Though the oceans cover about 71% of the earth’s surface, we’ve only explored less than 5% of it. Most of us are only barely aware of the enormity and scale of the waters we live surrounded by. We are on the precipice of global climate change, and it’s up to the world’s businesses to lead the way in making a positive impact on our oceans. And to top it off, using our oceans sustainably is increasingly being shown to make good business sense. In creating this report, we’ve brought together the latest from around Asia on breakthrough technologies, grassroots movements, and large multinational muscle coming together to improve seafood security, reduce the impact of plastic waste on our waters, and promote the livelihoods of the millions of smallholders across Asia who depend on the oceans for survival. We hope the stories featured here inspires your business to start playing an active role in this movement and further your growth as a purpose-driven organisation.

1. #DISCOVERPURPOSE SOLVING
OCEANSHow are startups, SMEs and MNCs
solving and capitalising on challenges facing
OCEANS in Asia?
Gone Adventurin enables companies to #DiscoverPurpose
by integrating the Global Sustainable Development Goals into a Profitable Part of Business.
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2. 300-400
MILLION TONS
OF POLLUTED WASTE DISCHARGED INTO OCEANS
ANNUALLY

3. By 2050, there will be
more plastic
than fish in the
oceans.
60% of ocean plastic waste
comes from China, Indonesia, the
Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

4. Cleaning up the giant plastic gyres
The Ocean Cleanup develops advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. There
are huge garbage patches in all of the large oceans, but they are dispersed. Their technology
acts like an artificial coastline to passively concentrate the plastic by orders of magnitude -
and this is fully powered by natural ocean currents.
Image Credit: Erwin Zwart/The Ocean Cleanup

5. OXYMEM | IRELAND, UK
A wastewater treatment
technology by OxyMem, directly
delivers oxygen to
microorganisms which break
down pollutants. This reduces
energy consumption for aeration
by up to 75%.

6. IMAGE CREDIT: Ecovative
ENTOFOOD | MALAYSIA
A sustainable biological process
developed by Entofood converts
organic waste into insect
biomass and fertiliser, sustaining
food security and pressure on
forage fish stocks.

7. BANK SAMPAH BINTANG
MANGROVE | INDONESIA
Chusniyati, founder of Bank
Sampah Bintang Mangrove
empowers fishermen and local
housewives to pick up trash from
the river-banks for recycling.
Over 800 kg of waste is collected
each month through 120
housewives and 15 fishermen.

8. PIONEERS
Joseph Wee, owner of Blue Marine Fish Farm, makes use of
bio-carbon made from petroleum waste to introduce good bacteria
into the water to mitigate the effects of Harmful Algal Blooms.
We use petroleum waste that is collected from used oils in shipyards and
vehicle workshops. This waste is burned in a vacuum, converting the
hydrocarbon in the waste into carbon crystals that when combined with a
binding agent, forms bio-carbons that encloses good bacteria in a carbon
block. This neutralises the harmful planktons and their toxins.
- Mr Joseph Wee, Owner of Blue Marine Fish Farm. Watch his story here.
“”

9. Produce zero-emission
power and direct
desalinated water
Carnegie Clean Energy is an innovative
company delivering a combination of wave,
solar, and wind energy, energy storage, and
desalination into microgrids.

10. Look in the mirror,
what are you doing?
What are the sources
of the problems? And
go back to the source,
and then do what you
can, armed with
knowledge, and fix it.
“”
Sylvia A. Earle
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence

11. Click to watch our exclusive interview with Sylvia A. Earle

12. WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT
Adapt, apply and profit by putting sustainable development at the core of your business.
Work across all your business silos to help
everyone understand the issue and be
inspired to make a difference and get the
sustainability results you need.
Join or send your team on a 3-day IMPACT
ADVENTURE in any Asian country so they
can meet inspiring startups, social
enterprises, and NGOs!
INVOLVE YOUR
STAFF

13. WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXT
Adapt, apply and profit by putting sustainable development at the core of your business.
SHARE YOUR
STORIES
Re-design your BUSINESS STRATEGY to tackle these challenges
anywhere in Asia or run a WORKSHOP to introduce your team to
detailed insights and stories behind this report.
If you have an inspiring story to SHARE how your business is
tackling sustainability challenges in Asia and want to feature it in
any of our communications channels, get in touch!
UPDATE YOUR
STRATEGY

14. MORE IN-DEPTH INSIGHTS
CLICK FOR OUR DETAILED REPORT ON OCEANS
View Report

15. COMING UP NEXT…
The latest on how startups, SMEs, multinationals, and new research are increasing
land use efficiency and proper forest management in Asia
Pushing for a circular economy - businesses of all sizes actively innovating and
adopting new supply chain strategies in Asia
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16. ABOUT US
Gone Adventurin is a Business Consultancy & Program Execution Partner for companies aiming to enhance their business capabilities through Sustainability & Social
Responsibility. Our vision is to enable companies to #DiscoverPurpose by integrating the Global Sustainable Development Goals into a profitable part of their business.
Our services include Research, Strategy, Journeys, Storytelling, Learning Curriculums and Networks.
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