sustainability
Our Mission & Milestones
Our Pledge
Our business is creating windsurfing, kiteboarding and wing products. It is what we love and we know how to do it well. We have spent almost two decades developing, designing and refining cutting-edge products that have helped to shape modern watersports. Unfortunately, by creating the products we love, we are harming the very environment we need to practise our sport. Windsurfing, Wing and Kite products as well as the processes necessary to create them are not environmentally friendly. As passionate windsurfers, we feel connected to our oceans, lakes, and rivers and we see first-hand the damage we are doing to our planet. We depend on our natural environment and, in return, we believe it is our responsibility to protect it.
This is why we have made it our mission to breathe sustainability into our corporate structure at Duotone. We recognise that we have only scraped the tip of the iceberg with what we can do as a company and we plan to bring everyone along with us as we venture down this path to a more sustainable future. As we find success with less harmful new materials or processes, it is our hope that others will follow suit and we can be part of a transition to a new greener industry overall.
We believe we can achieve our mission to create positive social and environmental change by analysing each component of our business and continually asking ourselves the question, how can we do it better? In the context of B&M’s economic efficiency, sustainability is understood as a continuous process that is integral to corporate strategy and not a temporary objective. Part of this process will inevitably be to overcome challenges as they arise, and we look forward to sharing our successes and failures openly because we can all learn from both outcomes.
We feel it is our responsibility to take action and do what we can to save our playgrounds before it is too late. And we invite everyone to join us in this endeavour.
Most of Duotone products and related processes were termed "climate compensated", as their carbon emissions have been calculated and offset by supporting a recognized carbon offset project in India and China. A total of 60500 tons of CO2 were compensated for Boards & More products until we terminated the Partnership in 2024.
Milestones
After the success of 2019 Duotone decided to go bigger: together with the partners from the B&M company the "Save Our Playgrounds" initiative was founded.
All Hangtags made out of recycled paper.
The unique cardboard structure is a strong, reliable material. The strength means less packaging is required overall, making this a cost-effective environmental solution.
In cooperation with Jobrad, employees have the option of leasing a bike for the way to work at a discount. Maintenance and insurance are also paid by the company.
May 1st Duotone called for the first global Clean Beach Day- The goal was to rid the beaches and the sea of garbage, above all, of plastic, as it not only limits the enjoyments of watersports but also threatens the lives of marine animals!
All Duotone products and related processes as well as ION wetsuits were termed "climate neutral", as their carbon emissions have been calculated and offset by supporting a recognized carbon offset project - a hydroelectric power plant in southern Sri Lanka. The cooperation ends in 2024.
Reuse of packaging at our warehouse.
Ongoing research of new materials and packaging to reduce the economical footprint of each product.
Energy audit to recognize energy saving opportunities / reduce energy consumption within the company. Switch to green electricity!
Employees were given an incentive to come to work by bike. Within half a year more than 15 000km were done by bike.
We save approx. 3 tons of plastic foil, approx. 64m³ of styrofoam / plastic packaging, 66 000 poly bags and 13 tons of paper thanks to the adjustments made to our packaging system.
Start of step-by-step conversion of GSL production to solar energy.
Most of Duotone products have been offset by supporting a recognized carbon offset project in India and China. A total of 60500 tons of CO2 were compensated for Boards & More products until we terminated the Partnership in 2024.