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Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) 2017: 29 Nov-01 Dec, Halifax, Canada

“The Ocean Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14): Business Leadership

and Business Opportunities”

The next World Ocean Council Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will take place in Halifax. Mark your calendars for this unique gathering of the global ocean business community.

Upcoming WOC Outreach and Engagement

23 March

NEW YORK: U.N. High-Level SDG Action Event: Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Agenda (Invited to Speak on behalf of International Chamber of Shipping)

24 March

LONDON: Circular Economy Investment Solutions for the Oceans - UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) / Norton Rose Fulbright (Participant)

27-31 March

LONDON: WMO-IOC JCOMM Ship Opportunities Team - World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) (Invited Speaker)

27 March - 7 April

NEW YORK: U.N. Law of the Sea, BBNJ Preparatory Committee Meeting - Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) (Industry Representative)

About the World Ocean Council (WOC)

The WOC is the only international, cross-sectoral alliance for private sector leadership and collaboration in sustainability, stewardship and science. Companies from a range of industries worldwide are distinguishing themselves as leaders in “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”, including: shipping, oil and gas, tourism, fisheries, aquaculture, mining, renewable energy, ocean technology, investment.
WOC Members are listed here , a part of the WOC Network of 34,000+ ocean industry stakeholders around the world. The WOC is a registered not-for-profit organization in the US and the UK/Europe.