Ocean innovation
Ocean innovation
The Challenge
Business as usual is not an option. Change must be propelled by innovation. To fast-track the innovations urgently needed to save the ocean, we must tap into the wealth of creativity from youth leaders, social and technology entrepreneurs, and finance innovators passionate about ocean health. The world needs a facilitator to make the right connections and remove obstacles.
The Impact Area
Through elevating the role of ocean innovation in global conversations, supporting innovators to reach new heights and driving coordinated action across multiple stakeholders, this impact area enables a thriving ocean innovation ecosystem that is mature, global, diverse and well invested, driving transformation to a sustainable blue economy.
Top Innovators
Blue Carbon Challenge
- Announced at the 9th Annual World Ocean Summit
- 12 organisations delivering on the promise of blue carbon
- See also in Spanish
Blue Food Challenge
Restoring, protecting and investing in the ocean
Virtual Ocean Dialogues Ocean Solutions Sprint
Plastic Ocean Pollution
- RecyGlo [Action on Ocean Plastic Award)
- Pinovo AS
- Plastic LOOP
- Madiba & Nature
- Life Out of Plastic – L.O.O.P.
- The Flipflopi Project
Growing Food in Water
- Oceanium [People’s Choice Award]
Ocean Risk and Resilience
Ocean Finance
- Cubex Global [Ocean Innovation Award]
Illegal Fishing
Supporting Partners
- Salesforce
- Coastal Oceans Research and Development - Indian Ocean (CORDIO) East Africa
- Conservation International
- REV Ocean
- Gulf International Bank UK
- Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
- WorldFish
- 4IROcean
- "X" - The MoonShot Factory (Alphabet)
- IUCN
- The Nature Conservancy
- HATCH
- Katapult Ocean
- Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust
- International Coral Reef Initiative
- BNCFF - Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility
- SWEN Capital (formerly Blue Ocean Partners)
- AquaSpark
Founding Partners
Deloitte
Salesforce
Sustainable Development Goals
