Turning the tide on the conservation of our oceans

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Marine resources are worth around $3 trillion, yet the damage to oceans is nearing a tipping point.
• Investing in the oceans requires strategies around sustainable fishing, saving endangered species and marine tourism, plastic waste management and coastal conservation.
• Positive environmental outcomes and attractive market-based returns are not mutually exclusive – projects must demonstrate financial returns and quantitative environmental gains.
• For institutional investors with a long-term horizon, sustainable ocean strategies are designed to produce returns in line with private equity-style strategies focused on growth businesses.