Ultimate Surfing Company

ABOUT RIPCURL

Ultimate Surfing Company

Rip Curl is a company for, and about, the crew on The Search. The products we make, the events we run, the riders we support and the people we reach globally, are all part of the Search that Rip Curl is on.

The Search is the driving force behind our progress and vision. When crew are chasing uncharted reefs, untracked powder or unridden rails, we want to arm them with the best equipment they’ll need. No matter where your travels lead you, we'll have you covered. We've been the market leaders in surfing wetsuits for over 30 years, and our ultimate stretch neoprene and zip-free entry technologies have set the standard for wetsuits of the future. The Curl's watch technology is more advanced than one ever thought possible. With a quick glance at your wrist our tide watches let you know what the tide is doing and our revolutionary SearchGPS watch let's you track every surf and every ride. Our mountainwear is designed to give the rider ultimate amounts of freedom, while keeping them warm, comfortable and stylish on the snow.

Rip Curl will continue to stick by the grass roots that helped make us the market leader in surfing, but we'll also charge on into the future and push riding to a new level. We know what we are doing and we will be around for a long time.
Rip Curl, the Ultimate Surfing Company...

OUR STORY

RIPCURL

In The Beginning

The Name 'Rip Curl'

Spreading 'The Search'

The Rip Curl Pro

Going International

OUR STORY

Rip Curl Planet

Rip Curl Planet is about giving back. It’s about taking the joy we get from the ocean as surfers, and turning it into momentum to help keep that same ocean healthy and clean for years to come.

“As surfers, we feel first hand the immediate effects of pollution. We see rampant development on our coasts, we see the effects of a runaway consumer lifestyle and the general disregard for the future of the ecosystem as a whole.” – Tom Curren, Rip Curl Team Rider

And Tom is right. When we’re in the lineup in remote Indonesia and a plastic bag floats past us, when we see sewage draining directly into the ocean in Southern California, when we see kids leaving their plastic containers on the beach all over the world – as surfers, these are constant reminders that we need to do everything we can to help reverse the effects of the consumer lifestyle we live in.From Project New Caledonia, where RCP gave $121,000 USD to an installation project of eco-mooring anchors to help protect the reef, to the Project Our Waves program in the UK, to a sustainable management program in the Rangiroa lagoons of French Polynesia, all the way down to the basics of beach clean-ups and Planet Days – Rip Curl Planet’s goal is simple. Push our crew and our customers towards a more sustainable lifestyle, and help restore our planet in the process.At Rip Curl, we have a strong determination to be environmentally responsible and encourage our crew to participate in achieving this.

"I hope my kids will have a rich surfing life, unhindered by the effects of pollution" - Tom Curren

Rip Curl Planet. We Surf. We Care.

Social Compliance

Rip Curl is a surfing company founded in 1969 by two surfers Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick. Almost 50 years on, they remain as Founder / Directors of the company today and have a strong belief in fair play and consistent business practice.

Along the way, they crystalised how to do things the “Rip Curl Way” and developed a set Company Principles and Values which are now a daily road map for how we act and conduct ourselves as a company and its crew. Those Principles and Values are…

1. CUSTOMERS
2. COMMITTED CREW
3. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
4. COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT
5. HONESTY & INTEGRITY

The thing is, our commitment to these Principles and Values does not end at the sites of Rip Curl offices and facilities. It extends to the places where our products are made, the factories that make them, and the people inside those factories too.

By staying Committed to best and fair practice with our extended supplier Crew we will deliver the most Creative and Innovative products to our Customers in the safest and best manner. By constantly checking ourselves when selecting and working with our suppliers and by maintaining our Honesty and Integrity in that process, we will manage to work with good social compliance in the Community and Environment in which those suppliers live.

Applying these Principles and Values holds us accountable and reminds us how important it is to ensure that the workers who make Rip Curl products are treated fairly, in accordance with local and international laws and accepted international standards of compliance. At Rip Curl we recognise that our crew is the backbone of our business and we expect our business partners to understand that and respect the rights of their crews equally.

With this general intention in mind Rip Curl also recognises the breadth of its supplier base – its capacity to influence suppliers and the level of sophistication of the supply chain. Reaching a satisfactory level of compliance among suppliers is an ongoing process that requires time and effort, but this is a process to which Rip Curl is highly committed. Devoting resources is a necessary part of that.Rip Curl’s intention is to purchase merchandise solely from sources that adhere to and respect the Principles and Values and standards that Rip Curl holds paramou

All merchandise is to be manufactured in accordance with all applicable laws of the respective country of manufacture as well as relevant international standards. It is also a fundamental element of our relationship that all production is undertaken at the agreed factories which have been inspected and approved by Rip Curl. No unauthorised sub-contracting, outsourcing or any other diversion of production from the agreed factories is allowed… under any circumstances.Rip Curl has developed the following fundamental principles which constitute the Rip Curl’s factory Workplace Code of Conduct.

Employment Relationship : Employers shall adopt and adhere to rules and conditions of employment that respect workers and, at a minimum, safeguard their rights under national and international labor and social security laws and regulations.

Nondiscrimination : No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment, including hiring, compensation, advancement, discipline, termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinion, social group or ethnic origin.

Harassment or Abuse : Every employee shall be treated with respect and dignity. No employee shall be subject to any physical, sexual, psychological or verbal harassment or abuse.

Forced Labor : The use of forced labor including slavery and human trafficking, prison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor or otherwise is prohibited. Workers should not be required to lodge “deposits” or their original identity papers with suppliers and all workers shall have the right to enter into and to terminate their employment freely.

Child Labor : No person shall be employed under the age of 15 or under the age for completion of compulsory education, whichever is higher

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining : Employers shall recognize and respect the right of employees’ freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Health, Safety and Environment : Employers shall provide a safe and healthy workplace setting to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work, or as a result of the operation of employers’ facilities. Employers shall adopt responsible measures to mitigate negative impacts that the workplace has on the environment.

Hours of Work : Employers shall not require workers to work more than the regular and overtime hours allowed by the law of the country where the workers are employed. The regular work week shall not exceed 48 hours. Employers shall allow workers at least 24 consecutive hours of rest in every seven-day period. All overtime work shall be consensual. Employers shall not request overtime on a regular basis and shall compensate all overtime work at a premium rate. Other than in exceptional circumstances, the sum of regular and overtime hours in a week shall not exceed 60 hours.

Compensation : Every worker has a right to compensation for a regular work week that is sufficient to meet the worker’s basic needs and provide some discretionary income. Employers shall pay at least the minimum wage or the appropriate prevailing wage, whichever is higher, comply with all legal requirements on wages and provide any fringe benefits required by law or contract.

Second Tier Suppliers : The supplier shall only work with and source products from other suppliers of goods or services (eg trims, materials and any other inputs) who comply with the standards included in this code in particular laws regarding slavery and human trafficking.