Back to Blue: Caring for the OceanBack to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, brings together two organisations that share a common understanding of the need to improve evidence-based approaches and solutions to the pressing issues faced by the ocean, and to restoring ocean health and promoting sustainability. The initiative will focus initially on aspects of the vexing challenge of pollution.
PEAK PLASTICS: BENDING THE CONSUMPTION CURVE
Only bold and sweeping reforms will bend the plastic consumption curve. Achieving a reduction in plastic pollution will require all stakeholders–from the petrochemical companies to the consumers–to control the crisis. A piecemeal approach won’t work.
Help us close the marine pollution data gap
Back to Blue invites scientists, policymakers, business leaders, investors and ocean advocates to co-design a roadmap to close the marine pollution data gap. Join our hackathon: a collaborative project to refine the draft roadmap.
THE PLASTICS MANAGEMENT INDEX
The Plastics Management Index measures, compares and contrasts the efforts made by a selection of 25 countries at different stages of development.
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PEAK PLASTICS: BENDING THE CONSUMPTION CURVE
Only bold and sweeping reforms will bend the plastic consumption curve. Achieving a reduction in plastic pollution will require all stakeholders–from the petrochemical companies to the consumers–to control the crisis. A piecemeal approach won’t work.
AN OCEAN CRISIS IN THE MAKING
Ocean acidification poses an existential threat to many forms of marine life, and thus to food chains, livelihoods and economies. What is it, and what can we do to avoid its worst impacts?
THE PLASTICS MANAGEMENT INDEX
The Plastics Management Index measures, compares and contrasts the efforts made by a selection of 25 countries at different stages of development.
Chemicals and Our Oceans
Chemicals are an essential part of modern life, embedded in everyday products ranging from food packaging to vehicles, consumer technology to medicine.
The future of the ocean: The tech to tackle plastics
Global and national action on plastics legislation could lower pollution in the future, but innovators are already trying to clean up the legacy of macro- and microplastics already in the water systems and ocean.
The future of the ocean: Part Two
From robots and AI modelling tools to nature-based innovations, startups and academic research teams are helping monitor changes to the ocean and restore this vital ecosystem to its optimal state.
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THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
With less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, there is a renewed urgency to examine global systems and balance human aspirations with the planet’s ability to sustain them. This is why Economist Impact has launched The Sustainability Project, a content platform and community hub combining insights, innovation and influence. Our aim is to convene and engage global stakeholders who have the power to bring real change.
WORLD OCEAN INITIATIVE
Economist Impact’s World Ocean Initiative imagines an ocean in robust health, and with a vital economy. Year-round and at our flagship World Ocean Summit, we foster a global conversation on the greatest challenges facing the seas, inspiring bold thinking, new partnerships and the most effective action to build a sustainable ocean economy.
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