August 2017: eXXpedition feature in THE TIMES Excitement building for eXXpedition Round Britain - a team of 30 amazing women circumnavigating the UK to study plastics and toxics at sea... and inspire positive action!
February 2016: Feature in Sidetracked Magazine. Pick up your copy of the latest SidetrackedMagazine to read Emily's story 'Dancing with the Monster'
October 2016: How do toxics from plastics find their way into our food? Check out Emily's latest TEDx talk in Ubud, and following interview on NPR TED Radio Hour
August 2017: eXXpedition will be circumnavigating the UK in August on an epic journey to document and report on pollution in our oceans - join one of our events!
October 2016: United Nations General Assembly - Emily recently addressed Presidents, Prime Ministers and Fisheries & Climate Ministers from around the globe at the United Nations General Assembly 'Sustainable Oceans and the Blue Economy' event (features at 1:06:30)
boot Dusseldorf 21-29 January: Emily will once again be performing at boot Dusseldorf - come and see her on the Sailing Stage and Water Pixel World daily, as well as the new to 2017 Love Your Ocean stand! Schedule here
November 2016: RGS Explore - On Friday 18th November Emily will be speaking at the opening night of Explore. Come along! £5 tickets at the door :)
October 2016: Impact Career Workshop - Professionals are changing careers because they want to make more of a positive impact on people and planet. Together with Escape the City we're running the first small version of an Impact Career programme on 30th Oct
June 2016: Brilliant week in Bali for TEDxUbud! Such an inspiring gang out here making positive change :) Click here for full video
May 2016: Russia Today Documentary - A 30 minute documentary on eXXpedition Caribbean. Emily led a mission sailing to 5 islands in search of answers about microplastic and toxic pollution in our bodies and in our seas.
April 2016: Sailing with Ben Ainslie - Emily joined Ben to test out their new America's Cup machine! Thanks LandRoverBAR and 11th Hour Racing for hosting, and engaging in the ocean plastics issue #RaisingTheBAR #AmbassadorsForChange
February 2016: Seamster of the Year! Emily is super excited to have won the Seamaster of the Year Award at Boot Dusseldorf 2016 - recognition of her work as a skipper, for the ocean!
Pangaea Explorations - Emily has spent the past 6 years establishing an organisation to connect people - scientists, artists, educators - with critical ocean challenges via 72ft sailing vessel Sea Dragon. Click here to go sailing!
January 2016: The Ocean Awards 2016 - Emily is super excited to have won the FitzRoy Award, for the explorer who achieved the most to further ocean conservation in the past 12 months, presented by Blue Marine Foundation and Boat International.
February 2016: Making headlines in Trinidad! eXXpedition Caribbean sailed to 5 islands in search of answers about microplastic and toxic pollution in our bodies and in our seas.
January 2016: Heading to boot Dusseldorf - Emily will be speaking on the Sailing Stage at the Düsseldorf Boatshow everyday 23rd - 31st January 2016 - please do come along and say hi! (program)
November 2016: ADIDAS X PARLEY in the Maldives - Emily spent a week in the Maldives as a Parley Ambassador - with 20 Adidas folk learning about ocean plastics.
November 2015: Summing up the Ocean Plastics issue. Is global plastic pollution killing us? Here's a brief article with my thoughts on the problem.
November 2015: Emily will be speaking in Inverness (9th), Perth (10th) and Stirling (11th) about her ocean adventures - please do come along and say hello! Details.
October 2015: Searching for Solutions in Indonesia - My time in Indonesia has been rather overwhelming. We, as global citizens, have some solutions to create and mindsets to change. Let's get started! #withtone
October 2015: Emily joined Tone CEO Mark Kaplan at John Kerry's Our Oceans conference in Valparaiso, Chile
October 2015: Emily and Dave Cornthwaite will lead a week long paddle down the Mississippi on a project to inspire and facilitate a new community of changemakers.
Art Shop - Summer Sale! Last year I toured the UK giving talks for the RGS and selling my artwork. I have some prints remaining that are now available to buy. Visit my ART SHOP for full details.
May 2015: Keynote Speaker at Alive in Berlin transformative event
Two days of action-filled keynotes and hands-on workshops to take your life to the next level and connect to more like-minded people that help you live a life you love.
May 2015: Earthwatch event: a sea-change in environmental thinking
See the highlights from last week's Earthwatch event at the Royal Geographical Society as Emily spoke alongside leading marine scientists about turning problems into solutions.
May 2015: eXXpedition presents at the United Nations in Geneva
Emily Penn and Lucy Gilliam spent the week in Geneva presenting their work to UNEP, FAO and BRS. Standby for updates on how we will be taking these new partnerships to the next level!
March 2015: Full-length eXXpedition documentary available
The story of 14 women sailing the Atlantic to make the unseen seen, from the toxics in our bodies to the toxics in our seas. Your £5 donation goes directly towards education resources.