It’s a fantastic feeling to purchase a product for a sport you love – and know that our Oceans and environment are better for it. That’s the commitment Starboard has lived up to.

For every board, Starboard plants 3 Mangroves, offsetting the board’s CO2 emissions more than 10X over.

Starboard has partnered with Worldview International Foundation to undertake the project. Why Mangroves?

From the Starboard Blue website Each of us generates an average of 4.7-tonne CO2 emissions per year, the major cause of our climate problems. Mangroves are some of the most efficient green machines to help counter this, as one tree absorbs 673 kg of VCS CO2 over 25 years. Further, each mature tree produces enough oxygen for four people.

Mangroves also protect coastal lives and properties from extreme weather and increase ocean life by 50%, as well as the area’s general biodiversity. Starboard’s initial aim is to plant 100 million mangrove trees together with WIF, absorbing 67,3 million tons of CO2. There is a potential to plant over one billion mangroves on available land in Myanmar.

From the Starboard Blue website (you can also click the image below for more) The 3 Mangroves draw down a total of 2019 kg CO2 (3 x 673 kg) over 25 years. Half of this (1008 kg) goes to offsetting the board’s emissions 10X over; an average emission of a Starboard is 100 kg CO2. The other half gets sold as carbon credits, where the proceeds go to supporting livelihoods in vulnerable coastal communities.

Additionally to the 3 Mangroves per board, Starboard calculates and report Starboard’s total carbon footprint annually across scopes 1, 2 and 3. They then offset these emissions 10X over, as well as the footprints of events they have supported, leaving Starboard to be 10X Climate Positive. Through the footprint calculations and offsetting, Starboard aims to be completely transparent about its impact on the planet, as well as to showcase a way of turning negatives into positives.