Blue Economy

Blue Economy

Interest in the blue economy continues to grow as countries and coastal regions seek new sources of employment, investment and sustainable development. Realising these opportunities requires more than identifying potential sectors: it means understanding trade-offs, strengthening governance and ensuring that economic development supports healthy ecosystems and equitable outcomes. We help clients assess opportunities, set priorities and develop realistic pathways for sustainable blue economy growth.

Our work brings together economic, environmental, social and institutional evidence to support decisions about where investment and policy action can deliver the greatest long-term value.

How we can help:

  • Blue economy strategies and roadmaps
  • Circular-economy strategies, action plans and business models
  • Waste-utilisation and resource-efficiency strategies
  • Sector and opportunity assessment
  • Economic and policy analysis
  • Investment prioritisation
  • Institutional and governance review
  • Coastal and island development planning
  • Natural-capital and ecosystem-service assessment
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Programme design
  • Monitoring, evaluation and learning
  • Sustainable investment, innovation and creation of new value from aquatic resources

Experience: Blue Economy

Our work in practice
Explore examples of how we have applied this expertise across different geographies, sectors and client contexts: