Sustainability insights
Explore our events, podcasts and other content with a focus on preserving biodiversity and creating a sustainable blue economy.
To invest effectively over the long term, you need to understand the long-term trends affecting our world.
That’s why our in-house experts brief our clients regularly on the biggest challenges facing our environment and society, and how these could affect their portfolios – with help from external thought-leaders.
Ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy
Feature article
Jean-Michel Cousteau: choose life
Jean-Michel Cousteau, the French ocean explorer, film maker, educationalist, philanthropist and founder of the Ocean Futures Society, talks about connecting with people globally to make a difference; and about his celebrated father, Jacques Cousteau.
CIO Special report
Mangroves: why they need protection
Mangroves are highly important for biodiversity and play a crucial role as nature-based solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change, even though they make up less than 1% of all tropical forests worldwide.
The sustainable blue economy
The DB x ORRAA Ocean Conference 2022
Co-hosted by Deutsche Bank and the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), the DB x ORRAA Ocean Conference aimed to to demystify the sustainable blue economy and show how private capital can help achieve positive ocean impact at scale.
Event video
Philanthropy and ocean finance
Watch a full replay of our event discussing the Deutsche Bank Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund and philanthropy’s key role in ocean finance.
The sustainable blue economy
The Future Climate Coral Bank: Impact report, October 2022
Our report describes the results of Phase I of the Future Climate Coral Bank project, the first project supported by the Deutsche Bank Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund.
Biodiversity and natural capital
Event report and video
The Art of Adaptation: Hybrid Landscapes
At an event hosted in our lounge during Frieze London & Frieze Masters, minds from the worlds of art, science and economics came together to explore what adaptation means in a time of radical change.
CIO Special report
UNFCCC REDD+ and the power of sovereign carbon
Our CIO Special looks at the rapidly growing voluntary sovereign carbon credit market, reinvigorated by agreement on a new framework for asset issuance.
CIO Special report
Nature-based Solutions and the climate crisis
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) will help us tackle the climate crisis. But to fully harness their potential, we need a precise conceptual understanding of what they are and the benefits they provide.
Interview
Friederike Otto: "We need more education“
Friederike Otto is a key scientist in climate research. Her interview in WERTE is an urgent plea to do much more to protect against extreme weather
Event report and video
Wealth with Responsibility: The power of nature-based solutions
Harnessing the power of nature could breathe new life into ecosystems, protect communities and transform livelihoods. Watch our exclusive video to hear more about the transformational potential of nature-based solutions from our three expert guest speakers.