“The ocean is alive and we need to take care of it.” - Jack O'Neill
Founded on outside-the-box thinking, we search for new solutions and work on minimising our overall impact through innovations, better material choices, latest technology, and partnerships. Now opting for an O'Neill product, you can enjoy your playground longer and more thoughtfully.
At O'Neill Europe, we reduce our footprint by focusing on innovation, responsible materials and packaging, durable products, and repair solutions.
MATERIALS
To guide our efforts, we have developed a Preferred Material List based on impact scoring and aligned with our values. We measure material use by weight, as environmental impact and costs are directly linked to the volume of materials used. We continuously evaluate new research and data, updating our material standards as needed.
We empower our product development team to continuously raise the bar, ensuring our collections evolve with sustainability at their core, fully committing to transparency and data-driven navigation to track our progress and make informed decisions toward a lower-impact future.
COTTON
O’Neill Europe partners with Better Cotton to improve cotton farming globally. Better Cotton trains farmers to use water efficiently, care for the health of the soil and natural habitats, reduce the use of the most harmful chemicals and implement the principles of decent work.
Better Cotton is sourced via a chain of custody model called mass balance. This means that Better Cotton is not physically traceable to end products, however, Better Cotton Farmers benefit from the demand for Better Cotton in equivalent volumes to those we ‘source’. Better Cotton’s mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive while protecting and restoring the environment.
By choosing cotton products from O’Neill, you’re supporting responsible cotton production through Better Cotton. See bettercotton.org/learnmore for details.
REPREVE®
We use REPREVE® made from recycled PET bottles cleaned and woven into our yarns. The yarn is then spun using the highest quality recycled fibre chips and flakes certified by U TRUST® to verify claims. This form of synthetic fibres relies on fewer greenhouse gases and conserves water and energy in the process.
BY USING REPREVE, O’NEILL DIVERTED MORE THAN 19.542.875 PLASTIC BOTTLES FROM LANDFILLS SO FAR.
RECYCLED MATERIAL
We work with recycled materials—recycled polyester, recycled polyamide and recycled acrylic—to give a second life to materials that would otherwise end up in landfills or the ocean. Additionally, by using recycled fibres, fewer greenhouse gasses are emitted, and water and energy are conserved in the process.
MAN-MADE CELLULOSE FIBRES
Livaeco™ by Birla Cellulose - Viscose.
Birla Cellulose’s Branded fibres are derived from natural, renewable resources and manufactured through a stringent EU Best Available Technique (EUBAT) compliant to closed-loop process. They can be traced to their origin, contributing to a greener and more ethical environment.
PACKAGING
Our packaging is either reusable, recyclable, or compostable.
TECHNOLOGY
For over seven decades, we’ve been approaching the world of snow and surf with innovation in mind. We use innovative technologies to design products that last. We view innovation from the lens of technology—fit, fabric, and function—and sustainability with a focus on longevity, designing gear that lasts and moves us towards circularity.
Better performance with a lower impact.
PRIMALOFT® ACTIVE EVOLVE AND PRIMALOFT® BLACK
100% recycled polyester PrimaLoft® Active Evolve and PrimaLoft® Black insulations are revolutionary combined in our innovative V-design body mapping technology. The smart body temperature regulation adapts to your needs, delivering extreme lightness, self-regulating warmth, advanced breathability, and super stretch.
POLYGIENE - FOR MINDFUL LIVING™
We launched our partnership with ingredient-brand Polygiene® in 2021. Polygiene’s odour-control technologies keep your products fresher for longer. Hence, you don’t need to wash the product that often – saving water and energy as well as enhancing the lifespan of a garment.
O'NEILL x POLARTEC® AND POLYGIENE®
For our fleeces, we’ve partnered with Polartec® and Polygiene® to offer a unique combination of technologies that enables you to do whatever you're up to, for longer. Requiring less washing, the fleece is durable, light weight, and easily packable. Pack less. DO MORE.
O'NEILL HYPERDRY DWR PFC-FREE
In 2018, we committed to using PFC-free finishes by substituting our water-repellent finish with a PFC-free alternative in our products impregnated to repel water and dirt.
HEIQ ANTI-MICROBIAL
Products with HeiQ Pure™ technology effectively address body odours and bacterial-derived odours on textiles. The finish has an exceptional antimicrobial efficiency and durability andguaranteed performance for the lifetime of the product.
LONGEVITY
We approach longevity through the lens of product design philosophy: quality, fits and adjustability, durability, and repairs—a holistic approach to all designs.
KIDS GROWTH SYSTEM
Reactivating PFC-free durable water-repellent coating.
REPAIRS
O'Neill Europe Wetsuits come with a 2-year warranty from the date of purchase, covering all stitching, materials and workmanship. Please notify us as soon as you notice the first signs of a defect. The sooner we know about the defect, the better we can prevent it from worsening.
WHAT TYPE OF WETSUIT REPAIR DO I NEED?
The information below will help you understand what type of wetsuit repair you require. After many seasons in the water, your wetsuit may start to show signs of wear. Use our 'Wetsuit repair near me' tool to find the O’Neill authorised repair partner in the UK and Europe.