Ecological commitments and sustainable development

Our actions in favor of ecology and sustainable development

We are firmly committed to responsible and humane ecology and to promoting sustainable development, limiting unnecessary resource consumption. We are committed to helping preserve our rivers, their flora, and their fauna.

With this in mind, we are implementing some simple and concrete actions in line with this commitment, some of which also allow us to limit costs and offer attractive prices:

• Compliance with French regulations: as part of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), we are members of Ecologic ; an approved national eco-organization for the prevention, collection and recycling of Sports and Leisure Goods (ASL). We pay a contribution to this organization on each product that we import from outside Europe or bring into France from a European country , resold under our sole brand or manufactured internally where applicable. Our French suppliers are obviously also bound by the same obligations on their products that we resell. These products are labeled as follows for your information on their end of life:
  
  

• All our shipments are automatically carbon -neutral: the carbon impact of shipping your orders is automatically assessed, and a small amount of your shipping costs is allocated to actions that offset CO2 emissions related to delivery. This means the carbon footprint of our shipments is neutral. This is done automatically by the Planet app from our partner Shopify and is certified by the logo at the bottom of our homepage. By the end of 2023, Planet had already offset more than 22 million shipments worldwide, representing 18,000 tons of CO2, the equivalent of consuming more than 7.5 million liters of gasoline. Our site has (modestly) contributed to offsetting 200 kg of CO2.

• Avoid over-packaging : Our products are often delivered in a simple recyclable plastic bag, the supplier's bag whenever possible. We do not package silks with unnecessary plastic spools and cardboard boxes. We are currently switching to paper bags for suitable products (e.g., hooks).

• Use of recycled packaging (cardboard, bubble wrap, cushioning) for shipments when available (for example, reuse of packaging products from our suppliers).

• Using recycled newspapers for packing packages instead of new kraft paper.

• Notices and invoices sent by email avoiding unnecessary printing

• Product labels made in Germany from solvent-free, chlorine-free, PVC-free adhesive paper

• Ecological products:
  • Proposal for lead-free ballast wire (lead should be banned by 2030)
  • Devaux Monomaster accessory for recovering pieces of nylon to prevent pollution of our rivers
  • Products made from PLA, a bio-sourced and recyclable material . 3D printing saves material consumption: Large harbor adapter for semi-automatic reels, also avoiding the need to change the spool, fly tying tool, etc.

• Fish preservation products :

• Hooks are mainly barbless (some references are barbed due to lack of an equivalent): we recommend systematically crushing the barb if present unless you are harvesting all the fish caught.

• Landing nets with nets suitable for preserving fish