11th December 9.30am CET
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7MpEK4OmQ6alqA7Sw8uYSw#/registration

One Planet Shipping brings you its second webinar: “The Real Cost of Staying on Trend”

It explores how our global trade system – built on constant consumption and rapid turnover of goods – affects the environment, the economy, and especially the shipping industry. Today, our demand for “stuff” results in enormous amounts of products, including fuels, plastic pellets, plastic textiles and other disposable goods, shipped every day across the world. This system drives overproduction, overconsumption, and high emissions from maritime transport.

In this webinar, we’ll look at how these trends connect, and what real solutions could look like: recycling, circular economy approaches, shorter and more local supply chains, and reducing overall demand. Experts from different fields will examine how global economic forces shape shipping, and how the sector can become a key part of a more sustainable, fair, and resilient trade system.

Facilitators:
Sian Prior – Shipping Director, Seas At Risk, and Bavo Smets, Jnr Shipping Policy Officer, Seas At Risk

Speakers:
James Meadway, Senior Director of Economics, Opportunity Green
Christiaan De Beukelaer, Senior Lecturer in Culture and Climate, University of Melbourne, and author of Trade Winds: A Voyage to a Sustainable Future for Shipping
Eva Maria Bille, Head of Circular Economy, European Environmental Bureau

Posted on: 4 December 2025