Pernod Ricard dedicated to preserving marine environment
Patricia Ricard holds a sea urchin at the Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute on the island of Embiez, France. The institute, set up by Paul Ricard, the founder of French liquor maker Pernod Ricard, has been conducting academic research and civil campaigns to preserve the world’s marine environment. / Courtesy of Pernod Ricard By Lee Hyo-sikFrench liquor maker Pernod Ricard has been mobilizing resources over the years to help preserve the world’s marine environment, honoring the spirit of its founder, Paul Ricard.Ricard set up a research institute in 1966, which later became the Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute. The organization, on Island of Embiez, off the southern coast of France in the Mediterranean Sea, is headed by his granddaughter, Patricia Ricard, who recently visited Korea to form a stronger partnership with universities and other academic organizations here dedicated to protecting the ocean.In an interview with The Korea Times, Ricard said the institute has been studying how man-made pollution has affected the marine environment and what needs to be don
