Business for ocean sustainability : second edition - a global perspective

This second edition of Business for Ocean Sustainability - A Global Perspective represents the continuation of the journey that the One Ocean Foundation set out on approximately three years ago in order to build knowl- edge about what companies are doing to address the many challenges facing marine ecosystems. We have opened a new research avenue connecting the business world and the challenge of ocean protection, enlarging the “narrow” focus of the so called “blue” or “ocean” economy to incorporate all types of industries and sectors. Moreover, we have introduced a business perspective, investigating the level of awareness of companies with regard to their direct and indirect pressures on the ocean, and analyzing the responses developed to address these pressures, their diffusion and their effectiveness. This new study draws on a large sample of 1,664 companies, accounting for 50% of the world’s market capitalization and distributed across 16 indus- trial sectors, both ocean and non-ocean related. The insights offer a snap- shot of the main trends occurring at the global level with regard to business strategies and practices to respond to ocean sustainability challenges.