EARTHDAY.ORG IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE PROMOTION OF AIDAN CHARRON TO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL EARTH DAY

Washington, DC (August 13, 2024) - EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO), the global leader in Earth Day advocacy, which engages over one billion people worldwide on April 22, is delighted to announce the promotion of Aidan Charron from Director of End Plastics Initiatives to Associate Director, Global Earth Day.

"Aidan's been an amazing advocate promoting the Earth Day Theme for 2024, Planet vs. Plastics," said Kathleen Rogers, President, EARTHDAY.ORG. "Over the last 12 months, Aidan has taken our campaign all over the globe and across the media, from The Guardian to the BBC to The Grist, USA Today, Forbes and The New Lede, as well as literally thousands of other outlets. He's formed amazing alliances with other important organizations and attended three of the last UN Global Plastic Treaty negotiations, fighting back against rampant plastic production. This promotion is well-deserved."

Under his watch, EARTHDAY.ORG released two major reports around the health implications of plastics Babies vs. Plastics in November 2023, followed by Pets vs. Plastics in July of this year. These reports significantly raised public awareness about the serious health risks associated with ingesting and inhaling microplastics and their toxic additives. They played a crucial role in shifting the debate from viewing plastics primarily as a pollution issue to recognizing them as a serious health concern for both humans and animals.

"I am really happy to take on this new role and help lead EARTHDAY.ORG into 2025, which will be our 55th anniversary year," said Aidan Charron, Associate Director Global Earth Day. "We have a lot of exciting projects lined up and we are eager to work with as many partners as we can to advocate for human health, the health of the planet, and all living things.."

"It is always a pleasure to promote a staff member from within our existing talent pool, and Aidan has clearly been an exemplary team player since he joined us in summer of 2022," said Tom Cosgrove, Chief Creative and Content Officer at EDO. "We all recognized Aidan's commitment to the environmental cause from the start, but in the past year, he has also proven to be an outstanding leader. We're proud to have him on our team."

About EARTHDAY.ORG: EARTHDAY.ORG's founders created and organized the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Since then, EARTHDAY.ORG has mobilized over one billion people annually on Earth Day, and every other day, to protect the planet. EARTHDAY.ORG's mission is to diversify, educate, and activate the environmental community worldwide. As the world's largest recruiter to the environmental movement, EARTHDAY.ORG works with more than 150,000 partners in nearly 192 countries to build environmental democracy. Learn more at EARTHDAY.ORG.

For partnerships possibilities and working together in 2025, please reach out directly to Aidan at: Aidan Charron, [email protected]

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