2025 Conference Archive

*Please note – all information below relates to our 2025 event. Further detail about Blue Finance 2026 will be coming soon. Please register your interest if you would like to be notified when information goes live*

2025 saw Ocean and Coastal Futures launch our inaugural Blue Finance event, in addition to our wider portfolio of marine and coastal sector events.

Momentum for investing in nature and biodiversity is growing, with public and private sector drivers requiring action to secure nature-positive outcomes.

The Blue Finance: Investing in Ocean Sustainability event brought together ocean sustainability and finance specialists to explore how capital can be directed toward sustainable investment. Through dialogue and collaboration between these communities, the conference aimed to catalyse finance solutions that ensure returns on investment through protecting and restoring ocean health, and generating equitable outcomes for communities.

This event sought to align financial opportunities with sustainable marine stewardship to meet our ambitious marine commitments and ensure a thriving and prosperous ocean for current and future generations.

2025 Themes

Key discussion themes in 2025 included:

• Developing a shared language across financial institutions and ocean sustainability practitioners to enhance collaboration and investor confidence
• Connecting Finance and Ocean Sustainability
• Ensuring finance reaches the right places at the right time and at the scale needed to drive meaningful change
• Measuring investment impact to guarantee sustainable outcomes for the environment, local communities, and the economy
• Unlocking Capital to Scale Up Ocean Restoration
• Unlocking Funding Pathways for Resilient Coastal Communities