Everyone loves exploring, but no one loves the cost or environmental impact of jet-setting. That’s why Greenpeace has developed the Greenpeace Virtual Explorer, a virtual reality kit which allows anyone to explore the most remote and beautiful places on our planet without any of the environmental or financial impact.
For a £10 donation, Greenpeace will send supporters a Virtual Explorer pack including a bespoke, ethically sourced VR headset, an interactive map to guide users through their adventures, a bookmark and stickers. It’s the perfect ethical, sustainable gift for kids, parents, friends or your hippy aunt/uncle this Christmas.
Christmas is the season of over-consumption. We all know we should minimise our environmental impact during the holidays, but no one wants to be a Scrooge, no matter how important the cause. Greenpeace’s Virtual Explorer lets you give one of the greatest gifts you could give - a trip to our planet’s most remote, pristine and stunning places - without any of the environmental costs.
Greenpeace UK’s Executive Director John Sauven commented:
“We all know that much of our planet’s remaining wilderness is under threat. But these places we never visit, and rarely see, often take a backseat to problems we view as more important. By using virtual reality we hope to bring political decision-makers, corporate leaders and members of the public closer to the amazing places we’re campaigning to protect.”
The Virtual Explorer experience was created by design consultancy AllOfUs, whose founder Orlando Matthias said:
“We believe that the power of VR is that it creates empathy by bringing users right to the heart of the work Greenpeace is doing in some truly remarkable places.”
So instead of giving your loved ones the usual plastic tat or fast fashion this Christmas, why not give them the once in a lifetime experience of a trip to the Arctic, Great Barrier Reef or the Amazon, while helping to protect our planet.
