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Sustainable blue economy insights

Explore our dedicated events, podcasts and special reports published by our Chief Investment Office (CIO) with a focus on creating a sustainable blue economy.

A healthy ocean is central to our planet’s future. As global lead banking partner of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), we are committed to playing our part in building a sustainable blue economy.

 

Our in-house experts and guest contributors regularly produce events and content designed to clarify what must be done to preserve our ocean, and the opportunities this presents.

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Creating positive energy: how to accelerate green infrastructure

To achieve the Paris Agreement target of net zero by 2050, the world needs to shift to green infrastructure – now. In this feature for LUX magazine, Claire Asher shows how the public and private sectors can speed the move from fossil fuels to green energy.

Aug. 15, 2023


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Shaping investment opportunities in the sustainable blue economy

Creating a sustainable blue economy – meaning we can invest in businesses directly related to the oceans while avoiding negative impact – is one of the most important tasks on humankind’s to-do list. Deutsche Bank's Muriel Danis speaks about the challenges.

Aug. 15, 2023


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The sustainable blue economy

What is the blue economy?

The sustainable blue economy​ refers to all economic activity linked to the ocean that takes place within a framework designed to protect the environment, conserve natural resources and allow for equitable development​.

Aug. 14, 2023


Rainforests: the Earth’s green lung | Deutsche wealth management services

CIO Nature Series

Rainforests: the Earth’s green lung

Rainforests provide invaluable ecosystem services supporting climate management, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods—but they are also fragile. In this publication, we focus on four key concerns: deforestation, climate change, poaching and illegal trade, and mining and oil extraction

Aug. 02, 2023


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Baroness Scotland: for the common good

Baroness Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, has witnessed the effects of climate change on her home country, Dominica, first hand. She tells LUX magazine how the world’s financial institutions need to get creative to help developing nations combat climate change.

Jul. 04, 2023


The Ocean: an essential pillar of planetary life | Deutsche wealth management services

CIO Special report

The Ocean: an essential pillar of planetary life

In this publication, we take a close look at the environmental benefits we gain from the marine environment, the definition of a Sustainable Blue Economy, development areas and problems and how we can help finance sustainable maritime nature-based projects.

Jun. 08, 2023


The Deutsche Bank Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund: Impact Report, May 2023

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DB Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund: The Future Climate Coral Bank, May 2023

This report describes our latest progress in relation to the Future Climate Coral Bank project and our decision to partner up with Leviathan, a foundation established by the artist Shezad Dawood, to develop a ground-breaking analysis of Nature based Solutions (NbS).

Jun. 01, 2023


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Markus Müller on creating the virtuous circle

Markus Müller discusses how the ocean, biodiversity, the global economy and the world of finance are inextricably linked – and proposes what should be done now to make business fit for a nature-compliant future.

May. 22, 2023


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Ocean investment: from north to south

Karen Sack, a leading voice in the ocean economy, speaks to LUX about how only action and investment from the Global North can allay the effects of global warming on the world economy – and its most vulnerable nations

Apr. 27, 2023


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Ted Janulis: investing in the big blue

Ted Janulis, founder and Principal at Investable Oceans, speaks to LUX magazine about why the blue economy is making a splash with investors.

Apr. 21, 2023


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New world order: the startups aiming to reshape the ocean economy

Marine life is threatened by climate change, pollution and overfishing. Now, a new generation of business startups is aiming to reshape the ocean economy, making it both truly sustainable and profitable.

Feb. 17, 2023


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Coming together to save our corals

As our oceans warm up, the spectacular coral reefs of the Maldives archipelago are dying. A new philanthropic project, led by Deutsche Bank, aims to make them more resilient to climate change.

Feb. 15, 2023


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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.

Jan. 30, 2023


Mangroves: why they need protection | Deutsche wealth management services

CIO Nature Series

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.

Jan. 24, 2023


The Future Climate Coral Bank: Impact report, October 2022

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.

Oct. 25, 2022


Commodities, the energy transition and ESG portfolios | Deutsche wealth management services

CIO Special report

Commodities, the energy transition and ESG portfolios

Energy price volatility has had an obvious impact on ESG portfolios this year, but we also need to consider the longer-term dynamics around energy and commodity markets.

Oct. 19, 2022


Ensuring a sustainable blue economy

CIO Special report

Ensuring a sustainable blue economy

The Ocean provides key ecosystem services that are crucial for human wellbeing and the prosperity of the global economy. Learn more on how a sustainable blue economy could be implemented.

Oct. 14, 2022


Energy and Asia: future challenges | Deutsche wealth management services

CIO Special report

Energy and Asia: future challenges

Our CIO Special looks at the rapidly growing Asian energy market and how policymakers are trying to satisfy growing demand – while also reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security.

Oct. 13, 2022


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