MARLOW ROPES DEFINITIVE ROPE GUIDE, ISSUE 8

INNOVATION NOT IMITATION Since the launch of our award-winning BLUE OCEAN® Dockline at METS 2018, Marlow has been working hard to innovate, develop and educate the global sailing community about the materials we use in our rope-making to achieve the best quality and performance. Our thirst for innovation means that we are the first rope-maker in the Leisure Marine industry to introduce rope products made from recycled and sustainably sourced materials that don't compromise on performance. Since 2018, Marlow's ability to innovate has driven our sustainability initiatives, and with the introduction of bio-based Dyneema®, alongside our BLUE OCEAN® yarn, we are proud that 52% of Marlow's Leisure Marine product range is manufactured using sustainable fibres.

2020

BLUE OCEAN® DOCKLINE See p43

But this is only the tip of the iceberg. Since 2018 we have been putting our manifesto into action with a company-wide 360 degree BLUE approach. TO DATE, WE are proud to have achieved the following BLUE OCEAN® initiatives

97% reduction in carbon emissions as a result of switching to sea freight for shipments to the usa. resulting in an overall reduction of 24% * per shipment *

52% of MARLOW’S LEISURE

100% of MARLOW’S electricity now comes from renewable sources, reducing our annual carbon consumption by 171 tonnes

marlow now uses recyclable sugar cane bio plastic for all PRODUCT packaging & SHIPPING SUPPLIES

all card and paper used in marlow's packaging, shipping and marketing is sustainably sourced and FSC certified

all promotional merchandise items either have a LONG TERM purpose or ARE Sustainably manufactured

In 2020 MARLOW aimS to recycle at least 70% of post-production fibre waste

MARINE RANGE IS NOW MADE USING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

Our BLUE OCEAN®work continues, and you can follow our progress by regularly visiting us at www.marlowropes.com/blue-ocean or following us across our social networks.

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