Our Story
Inspired by our coastline
and a desire to protect it
We’re a NSW South Coast family business and our core objective is to encourage people to see the natural world in its best light, whilst ensuring we help to protect its future. We are committed to providing the highest natural quality eyewear, with the lowest environmental impact.
Over 80% of the Western population wear sunglasses, yet traditional plastic frames take upwards of 450 years to decompose. That's hundreds of millions of virgin plastic sunglasses that are discarded into our ecosystem and contributing to the pollution problem our planet is facing. All Ozeano sunglasses are inspired by (and named after) the beauty of the natural world, are designed in Australia and ethically handmade using a 100% biodegradable plant-based bio-acetate in our ISO9001, ISO14001 and SA8000-certified facility. All accessories are either 100% GOTS-certified organic cotton or FSC-certified Portuguese cork, and all our products are PETA-approved vegan. Our shipping is carbon-neutral, and courier packaging is 100% biodegradable.
With every sale, we fund the removal of 6kg of marine litter from our oceans and waterways (equivalent to over 500 plastic bottles). We're proud to be a certified B-corp and gold-standard members of the '1% for the planet' organisation, and our circular economy offering means you can return sunglasses at any time to receive 25% off your next purchase, ensuring our products never go to waste.
We encourage our community to consider bio-based plastic alternatives wherever possible. This includes natural fibre clothing such as cotton, instead of clothing made out of synthetics such as polyester or nylon which have become so commonplace. Synthetic clothes shed microplastics into the ocean with every wash.
We just don’t need so much plastic in our lives - It’s bad for our health and nature can’t handle it.
That's where we are today. We don't claim to be perfect, and we are constantly evolving in pursuit of finding better ways in everything that we do. Alongside our environmental commitment, our customers are our top priority and we’d love to hear from you.
Thank you for supporting our small Australian business.
Caroline & Charlie
Co-owners
Ozeano Holdings Pty Ltd