Through planting Mangroves, Starboard supports vulnerable coastal communities around our parks and promotes sustainable development for all. Hereby, our Blue Carbon climate action is designed to maximize impact in the local area. Check out some of our awesome livelihood projects below. When we offset the emissions produced for one board, we don’t just consider the…
This February, our two POP chapters in Myanmar launched an environmental education program to teach the local communities about plastic! Our two POP chapters in Ngapali and Rakhine State, Myanmar, launched an environmental education program, aiming to educate thousands of people about plastic. Starboard’s POP teams in Myanmar have collected more than 20 tons of…
Starboard Plastic Offset Program keeps expanding, creating more livelihoods and cleaning more beaches every year. Going into a new year we want to share a summary of 2022, as well as our plans and targets for 2023. 2022 was a great year for our Plastic Offset Program. Firstly, we launched two new chapters. One…
Starboard currently use 7 different recycling sites in Thailand for our Plastic Offset Program and are working towards recycling solutions in Myanmar. Through our Plastic Offset Program, we collect more than 100 000 kg of plastic a year in Thailand & Myanmar. But what happens to the waste once it has been collected? After…
Are you struggling with finding Christmas presents that are good for both your wallet and the environment? Here are some eco-friendly gift suggestions to help you on the way. Starboard is strongly against fast, low-quality shopping. As a follow-up to our Blue Friday article, we want to share some gift ideas for everyone in…
Starboard is strongly against Black Friday and fast, low-quality shopping. Here are some reasons why, as well as some summons for everyone while entering this crazy-consuming day. Reasons to avoid Black Friday Emissions: In GB alone, shipping of goods ordered on Black Friday releases 429,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases; equal to driving an…
Starboard has been part of the Carbon Fibre Circular Alliance (CFCA) led by The World Sailing Trust, working on innovation to create carbon fibre circularity. We are excited to announce that yesterday, the innovative recycling project received the BASIS Innovation Sustainability Sport Award 2022! Through the CFCA project, we recently succeeded in recycling old IQ…
Starboard has been collaborating with International Federations, leading sports manufacturers, composite specialists, and academics from around the world to create carbon fibre circularity. At Starboard, we constantly work to increase our product quality, at the same time as we decrease our environmental impact. We search and experiment with recyclable and recycled materials. Thus, we…
Meet the team leader of our second Plastic Offset Program in Thailand, Kate Amara Witchithong. We choose team leaders with deep care for the environment. Amara has more than 200 windsurf world championship titles, between the age of 17 and 55. Since Amara moved to Pattaya when she was 13, the sea has been her…
Starboard’s Plastic Offset Program continues to expand, this time with a new chapter in Ngapali, Myanmar. The Ngapali Chapter has now completed one month, exceeding their original target KG of plastic waste, which they’ve already increased twice! Myanmar’s first POP chapter, which began on September 1st, has completed one month. Within just the first week,…