we always say: CLEAN water should not be a privilege.
our medium is water. everything we make is about it. so we give it back. deboer commits 1% of monthly turnover to Relate Water, funding clean, reliable water systems for the communities that walk miles for every litre.
born from a moment our co-founder couldn't walk away from.
deboer exists because of water — we test in it, we build for it, and the people who wear our suits take it for granted a hundred times a day. hundreds of thousands of people across the world cannot.
after a deeply moving personal experience, co-founder David Greenstein decided the brand had to do more than sell performance. we went looking for a giving partner whose values matched our own, and a meaningful way to bring our customers into the effort — and we found Relate Water.
Relate Water has spent years bringing clean, reliable water to communities who once walked long distances every day to fetch it, often water that wasn't safe to drink. we partnered with them, and we committed a share of everything we earn to the cause. no campaign, no end date. a standing promise.
We were searching for a partner whose values aligned with our own — and a real way to bring our customers into it. Our medium is water. Everything we do is about water. Giving it back was the only thing that made sense.
David Greenstein · Co-founder, deboer
one percent of every month, given back to water.
deboer contributes 1% of its monthly turnover to Relate Water — not 1% of profit, not what's left over. a share off the top, every month, that goes straight to water systems in the ground. every suit sold moves that number.
pledged, every month
counts toward it
end date — a standing promise
walk for water is over
every purchase has a destination.
you buy something to go faster. someone you'll never meet gets clean water for the first time. here's the line that connects the two.
you buy to go faster
a race suit, a wetsuit, a cap. every order you place to improve your own swim feeds the pledge automatically. nothing to opt into, nothing extra to pay.
1% goes to Relate Water
a slice of that month's turnover is transferred to Relate Water. because it's tied to turnover, it grows as the brand grows. the better a season we have, the more water follows.
a community gets a well
Relate Water builds reliable, local access where people once walked miles for dirty water. Clean water, close to home and one more village that no longer has to choose.
pride you can pull on.
“Everyone who does our sport takes water for granted. I want the people wearing deboer to feel pride when they put it on — knowing that suit helped bring clean, safe drinking water to fellow human beings who needed it.”
David Greenstein · Co-founder
wear the cause on your wrist.
you can do more than let a purchase do the work. the Relate Water × deboer bracelet is a direct line to the cause for you, or for the people you'd normally buy a gift.
made by hand.
felt around the world.
each bracelet is water proof and made with stainless steel. it's a small symbol of a global effort and a promise you can see every time you glance down before a set.
the questions we get asked.
who is Relate Water?
Relate Water is a a 501c3 charity. we work with deboer to bring clean, reliable water systems to rural communities. they've spent years building local access for people who once walked long distances each day to fetch water, often water that wasn't safe to drink.
how much does deboer give?
1% of monthly turnover. a share off the top of what the brand earns, every month, with no end date. it's tied to turnover rather than profit, so it grows as the brand grows.
does my purchase really make a difference?
yes. because the pledge is a percentage of turnover, every order counts toward it automatically. no opt-in, no add-on cost. every suit sold moves clean water closer to a community that doesn't have it.
how else can I help?
buy a Relate Water × deboer bracelet for yourself or as a gift, or share the partnership with your club and teammates. the more people in the water tribe, the more water systems get built.
go faster. give water. same suit.
every purchase you make to improve your own performance has a direct impact on people you'll never meet and who need our support. access to water should not be a privilege.