It’s here! A new organisation creating a positive impact for the protection of Mother Nature: Project MANA. Born in Puglia, Italy, Project MANA is born thanks to a group of young initiators including Starboard Ocean Ambassador, Stefano Bellomo. For years, this group of individuals have been committed to connecting people with Mother…
What Is Our Plastic Offset Program (POP) Starboard is guilty of playing a contributing role in the plastic industry. However we are working hard to become part of the solution by offsetting our plastic footprint. At the end of 2017 we initiated the world’s first Plastic Offset Program (POP) funded through an internal…
Like many other brands, Starboard and SOMWR are bucking the crazy consumption trend again this year and saying no to Black Friday. Instead, we want to fast track the greening of the planet using the proven method of replanting mangroves. The CO2 mega absorbers! Between Friday the 26th November until Monday 29th, we will be…
The aim of start-up company WILDPLASTIC is to free the world from plastic waste. Specifically by allowing collected materials (like those collected by our POP team) to re-enter the production cycle. WILDPLASTIC turns these collected materials (“wild plastics”) into trash bags and other functional products . Wild plastic refers to any plastic collected from the…
For at least the next two years the Schurmann Family are in search of innovative solutions to fight seam pollution with the United Nations Environment Programs worldwide support. The Kat sailboat crew will mobilize 60 destinations, including 11 Brazilian cities, by promoting entrepreneurship, science and education. Balneário Camboriú, August 27, 2021 – In order to…
Pellets in Tarragona: a Coastal Defenders campaign since 2020 In 2018 Starboard Ambassadors Good Karma Projects first reported the massive presence of plastic pellets on La Pineda beach. These small spheres of plastic are the main raw material in the manufacture of most plastic products. Because of their size and shear quantity They…
June 2021 was another big month for environmental activists all over the world. Since World Environment day was on June 5th and World Oceans day on June 8th, we were not lacking for inspiration and motivation! Read below to find out what what we have been up to: Clean Ups With The Starboard Eco Team…
For Starboards Junior Ocean Ambassador Mikaela, the goal of FB (Fernandina Beach) Goes Green club is simple. Be an eco-friendly club making a change to our environment by spreading the message about our planet’s health. The club is run by kids, for kids. It is a place where they can be a voice in the…
Earth day is always a highlight in any nature lovers calendar and, despite a turbulent and challenging past 12 months, Earth Day 2021 is no different. The COVID-19 pandemic has had us all searching for a route back to normality, but should we really be going back to how things were? Maybe it is…
On September 26th 2020, Ocean Ambassador Chris Hopkinson became the 1st person to SUP all 200+ miles of the Chesapeake Bay. Starboard are incredibly proud to have supported Chris on this expedition, raising awareness and more than $180K in donations for the Oyster Recovery Partnership. And this year Chris is inviting you to join…