Welcome to our May Newsletter.
The oceans calendar for the rest of 2021 is exciting: in late May, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Kick-off Event, on June 8th, World Oceans Day and at the beginning of November, COP 26 in Glasgow. Alongside these events, an impressive array of partnerships, initiatives and organizations are being launched - we’re grateful to have the opportunity to participate in a number of these, including UNEP FI’s Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, the Ocean Visions 2021 Summit, 1000 Ocean Startups and the World Ocean Council’s Ocean Investor Roundtable.
Against this backdrop, we see increasing interest in oceans investing across all sectors of the blue economy. While this is due in part to a tailwind effect from the surge in climate based investing, there is also a growing realization that we can’t solve for climate without solving for the oceans - the two are inextricably linked. As a result, there is a proliferation of innovation solutions and products that are attacking the challenges faced by our oceans.
We continue to add new features to the Investable Oceans platform. We’ve added a Gatherings tab to the Invest section that allows accredited investors to view ten-twelve minute presentations by CEOs whose companies are listed on the site. We’ve also created a Blue Frontiers section under the Get Inspired tab, where you can explore initiatives that might not fit neatly in a market based investment box but nonetheless contain investment elements and have the potential for great impact.
As usual, we’ve included below a sampling of our current content. We encourage you to browse the site at your convenience; there’s a lot of opportunities to learn and engage. Thank you, as always, for your interest.
Ted, Brian, Vanessa and Glenn
