NOOSA BECOMES THE 10TH WORLD SURFING RESERVE
ASB MAGAZINE: At the season opener of the 2020 World Surf League Longboard Tour at Noosa Heads, the iconic point break was declared the 10th World Surfing Reserve at a…
QLD PREMIER VOWS TO PROTECT FAMED GOLD COAST BREAKS
ASB MAGAZINE: An international gathering of ocean-loving environmentalists on the Gold Coast has welcomed the Queensland Governments announcement that it would look at laws to protect the State’s world-famous surf breaks. QLD Premier…
GSI GOES WITH PLASTIC FREE PACKAGING
ASB MAGAZINE: Over the past 12 months Global Surf Industries (GSI) has been working on a program to eliminate all single use plastics from their surfboard and stand up paddleboard…
HAYDENSHAPES RELEASE ‘FUTURE FLEX’ UPCYCLED CLOTH
ASB MAGAZINE: A few months ago Hayden Cox started playing with a few ideas around upcycling surfboard manufacturing waste back into new materials or components. Working with Colan Australia – the…
WILDERNESS SOCIETY TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST EQUINOR
ASB MAGAZINE: The Wilderness Society South Australia has announced that it has commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia to challenge the environmental approval recently granted by NOPSEMA…
SMARTWAX RELEASE FORMULA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
ASB MAGAZINE: Not for profit, Clean Ocean Foundation Australia has developed a revolutionary surf wax formula capable of neutralizing the build-up of harmful acids the result of rising carbon emissions.…
THOUSANDS JOIN AUSTRALIA-WIDE PROTESTS TO FIGHT FOR THE BIGHT
ASB MAGAZINE: Thousands of people have protested all around Australia on November 23rd as part of a National Day of Action against Norwegian oil giant Equinor and its plans to…
PATAGONIA TO TOUR NEW FILM ‘THE HEAD OF THE BIGHT’
ASB MAGAZINE: As Norwegian energy company Equinor prepares to submit a third-revision of its plan to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight * Patagonia Ambassador Heath Joske is…
BURTON SNOWBOARDS ANNOUNCES B CORP CERTIFICATION
ASB MAGAZINE:Burton announced that it’s becoming a Certified B Corporation®. As a sustainability leader within the outdoor and winter sports industries, Burton is proud to become the first snowboard company…
20 YEARS OF RIP CURL PLANET DAY
ASB MAGAZINE: This past week marks 20 years of Rip Curl Planet Day, a company initiative at Rip Curl that sees an average of 170 staff members ditch their desks…
PATAGONIA WINS UN CHAMPIONS OF THE EARTH AWARD
ASB MAGAZINE: Patagonia has been named a UN Champion of the Earth, receiving the UN’s top environmental honor for a dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability at the…
PATAGONIA: TAKE ACTION OR FACE EXTINCTION
ASB MAGAZINE: Today, in stores and offices around the world, Patagonia is joining in solidarity with the youth activists peacefully striking for climate action and demanding that governments address the…