From all of us at Starboard to all of you paddlers, wind junkies, surfers, groms and legends alike, out there, we wish you a happy World Oceans Day! All those who share a passion for watersports, share a passion for the oceans. It’s our big blue playground and we see first hand what is happening…
“People protect what they love and they love what they protect” One of Starboard Blue’s top ambassadors, Shilpika Gautam, took to the stage at the annual Voices 4 Oceans event hosted by 5 Gyres. Check out her recap below! “In the history of humankind, there has never been a greater, more urgent need to…
Our efforts and initiatives to help the planet must have gained attention in the Norwegian business world – because last week Starboard Blue was invited to speak at the annual CSR Conference in Norway. Starboard Blue started with a desire to help the oceans – as we spend most our time of the water. We…
Starboard has been working with Trash Hero for a few years now – acting as a centre for the Bangkok chapter. We do weekly clean-ups, eco-bricks and support their Bottles and Bags campaign. What has made the Trash Hero Bangkok chapter unique are Starboard’s paddleboard clean-ups. We pick up trash from the local waterways around…
Calling all ocean advocates! Starboard is looking for the newest addition to our environmental team. Would you like to see a better, healthier planet? If you want to see change happen, you only need to look to yourself. If you think one person can’t make a difference, then this job is not for you. But…
Starboard’s sustainability team hit it’s first trade show to present Starboard Blue. International sports trade show, ISPO, opened up the floor to companies wanting to display their CSR achievements. ISPO MUNICH is the biggest sports trade show in the world and takes place once every year at Messe Munchen in Munich. This year the event…
Starboard Blue headed to Myanmar to catch up on all things environmental. On the agenda was Mangroves, drone planting, marine litter and a special meeting with head of UN Envrionment. Here is a recap of what went down. The Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park, where Starboard is involved with mangrove reforestation, is planning to up its…
We are happy to announce that all our hard work and efforts to do good by our planet has been recognized. As of 2018 Starboard is now a certified B-Corporation. That means we have been certified by the non-profit B-Lab to meet extremely strict standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. Starboard has over…
Starboard has been reducing its carbon footprint by planting over 100,000 mangrove trees in the Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park in Myanmar, making us three times carbon net positive annually. However, it is important to remember that carbon sequestration is not the answer alone to the current climate crisis. We need to mitigate our emissions to…
Starboard acknowledges its negative impact on the planet. As our Plastic Disclosure Project report shows; most of our production is plastic, and we surely have a role in the plastic industry. However, we want to use our business for good. In addition to clean up initiatives, eco boards and carbon net positive engagements, Starboard has lately…