolution Foundation"

The founders wanted to get like-minded yachting companies together to work on tackling the industry?s environmental impact and reducing the use of valuable natural resources. With its affluent clientele, yachting is in a very strategic position to drive change and be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.
Being innovative, often even custom building, and with a strong passion for the water and exploring the beauty of nature, yachting has all ingredients to become a force for positive change and a steward of our beloved oceans. The realisation and utilisation of this position was missing, so Water Revolution Foundation was founded to provide a collaborative platform to drive sustainability.

How does the organisation collaborate with other yachting bodies also working towards setting standards on environmental and operational issues"

We naturally seek collaboration where it fits. We work closely with SYBAss (Superyacht Builders A...