Our Story
Back in 2016, Malcolm Fontier, Pakt founder and avid outdoorsman, was exploring ways to use design to tackle the issue of ocean plastic pollution. When the Minimalism documentary came out and the opportunity to relaunch the bag arose, he was reluctant to detour from the environmental venture until he realized he could do both.
We used the Pakt One as a case study in going plastic-free with packaging. The project placed a compelling message in the hands of 10,000+ customers while showing other companies how easy it can be to make the switch. And thus, SeaHive was born.
Fighting plastic pollution before it enters the ocean
Billions of goods are manufactured, packaged, and shipped around the world every year in plastic packaging. Those packaging materials make up approximately ⅓ of all waste and they stick around for centuries; contaminating our environment, ocean, and wildlife.
SeaHive tackles the problem at the source by helping companies replace their product packaging with stunning plastic-free alternatives that double as brand-building tools.
Our Commitment
Educate our Suppliers
We work to eliminate single-use plastic in our entire supply chain while educating our manufacturing partners on alternative materials.
Support Shipping Partners that Care
We work with shipping partners that share the same values to ensure that no plastic is used during the final packing and shipping phases.
Share Everything We Learn
Our main goal is to maximize our impact and reverse the trajectory of plastic pollution. With that in mind, we are working to document everything we learn about going plastic-free and offer it via an “open-source” model for all other companies to use free of charge.
Seahive + Pakt
Malcolm Fontier
CEO and Founder of Pakt + SeaHive
Spending a lot of my time outdoors or on the water, the issue of plastic waste became impossible to ignore. We would go out for a day of fishing and come back with more balloons and bottles than fish (That may say more about my skills as a fisherman than anything else though!?). As a product designer, I decided I wanted to find a way to use design for good-- to fight the harm my own industry has been doing to our environment and ocean. I’m excited about the potential for SeaHive to help alter the trajectory of this problem.
Kirsten Midura
SeaHive Communications & Project Manager
Originally from Oregon, I grew up sailing with my family in the South Pacific, the Pacific Northwest, and the Caribbean. I have always had a deep love for the ocean, but it was not until I began diving in 2008 that I realized how complex and fragile our underwater ecosystems are. I'm is an environmentalist by trade, and have devoted my career to protecting our planet.
Gabrielle Kennedy
PR and Events for SeaHive
Growing up on the ocean, I spent summers swimming, sailing, clamming, and fishing in the waters in and around Cape Cod. Back when I was a kid, pollution was really out of sight. Now I comb the previously pristine beaches around the Cape and almost always fill up a trash bag of plastic during my walks. Plastic pollution is not only sad to see, but alarming when you hear the staggering numbers and know that it is making its way into our food supply. I am excited to be a part of the SeaHive Team and address one of the biggest problems facing our planet and help educate future generations.
Sara Edwards
Community, Creative, and Boat DJ for Pakt + SeaHive
Growing up, every summer was spent at the lake swimming and sailing, and out on any body of water is still one of my favorite places to be. The scale that we as humans are mindlessly contributing to the environmental disaster of plastic pollution in our ocean is truly disturbing. I am proud that Pakt has committed to making the environment a priority, and am excited at the prospect of helping other companies do the same.
