Our Impact
As a young business we prioritise the expectations of our customers while upholding our own inherent values and demonstrating a strong commitment to social responsibility.
Our Commitment
We firmly believe that sustainability and social consciousness should be seamlessly integrated into every facet of our business.
In an ever-changing world, we are determined to stay true to our commitments and choose to consciously keep learning. We strive to discover better practices and more efficient approaches as we evolve yet acknowledge that we won’t always get it right all of the time.
Thank you for joining and supporting us as we learn to make a positive impact for a more sustainable future.
Fabrication
The outer shell of our Surf hat is made from 100% recycled Nylon that is post-consumer.
As we grow CORD & ROY aims to replace all other fabrics with recycled options and all plastic clips and buttons with Corozo, a 100% natural and sustainable button made from corn starch.
Our Partnership with SurfAid
At CORD & ROY, everything we do comes back to the ocean. It’s where we find joy, inspiration, and connection — and we believe in protecting the people and places that make it so special. That’s why we’ve partnered with SurfAid, an organisation dedicated to improving the health, water access, and food security of families living in remote surf communities.
These are the very communities that welcome us as surfers and travellers, yet often face challenges many of us take for granted — like clean drinking water, medical care, and basic nutrition. Supporting SurfAid allows us to give back to those who inspire us and ensure that the beauty and culture of these regions can thrive for generations to come.
Through this partnership, $1 from every online purchase goes directly to SurfAid’s programs, meaning every hat you buy has an impact far beyond the beach. It’s our way of weaving purpose into our products and empowering our community to help create real change.
Together, we can protect what we love — the ocean, its people, and the places that bring us all together.
100% Pollastic Shipping bags.
We take pride in our commitment to sustainable packaging practices for our online orders. That's why we have chosen to use postage satchels from Better Packaging's Pollastic range.
These waterproof shipping bags are made from recycled ocean-bound plastic pollution that has been collected from coastal communities in Southeast Asia with each mailer having a tracking number that traces the plastic back to its source.
This initiative has an incredible positive social impact by providing a consistent source of income to these communities along with it helping clean up the local environment.
The mailers are made in a BSCI certified production facility and are carbon neutral with Better Packaging offsetting any carbon emission from this low energy production process.
Recycled Card Packaging
We have chosen recycled paper and cardboard for all our hat labels and hang tags meaning these items do not contribute to global deforestation and can continue their life cycle by being recycled.
