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We look at the role of banks and investors in financing the transition towards clean, low-carbon technologies, as well as opportunities in data and analytics. Sed arcu dolor, placerat in tincidunt vel, finibus vitae urna. Almost two-thirds of the audience to a recent World Ocean Initiative webinar thought that the post-coronavirus economic recovery would support a transition to a more sustainable economy. Before the pandemic, the OECD forecast that by 2030 the ocean economy would double in size to US$3trn, providing full-time employment for around 40m people.As a result of the covid-19 outbreak, sectors such as shipping and commercial fishing have been badly disrupted while tourism has all but ground to a halt. Offshore wind also has potential to be integrated with other industries, such as green hydrogen manufacturing.Meanwhile, wave and tidal-stream energy generation has risen significantly over the past decade. What investment there is comes from philanthropy and development aid.For investors in established sectors such as fisheries and shipping, the challenge is to redirect capital away from socially and environmentally harmful activities towards sustainable activities. Donec vestibulum mattis lacus in dictum. Growing demand for ocean resources drives policy rethink . Yet most plastic items are used only once before being discarded, and too often they end up polluting the environment. By 2050 there could be a larger tonnage of plastic than fish in the ocean.The next decade offers the opportunity to create a circular economy for plastic in which we end its unnecessary use, implement effective waste management, develop alternative materials, and reuse and recycle the plastic in the system. But to achieve a sustainable blue economy, the sector needs to play an active role in protecting coastal and marine environments.While ecotourism may be the ideal, the rest of the marine and coastal tourism industry should not be written off. You will also receive our EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) Perspectives and World Ocean Initiative newsletters. The need to find innovative solutions is crucial in order to tackle major ocean challenges, such as overfishing, climate change and plastic pollution. Will the post-coronavirus recovery help or hinder the ocean’s potential to create economic growth and jobs?In this report, the World Ocean Initiative assesses the challenges facing key sectors in the ocean economy including seafood, shipping, tourism and renewable energy. Businesses must fundamentally rethink how they deliver products to consumers and enable reuse.of plastic is recycled, resulting in a loss of material valued at US$80bn-120bn per year to the global economyCelebrity chefs praise its culinary and nutritional properties. Businesses are participating in these efforts, nudged by government regulation and incentives as well as consumer demand. On World Oceans Day on June 8th, people around the world celebrate the ocean.This year’s theme, Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean, resonates with The Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative and our audience. A ‘spaghetti bowl’ of institutions, laws and treaties exist to govern the ocean, yet some 50% of the seas—the ‘high seas’ or areas beyond national jurisdiction—remain largely ungoverned, while governance within exclusive economic zones, the 200-mile area under the control of individual countries, often leaves much to be desired. Information technology is a key element in the UN Decade of Ocean Science starting in 2021.Data, analytics and digital tools offer myriad opportunities to protect the ocean from illegal and unsustainable activities, while companies can benefit from increased efficiency and transparency. This World Ocean Day, register to join The Economist's World Oceans Initiative's Insight Hour webinar, which includes a premiere of our newest film featuring Sir David Attenborough #WorldOceansDay What are the risks and opportunities facing companies and investors?