Respecting the Environment
Since our inception, we have been attentive to environmental issues, striving to engage in sustainable development practices. We’ve always favored quality brands like X Cel since 2007 and now O’neill for durable wetsuits. We collaborate as much as possible with French brands that are environmentally conscious. For instance, in stand-up paddleboarding, we are equipped with Nahskwell, a Breton brand that manufactures its boards in Tunisia (unlike most brands that produce in China). We are also developing a partnership with Starboard, which has a strong environmental approach.
We are advocates of “homemade,” having built our own outrigger canoe among friends, and the Arbousiers hut is the result of local artisans, artists, and friends.
We raise environmental awareness among our students by emphasizing waste collection. We offer them eco-responsible sunscreens and educate participants in our surf camps through workshops. During our paddle events, the local association “Damnatur” has been present.
We use a 55-seat coach to transport our students, significantly reducing travel distances. Additionally, the coach is equipped with the AD Blue system, making exhaust emissions harmless to the environment
Since our establishment, we have partnered with and donated a portion of our revenue to “Surfrider Foundation Europe” and “1% for the Planet.”
Our Partners
DUNA – Eco-Engaged Brand
Sportwear local
DUNA is a local eco-engaged surf/sportswear brand from the Arcachon Bay area, collaborating with local artisans since 2015. Working together is our guiding principle. We collaborate solidarily with those mobilized for our environment to develop textile garments within an increasingly virtuous circle.
For several years, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with local partners like Nomads, Apadev, Echo-mer, Water Family, and are proud to support the circular and artisanal economy of the Bay.
Collection and Upcycling
The textile industry is evolving towards a new paradigm where recycling will be crucial and mandatory. We are committed to establishing a new systemic production model. We collect used cotton textiles, recycling them locally.
Environmental Awareness
We cannot emphasize enough that the sea is our favorite playground. To ship your orders, we’ve chosen to repurpose our suppliers’ cartons, avoiding excessive plastic packaging.
GREEN BUSH: The Eco-Responsible French Sunscreen
Sensitive to the impacts of sunscreens on the marine environment, we provide our students with a sunscreen free from chemical filters, a natural and mineral product that preserves the oceans, especially coral reefs.
SQUID: 100% French Eco-Responsible Surfboards
Respect for the Environment
We use high-quality, eco-responsible raw materials (recycled and recyclable). We prioritize short supply chains with Vendée, French, and European collaborations. We are committed to working as much as possible with local suppliers.
100% Made in France Manufacturing
We place great importance on Made in France. Our surfboards are 100% French-made with 100% European materials. This short supply chain reduces the manufacturing distance of your surfboard by tenfold.
Respect for Our Team
Because alone we move faster, but together we go further, it’s important to work under the best possible conditions with our team, whether they are service providers, partners, suppliers, or interns. We strive to respect and value everyone involved.
Recycling
We recycle 100% of our surfboards. From construction to finishing, and including scrap materials, each raw material and technology has a dedicated recycling channel. We collaborate with major regional players to achieve this.
We advocate for controlled production to avoid waste. We make high-quality surfboards that are suited to the surfer’s level, ensuring that they keep their gear as long as possible.
For your end-of-life SQUID surfboards, we have implemented a cashback system. You return your board to us, and we give it a second life… while offering you benefits as a thank you.
ZEUS: The Breton Foam Surfboard Brand
Zeus works hard to minimize its carbon footprint through innovative and controlled actions. It is essential and urgent for them to integrate ecology and environmental concerns into every aspect of their business.
STARBOARD: Stand-Up Paddle for the World
Starboard positions itself as the best windsurf and paddle brand in the world, but also as the best brand for the world. The company takes numerous actions to protect the environment.
For each board sold, Starboard plants a mangrove tree. Each tree alone compensates for one ton of CO2 over 20 years. Thus, the carbon footprint of Starboard boards has become ten times more beneficial for the environment. Additionally, the brand has launched the “PLASTIC OFFSET PROGRAM,” which includes an internal tax on plastic usage. The funds from this tax go toward cleaning up the beaches of Pattaya, Thailand, to offset their plastic footprint.
AFS: The Breton Hydrofoil
The production of AFS foils takes place directly in our factory in France.
OXBOW : Collection Collector Made in France
Conçue entièrement en France en étroite collaboration avec ses fabricants historiques, la collection Collector garantit le tandem qualité du savoir-faire français et de la durabilité digne des produits historiques Oxbow. Du tricotage et teinture de la matière dans le Tarn, à la confection dans les Landes, les tee-shirts Collector sont “100% local” !
A travers des designs iconiques, des couleurs pastels, des coupes amples et des looks résoluments vintage, Collector revisite les pièces emblématiques de l’age d’or d’Oxbow, avec pour source d’inspiration cette saison : la fin des années 80. Pour célébrer cet authentique retour aux sources, Oxbow redonne aussi naissance à son pad épaule iconique OXBOW SURFWEAR.
Nos Actions
Évènements aux arbousiers
Sur chaque événements, nous promouvons les actions et sports de glisse respectueux de l’environnement.
Paddle, pirogue, pirogue à voile, Wing foil, kayak.
Transport en commun : Autocar / 20 places
Depuis 2007, nous n’avons développé les transport pour les rendre moins polluants. Aujourd’hui nous véhiculons nos élèves avec un autocar réduisant ainsi le nomnre d’aller – retour. De plus l’autocar est équipé du systéme AD Blue qui rend les échappements inoffensifs pour l’environnement.
Démarche éducative dans nos sessions
Pour toutes sessions, nous insistons sur le ramassage des dêchets avec “une session un déchet”.
Les jeunes participants au surfcamp sont sensibilisés au moins une fois par semaine à l’envirronnement et/ou à l’écologie.
Nous proposons des sessions pour les primaires avec des ateliers sensibilisations au milieu naturel et à l’impact de l’homme.
Oriane propose des stages ” paddle & nature” .
En 2024, nous souhaitons promouvoir le systéme de consignes pour les bouteilles en plastiques et verre appliqué en Allemagne.
En Allemagne, une bouteille en verre peut être réutilisée jusqu’à cinquante fois grâce au système de consigne, une bouteille en plastique vingt fois.
Démarche éducative via les réseaux sociaux
En 2019, nous avons enchainer 7 posts sur la consommation du sable, vous les trouverez tous les sur notre page Facebook
- NADUFU : conservation de la forêt usagère et de la gestion d’un cycle naturel.
- NS'enliser que faire
- NBétonnage = inondation
- NLes Huitres : solution locale et naturelle pour faire une allée!
- NLe sable est récolté dans les rivières et recueilli au large dans l’océan, ils n’alimentent donc plus les plages comme avant.
- NObjectifs posts denrée rare
- NLe parking de Décathlon, surement le parking aménagé le plus responsable du Sud Bassin.
UNE SESSION UN DECHET
Sur chaque session nous incitons nos élèves à ramener un déchet, le but est de créer un réflexe simple:
“Je vois un déchet, je le ramasse.”