What exactly is a sustainable surfboard?
I would describe a sustainable surfboard as one that is produced by using renewable energy, local materials, and designing the board in a way that it will return to the place it was born. The Brundtland Commission defines sustainable as “meet[ing] the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The reality is, there’s no perfect answer to this question. What is sustainable in Southern California is different from what is sustainable in other parts of the country and world. Could you define regenerative, both conceptually and contextually as it pertains to the surfboard manufacturing industry? Regenerative is the word that illustrates it all. It describes how can we live our lives and go surfing so that we are leaving the planet better than when we found it. It’s the same philosophy we learned from our parents while visiting the beach when we were groms, “Leave the beach cleaner than when you found it.” To regenerate means to use
