Network of Global Future Councils

Global Future Council on Regenerative Blue Economy

About the Global Future Council on Regenerative Blue Economy

The blue economy is vital to the global economy supporting the livelihoods of billions of people through key sectors such as maritime transport, coastal tourism, aquaculture and fisheries, and provides the world’s largest untapped source of renewable energy. While the sustainable blue economy is often cited as a key aspect of sustainable development, the ocean is still degrading rapidly.

How can we chart a viable economic trajectory for marine sectors, while supporting innovation that leads to healthier marine ecosystems, mitigates climate change impacts and ensures equity?

Co-Chairs

Helle Herk-Hansen

Vice President Environment, Vattenfall AB

U. Rashid Sumaila

Professor and Director, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, UBC Fisheries Centre

Members

Alasdair Harris

Director at Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance

Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti

Head at BPS Statistics Indonesia

Ana Spalding

Director, Adrienne Arsht Community-Based Resilience Solutions Initiative at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution, Smithsonian Institution

Ayla Bajwa

Group Senior Vice-President, Sustainability at DP World

Barbara Karuth-Zelle

Group Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board of Management at Allianz SE

Daniel Kleinman

Founder & CEO at Seaworthy Collective

Douglas McCauley

Director, Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory; Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara

Frances Camille Rivera

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Oceanus Conservation

François Mosnier

Head of Nature at Planet Tracker

Helle Herk-Hansen

Vice-President, Environment at Vattenfall AB

Hoe Soon Tan

Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate & Strategy) / Chief Risk Officer at Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

Jan Yves Remy

Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre (SRC) at Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services

Lisa Sachs

Director at Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University

Marcia Moreno-Báez

Research Professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Marisa Drew

Chief Sustainability Officer at Standard Chartered

Minhan DAI

Chair Professor of Marine Environmental Science at Xiamen University

Thomas Sberna

Regional Head, Coastal and Ocean Resilience at International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

U. Rashid Sumaila

Professor and Director, Fisheries Economics Research Unit at UBC Fisheries Centre

Council Managers

Hanh Nguyen

Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Ronald Tardiff

Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Council's Publications

The Regenerative Blue Economy: Pathways to Prosperity

Marine ecosystems continue to degrade under pressure from warming seas, rising tides, pollution and overuse, undermining the long-term well-being of the communities and economies that depend on them. This report examines how to shift from the status quo – which perpetuates this decline – towards a regenerative blue economy.

Forum Agenda

Nature and Biodiversity...

How to build ocean industries that heal, not harm

Nature and Biodiversity...

Why sustainability is no longer enough for the blue economy

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Global Future Council on Regenerative Blue Economy