SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY FINANCE WORKSHOP AT WOC SUSTAINABLE OCEAN SUMMIT (SOS)
At the World Ocean Council (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) 2019 (20-22 November, Paris), the “Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles” workshop will explore actions for the finance sector to accelerate uptake of finance-related policies, practices, financial instruments, opportunities and initiatives to advance a Sustainable Blue Economy.
Participants will gain insights into practical approaches to integrating ocean sustainability into market practice and emerging opportunities to scale up action. The workshop will set the stage for the next steps of the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, to be hosted by UNEP FI.
The event will focus on implementation of Principles 8, 9 and 10 of the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles developed by the European Commission, WWF, European Investment Bank and Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit.
For more information and to register, visit https://www.sustainableoceansummit.org/