{"id":46523,"date":"2025-09-03T13:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?page_id=46523"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:35:06","slug":"microplastics-watch-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/microplastics-watch-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Microplastics Watch Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Microplastics Watch <\/strong>Initiative<\/h1>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Microplastics Watch Initiative is a targeted, time-bound effort to mobilise the global wellness industry around one of the most urgent human health challenges of our time. Microplastics now permeate every aspect of daily life \u2014 from the food we consume to the air we breathe \u2014 yet their impact on human wellbeing remains largely ignored. This Initiative aims to change that. By raising awareness, sharing the latest wellness-relevant research, and providing a practical framework for action built around four key pillars \u2014 prevention, reduction, detoxification strategies and integration into wellness programming \u2014 the Initiative aims to empower individuals, businesses and other GWI Initiatives to recognise and respond to this emerging crisis. Ultimately, Microplastics Watch is about transforming concern into collective action, ensuring the wellness industry fulfils its role in protecting and promoting human health in a world increasingly contaminated by microplastics. <span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXP193711541 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP193711541 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/microplastics-watch-initiative-global-wellness-institute\/posts\/?feedView=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Connect with us on LinkedIn.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trend 9: Tackling Microplastics as a Human Health Issue\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PkTZNGTRjik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Latest News and Resources<\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-3da6ee8k7l\">\n<div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"3\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"52055\">\n<div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2026\/01\/16\/understanding-the-microplastics-crisis-framing-a-wellness-response\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ReportThumbnail-01-1002x1024.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none cvp-substitute\" alt=\"Understanding the Microplastics Crisis Framing a Wellness Response\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2026\/01\/16\/understanding-the-microplastics-crisis-framing-a-wellness-response\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Understanding the Microplastics Crisis Framing a Wellness Response<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"pt-cv-inline-style-3d1207coih\">#pt-cv-view-3da6ee8k7l .pt-cv-title a, #pt-cv-view-3da6ee8k7l  .panel-title { font-weight: 600 !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3da6ee8k7l .pt-cv-readmore  { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-3da6ee8k7l .pt-cv-readmore:hover  { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Initiative Leadership<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wrc-column-grid wrc-column-grid-4\">\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-start\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/microplastics-watch-initiative\/prof-gerry-bodeker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46528 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-184x184.jpg 184w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Prof.-Gerry-Bodeker.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-3 wrc-column-end\" >\n<h2>Initiative Co-Chair<\/h2>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Professor Gerry Bodeker, Member at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK and Malaysia<\/p>\n<p>A Harvard-trained public health academic, Prof. Gerry Bodeker researches and advises on integrative medicine and wellness. Gerry has researched and taught in medical sciences at Oxford University for two decades and is a member of Oxford\u2019s Green Templeton College. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and at the University of Western Sydney and has worked with several UN organizations, including the World Health Organization. He is a Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Gerry has served as an advisor to National Geographic Magazine and as Senior Consultant to CNN&#8217;s series &#8216;Chasing Life&#8217;. He is Founding Chair of the Mental Wellness Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) and the recipient of the GWI\u2019s Deborah Simon Award for Advancing Mental Wellness.\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXP193711541 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP193711541 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gerrybodeker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Connect with us on LinkedIn.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .wrc-column-grid --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrc-column-grid wrc-column-grid-4\">\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-start\" >\n<div class=\"initiative-member-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/microplastics-watch-initiative\/trent-munday\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46525 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-184x184.jpg 184w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Trent-Munday.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-3 wrc-column-end\" >\n<h2>Initiative Co-Chair<\/h2>\n<p>Trent Munday, Senior Vice President, Mandara Spa, Thailand<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nTrent Munday is a seasoned executive in the global wellness industry and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Mandara Spa, a division of OneSpaWorld (Nasdaq: OSW) a worldwide provider and innovator in the fields of wellness, beauty, rejuvenation and transformation across the globe. With over 30 years of experience across more than 30 countries, Trent\u2019s background spans both wellness and hotel operations, including leadership roles with renowned hospitality brands such as Six Senses and COMO Hotels &amp; Resorts, where he was the opening General Manager of Uma Ubud in Bali. Trent has written extensively for numerous hospitality, spa and wellness publications and is also the host of over 1,500 podcast episodes. <span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXP193711541 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@000000,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP193711541 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/trentmunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Connect with me on LinkedIn.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .wrc-column-grid --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/microplastics-watch-initiative\/microplastics-watch-initiative-members\/\"><strong>VIEW ALL MEMBERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"wrc-column-grid wrc-column-grid-3\">\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-start\" >\n<h3>Initiative Members<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22145 size-full alignnone\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_aqua.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_aqua.png 819w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_aqua-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_aqua-768x27.png 768w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_aqua-600x21.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meet the renowned thought leaders in this field who are collaborating to educate and evolve wellness in this area of global importance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/microplastics-watch-initiative\/microplastics-watch-initiative-members\/\"><strong>VIEW MEMBERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1\" >\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22143 size-full alignnone\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_green.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_green.png 819w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_green-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_green-768x27.png 768w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_green-600x21.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View the research, trends, whitepapers, infographics and more from this Initiative, as well as a curated list of third party resources.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/microplastics-watch-initiative\/microplastics-watch-initiative-resources\/\">VIEW RESOURCES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div  class=\"wrc-column wrc-column-width-1 wrc-column-end\" >\n<h3>Contact Initiative<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22144 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_purple.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_purple.png 819w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_purple-300x11.png 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_purple-768x27.png 768w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bar_purple-600x21.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Connect with the Microplastics Watch Initiative on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/microplastics-watch-initiative-global-wellness-institute\/posts\/?feedView=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .wrc-column-grid --><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microplastics Watch Initiative The Microplastics Watch Initiative is a targeted, time-bound effort to mobilise the global wellness industry around one of the most urgent human health challenges of our time. 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