Business and policy transformation
Business and policy transformation
The Challenge
In 2017, the first UN Ocean Conference shone a spotlight on pressing ocean issues and galvanized momentum to accelerate action for ocean health and the well-being of people and planet. The conference led to over 1,300 voluntary commitments from actors around the globe but effective, strategic collaboration and engagement is needed to turn commitments into action.
The Impact Area
This impact area supports the cross-cutting projects and the other impact areas by leveraging the convening power of the Forum to drive the business and policy transformations necessary for a sustainable ocean economy that supports nature, people, and climate.
Sustainable Development Goals
Partners
Key private sector players
Governments
Civil society organizations
Workstreams
- Promoting a new sustainable growth agenda for the G20 through Ocean 20
- Connecting science and business for cross-industry action to accelerate ocean stewardship for the climate change, biodiversity loss and equity agendas through the Ocean 100 Dialogues
- Supporting ocean action in China through the Sustainable Blue Partnership Cooperation Network and Friends of Ocean Action China Hub
- Campaigning and advocating for important ocean issues such as the high seas treaty or deep sea mining
