Sustainable Blue Finance – United Nations Environment

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They can have a sizeable impact on the health of the ocean and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable blue economy.</p> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <h5>The Ocean</h5> <ul> <li>The ocean is the world’s largest ecosystem, covering 70% of the earths’ surface and playing host to an estimated 80% of the planet’s biodiversity.</li> <li>It provides the oxygen for every second breath we take and is the largest natural carbon sink helping to limit the impacts of climate change.</li> <li>Major industries worldwide both depend upon and impact ocean health. We consider these sectors ‘ocean-linked’ and they collectively contribute to a ‘blue economy’.</li> <li>These ocean-linked sectors include (among others) shipping, seafood, marine renewable energy, port construction, coastal tourism, coastal infrastructure, and the consumption and production of solid waste material such as plastic.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <h5>The Blue Economy</h5> <ul> <li>With an annual economic value estimated at USD$2.5 trillion, ocean -linked sectors, or the ‘blue economy’ is equivalent to the world’s 7th largest economy.</li> <li>Financial Institutions provide the financing, investment and insurance required to power ocean-linked sectors, which are increasingly attracting investors, insurers, banks, and policymakers as a new source of opportunity, resources, and prosperity.</li> <li>However, the rapid unsustainable growth of these sectors can lead to environmental risks, eroding the ocean’s resource base and creating regulatory, market, reputational and physical risks for financial institutions and their clients.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-4"> <h5>A Sustainable Blue Economy</h5> <ul> <li>We work with financial institutions to steer ocean-linked industry towards a sustainable blue economy.</li> <li>A sustainable blue economy provides social and economic benefits for current and future generations; restores, protects and maintains diverse, productive and resilient ecosystems; and is based on clean technologies, renewable energy and circular material flows.</li> <li>UNEP FI works in partnership with the financial community, scientists and experts in the field on practical guidance and toolkits to bring a sustainable blue lens to financial decision-making.</li> <li>This includes an industry-standard framework (the Principles) as well as supporting guidance on which activities to challenge clients on, which to seek out as opportunities and which to avoid financing due to their damaging nature.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div></section> <section class=" news"> <div class="container"> <h3 class="line-blue mb-5">News</h3> <div class="d-flex flex-md-row align-content-stretch justify-content-between"> <article class="highlight first"> <h3>New guidance on blue bonds to help unlock finance for a sustainable ocean economy</h3> <p class="date">06 September 2023</p> <a href="https://www.unepfi.org/themes/ecosystems/new-guidance-on-blue-bonds-to-help-unlock-finance-for-a-sustainable-ocean-economy/" title="New guidance on blue bonds to help unlock finance for a sustainable ocean economy" class="news-article-link"></a> </article> <div class="d-flex max4 flex-md-row flex-wrap align-content-stretch justify-content-between"> <article> <h4>Setting Sail: Target setting in the Sustainable Blue Economy</h4> <p class="date">15 February 2024</p> <a href="https://www.unepfi.org/publications/setting-sail-target-setting-in-the-sustainable-blue-economy/" title="Setting Sail: Target setting in the Sustainable Blue Economy" class="news-article-link"></a> </article> <article> <h4>Traceability in seafood supply chains and its implications for investors</h4> <p class="date">26 January 2024</p> <a href="https://www.unepfi.org/events/traceability-in-seafood-supply-chains-and-its-implications-for-investors/" title="Traceability in seafood supply chains and its implications for investors" class="news-article-link"></a> </article> <article> <h4>Navigating a sustainable blue economy: Target-setting for financial institutions</h4> <p class="date">26 January 2024</p> <a href="https://www.unepfi.org/events/navigating-a-sutainable-blue-economy-target-setting-for-financial-institutions/" title="Navigating a sustainable blue economy: Target-setting for financial institutions" class="news-article-link"></a> </article> <article> <h4>Investing with a splash: risks and opportunities in ocean finance</h4> <p class="date">30 June 2023</p> <a 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