ECO-DESIGN AND LIFE-CYCLE IMPACTS
With sustainability principles in mind, we look to new methods that lessen the environmental impact of the process, while remaining commercially competitive.
The freedom of our sport provides the fun-factor for personal wellness. The ocean is our stage and nature’s elements provide the power which makes us accountable.
As an industry leader, we have the power of our platform and access to those of others. Through initiatives such as #cleanbeach and our team of riders educating the communities they visit worldwide, we hope to inspire and encourage action against climate change.
Among the most direct ways we can limit ecological impacts with goods that last for generations or can be recycled.
Factories have a key role to play in fighting climate change. Our production partners will provide best practice for environmental management and together we can consult the process in order to eliminate our products’ carbon emission.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAUSE
Our materials innovation and implementation for the climate cause:
The unique Flexi-Hex design is made from cardboard, a product already widely used in packaging but redisigned in a cool and clever way to add strength and durability, especially for surfboard packaging. The result is a strong reliable material which can reduce damage to boards in transit or whilst traveling. The strength of Felxi-Hex means overall less packaging is required making it a cost effective environmental solution. Most importantly it can reduce the need for single use plastic in many packaging systems.
The unique Flexi-Hex packaging is the future of packaging surfboards, but also of protective packaging as a whole. For Duotone sustainability is a key element of our daily efforts, choosing Felxi Hex is another step forward.
Environmently friendly
With public awareness around single-use plastics and the devastating effect on the marine environment at an all time high, implementing Flexi-Hex helps us and you to actively reduce our environmental footprint.
Perfect fit
The hexagonal cellular structure of Flexi-Hex allows flexibility to fit almost any shape board. To allow for varying sizes Flexi-Hex is made of open ended modular sleeves, cut to size and fixed at the join point. The adaptability of the sleeves result in the system being ideal for all board sizes of the whole Duotone surfboard range. Once nested on top of each other, the system creates 30mm of seperation between boards, further protecting them during traveling.
We see it as our mission to counteract the development of environmental pollution by helping to keep the sea and the air clean and our earth healthy.
Criteria for carbon offset projects:
Carbon offset projects must meet internationally recognized standards. The most important criteria here are:
a) Additionality
It must be ensured that the project can only be realized if it receives additional financing through emissions trading. This means the project must be reliant upon emissions trading in order to cover its financial needs.
b) Exclusion of double counting
It must be ensured that the carbon emissions saved are only counted once — by the certificate owner. In particular, this means that certificates may only be sold once and then have to be retired.
c) Permanence
Emissions savings must take place permanently. For example, carbon sequestration in forests must be long-term in nature. A reforested area that is turned back into a livestock pasture through slash-and-burn farming a few years later cannot receive recognition as a carbon offset project.
d) Auditing on a regular basis by independent third parties
Carbon offset projects must be audited in regular intervals according to the criteria listed above. Independent third parties such as TÜV, SGS, or PwC perform these audits. Audits like these retroactively determine the actual volume of carbon emissions saved.
Our products are rendered climate neutral in three steps:
Step 1: Calculating emissions
We have calculated the relevant carbon emissions of our company, reduced them as much as possible, and calculated the emissions generated by our products.
The product carbon footprint is calculated based on factors such as raw materials, production, and logistics. In addition we take our general business activities into account, such as administration and business travels.
Step 2: Offsetting emissions
Carbon offset projects save or sequestrate emissions through measures such as afforestation or the replacement of fossil fuel technologies through innovative, climate-friendly alternatives. By supporting one of these projects, you can offset the carbon emissions caused by the production, packaging and transportation of our products. All projects are regularly audited by independent organizations and certified according to international standards, meaning that you can be sure the measures are being implemented on site.
Step 3: Tracking the carbon offset
You obtain full transparency thanks to the ClimatePartner label featuring a unique ID for your order: By entering the ID at www.climatepartner.com, you can find information on the quantity of emissions offset and the carbon offset project you are supporting.
The climate neutral label featuring a unique ID guarantees the highest level of transparency: you can use the ID to track the offset and get interesting background information on the projects supported.
The project counts as a run-of-river power plant, which means that the water only has to be dammed during dry periods and by a small weir. Thus the environmental influences remain almost neutral, fish stocks and the entire ecosystem are not endangered. The power plant generates around 19 gigawatt hours per year for Sri Lanka's power grid. These replace electricity from thermal power plants that were previously used to generate electricity in Sri Lanka. The earnings obtained by the carbon offset project made the construction and operation of the new power plant possible – and, as well, some improvements for the people living in the project area.
As part of this process, ClimatePartner ensures transparency through a clear labeling system that is anchored in an IT solution certified by the Austrian technical inspection authority (TÜV Austria). ClimatePartner is considered to be the inventor of the climate neutral printing process and participated in the creation of ISO 16759 for carbon footprinting for print products.
For offsets, ClimatePartner develops its own carbon offset projects and offers a broad portfolio of recognized carbon offset projects in cooperation with a global network of partners.
Founded in 2006 in Munich, the company has 40 staff members in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as over 1,000 clients. ClimatePartner works closely with environmental associations and provides expert opinions on various international committees.
We strive to use our resources, our knowledge and our connections for environmental protection. We want to show you this and take you along: we all have the chance to change something.
