国际商会国际仲裁院-商业行动呼吁-陆地和海洋_是经济节约和恢复活力的重要纽带（英）-2025.6_7页_3mb

Business Call to Action: Land and Sea, a Vital Connection for a Thriving and Resilient Economy

This statement, issued by over 80 signatories from 25 countries representing businesses with more than $1 trillion in turnover and millions of employees, underscores the critical importance of healthy marine ecosystems to a sustainable global economy. It serves as a call to action for businesses and policymakers in advance of the upcoming third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3).

Key Aspects:

1. Ocean Importance & Threat: The ocean is vital for global GDP (over $3T), sustains billions, facilitates 80% of global trade, and underpins climate regulation and biodiversity. However, growing economic dependence is threatened by environmental degradation.

2. Business Call to Action: Businesses are urged to accelerate their efforts to conserve and sustainably use the ocean by taking action in areas such as:

   • Increasing understanding of ocean challenges.
   • Measuring and disclosing ocean-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities.
   • Integrating ocean considerations into sustainability strategies and targets.
   • Applying precautionary principles.
   • Reducing pollution, particularly plastics.
   • Scaling-up solutions using innovative finance.
   • Promoting just transition and engaging coastal communities.

3. Policymaker Call to Action: Policymakers are urged to create science-based policies, frameworks, and incentives to enable and accelerate business action, addressing the interconnectedness of climate, biodiversity, and pollution, and contributing to targets like "30x30".

4. Scope: The statement highlights specific actions by various business coalitions and networks leading this initiative.

5. Signatories: The call includes signatories from diverse sectors and geographical regions.

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