"I'm Mick Fanning and I've got some great news for anyone passionate about saving the planet."
Just days after announcing the termination of his multi-decade contract with Red Bull, Mick Fanning has proved his environmental bona fides with an earth-friendly foam surfboard, putting him alongside another great eco-warrior Kelly Slater.
Kelly Slater’s latest crusade to save the world, his other green-projects include making wave pools in desert communities and a clothing brand, is the “sustainable and performance driven” footwear brand Klly, which makes eight-nine dollar sandals that can “stand up to the rigors of daily wear and outdoor adventures and at the same time, helps to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion industry.”
“I think about big things in the world a lot and for me it’s difficult to see and be ok with it. When you become aware of something but then you don’t know how to fix it, that’s when it becomes frustrating,” Kelly Slater told Tracks.
“I try and raise awareness with social media. I wish there was more time for myself to be able to just focus only on that. All the rivers in my hometown right now have completely been destroyed by the sugar cane and fertilizer industries. All the fish in the river outside my house just died, every single fish. The whole river is completely filled with floating fish right now, for miles and miles and miles. It’s the saddest thing you will ever see. I have just seen pictures and it makes me wanna cry.”
Mick Fanning’s gift to the environment is the “first-ever softboard to be certified as a level 1 eco-board by @sustainsurf.”
“Yes you heard that right,” reads Mick Fanning in a piece to camera.
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“Hi there, I’m Mick Fanning and today I’ve got some great news to share with anyone who’s passionate about surfing and saving our planet.
“As surfers we have a unique connection to the ocean etc.
“We’re the first to see the changes in the ocean and it’s our duty to protect the waters etc.”
Mick Fanning isn’t entirely new to the green game.
He has parlayed his millions into a wildly diverse series of environmentally gentle businesses including “ethical” dog food brand Scratch, biotech company Sea Forest, a burger chain Fritzenberger and a Byron Bay yoga studio.
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I’d probably say its the core of any action sport. They bitch the most about everything, and never actually buy anything. the vast majority of these boards are gonna end up under some kids arm(in fact I sold my 5’6″ sample supercheap for a guy to give to his 9yo daughter for her birthday last week). Dont worry though in about 20 years after blowing her knee out doing air reverses, she’ll end up just as jaded talking about the good ol days and how “all these new surfers are ruining spots with their technology!” lol
Love it! That’s awesome.
The moneys always green
You did mean “landfilling” eco-softboard yes?
Someone should invent a fungus that will grow into a board mould, then dry out without much shrinking. Like a big puffball type o’guy.
Then add some good eco shit to eucalypt kino (the drippy sap) to make it go waterproof and use that as resin.
Then once that’s all invented and stuff, get hold of a good sized asteroid and slam it into the planet all proper-like. Start over.
Sorry for all the technical talk.
Environmental action from a guy thats had thousands of surfboards and flown a million miles
Well played Mick
Thousands **and Thousands** of Surfboards and a Million miles and back again.. But hey, there’s green money to be made! Wonder if he’ll donate the sustainability profits to a pro Zionist organization to make up for previous sins?
Haters gonna hate.
Haters gonna hate. What a knob.
I thought foam was just a mix of air and water?
Not even Mick can make that soft top look good.
You can do even more for the planet by not buying one.
buy used boards!
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So I work for TSA who makes the MF softboards. Im the East Coast US Sales rep. I picked up my sample of this board last year and got a tour of the facility where they are made. That was the key to actually being labeled “sustainable” the manufacturing facility has to meet super stringent requirements. With the molded cores the foam gets blown into a mold around the stringer and is like 99% to shape. Just takes a bit of finish sanding to prep for glassing and the EVA wrap. It eliminates a ton of waste in the process. The 2.0 boards are sick. Go put one under arm if you can find one. Its as close to a tradition hardboard as you can get and still have a softboard.
I’d buy a dogfood scratchie off him,he looks trustworthy
Hi Kelly and Mick!
A free tip to save the Earth
Stop making more shit
Consumers gonna consume, retail therapy is a thing.
That felt to me like a pretty good impersonation of Mark Zuckerberg
Made from recycled yoga mats! …but does it have a bottle opener?
I wear wooden shoes and rip the cap off of Heinies with my teeth. Also wooden using sustainable redwood and/or balsa. Save the mangroves and mahogany rush…reuse wooden screws.
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Does having tiny feet effect your surfing?
pull over the wool sweater, stash my board and tighten the screws…afternoon delight. just warmin up~
Wowza, from 100 DHD’s per year to just two softops is very impressive. Micks certainly walking the talk.
Imagine the amount of bioresin they could scrape out of Mason Ho’s bong.
Mason’s saving the planet one tailpad at a time bra!
or mine!
Nothing like a good scratch and a stretch after a fritzenberger.
You’re a good “ethical” dog!