SOS 2020 Program & Report
With the theme of “Ocean Vision 2030: Decade of Action”, the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2020 (Online, 08-11 December) connected the diverse international Blue Economy industry and investment world to focus […]
Resources
WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) and other WOC Conference Reports (Click here to see additional documents)
CEOs and Senior Executives Who Attend the SOS
SOS 2019 Program & Executive Summary
With the theme of “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy”, the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2019 (Paris, 20-22 November) represented the most comprehensive edition of ideas […]
SOS 2018 Program & Report
The 6th Sustainable Ocean Summit (14-16 November 2018, Hong Kong) marked historic participation records for the SOS, with over 250 delegates from 30 different nationalities and representing all key ocean sectors coming […]
SOS 2017 Program & Report
The World Ocean Council (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) has become the premier forum for advancing industry leadership, ocean sustainable development, science and stewardship. Following the success of SOS in […]
WOC Papers (Click here to see additional documents)
Ship-Based Contributions to Global Ocean, Weather, and Climate Observing Systems
Click here to access the full paper. The role ships play in atmospheric, oceanic, and biogeochemical observations is described with a focus on measurements made near the ocean surface. Ships […]
Social License to Operate and the Blue Economy
“Social license to operate” is fundamental to all ocean industries and the Blue Economy overall. This new report by WOC, ANCORS and Wageningen University provides a strategic, cross-sectoral and systematic […]
The Law of the Sea “BBNJ Agreement” and Ocean Business Activities
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is keeping industry informed and engaged in the U.N. negotiations to expand the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include a new […]
Ocean Governance and the Private Sector
The WOC is proud to release “Ocean Governance and the Private Sector”, a WOC ocean review and foresight document based on longstanding, continuing WOC work with and for the global […]
Ocean/Maritime Clusters: Leadership and Collaboration for Ocean Sustainable Development and Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
The World Ocean Council (WOC) and Economic Transformations Group (ETG) are pleased to announce the release of a white paper on “OCEAN / MARITIME CLUSTERS: Leadership and Collaboration for Ocean […]
WOC Articles (Click here to see additional documents)
Islands and the Blue Economy: The Business of Ocean Sustainable Development
Click here to access the full article in English. Click here to access the full article in French. Leadership and collaboration by the diverse, international ocean business community are […]
Beyond the Horizon – Ocean Solutions to Climate Change and the Carbon Economy
Click here to access the full article. The global ocean, covering 71 % of the planet, is a source of solutions to our immediate climate change challenges of producing low […]
Promoting Sustainable Development: World Ocean Council – Industry Leadership and Collaboration for Corporate Ocean Responsibility
Click here to access the full article. The ocean business community has the need and opportunity to advance sustainable development of the ocean. Working with governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil […]
The World Ocean Council, Corporate Ocean Responsibility and the Ocean Investment Platform
Click here to access the full article for the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Banking. The global ocean covers 71% of the planet and generates USD 2.5 trillion a year […]
The Business of Ocean Sustainable Development
Click here to access the full article. As the UN Ocean Conference convenes, it’s important to acknowledge that the future of the ocean and human prosperity are inextricably intertwined. Although […]