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SVR strengthens its commitment to ocean protection and becomes the Lead Partner of Plastic Odyssey.
Driven by the conviction that human health is inseparable from environmental health, the SVR dermatological laboratory has, since 2021, been committed to an ambitious approach: protecting the oceans and tackling the invisible pollutants that threaten marine biodiversity.
This commitment has taken shape around an ecosystem of complementary initiatives: KRESK 4 OCEANS, the Kresk Group’s endowment fund dedicated to marine conservation; the sponsorship of the ULTIM SVR-Lazartigue trimaran skippered by Tom Laperche; and SVR’s ongoing scientific battle against endocrine disruptors.
Among these, microplastics occupy a central place. Now recognized as some of the most widespread endocrine disruptors in the environment, they pose a major public health challenge. Present in our water, air, and food, they cause lasting contamination to ecosystems and are steadily working their way into the human food chain.
Because the oceans serve as both a primary reservoir and a major vector for global plastic pollution, SVR naturally chose to focus a significant share of its efforts offshore—convinced that tackling the problem at its source is vital to safeguarding human health over the long term.
Today, SVR takes its commitment a step further by becoming the Lead Partner of the NGO Plastic Odyssey, an internationally acclaimed organization recognized for its pioneering work in the fight against plastic pollution.
A strong guiding principle
SVR and Plastic Odyssey are united by a single commitment: putting science into practice to safeguard both skin and ocean.
For over three and a half years, Plastic Odyssey has been sailing the globe aboard its laboratory vessel to identify, test, and share concrete solutions to plastic pollution. Operating directly in the field, the NGO develops local systems to reduce, collect, and recycle plastic waste, while educating citizens, industry leaders, and policymakers on the environmental fallout of this global crisis.
Beyond its cleanup efforts, Plastic Odyssey champions a deeply systemic approach: fighting plastic requires simultaneous action on consumption habits, education, infrastructure, and grassroots mobilization.
It is this shared vision that brings Plastic Odyssey and SVR together today, united by a powerful conviction: ocean health and human health belong to the exact same global challenge—that of “One Health.” Together, they are uncompromising in their commitment to sensitive ecosystems.
“Endocrine disruptors are everywhere. They are implicated in skin conditions, but even more so in illnesses like obesity, diabetes, endometriosis, and cancer. They trigger early puberty and fertility issues. It is an invisible, yet massive scourge… Microplastics, the most prevalent among them, have reached critical concentrations in our oceans: they degrade marine ecosystems and directly impact humans through the food we eat and the environments we live in. We share a core conviction with Plastic Odyssey: protecting the environment means protecting human health.”
— Charlotte de Pitray, Managing Director of Laboratoire SVR