Recognizing Ocean-Positive Businesses
In a groundbreaking measure for ocean sustainability, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, in collaboration with Solar Impulse Foundation, is launching the Ocean Solution Label—the industry’s first certification label to recognize companies promoting solutions that contribute to the sustainability of the ocean sector.
The SOA Ocean Solution Label builds on the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label, recognizing ocean-positive companies with a stamp of approval for their efforts to deploy business practices that protect and preserve the ocean.
Evaluating Impact
By collaborating with ocean ecopreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and scientific experts, SOA has created an unprecedented and comprehensive approach for gathering, structuring, and analyzing impact data from ocean startups globally. This strategy allows SOA to monitor and assess the positive ocean impact of solutions within the organization's extensive network of grants and investments.
Sustainable Ocean Alliance will apply this system to set the benchmark for the Ocean Solution Label, thereby offering startups and investors the advantage of its proven impact evaluation methodology.
Eligibility
The SOA Ocean Solution Label consists of a rigorous application process that analyzes how a company's business practices are specifically working to safeguard the ocean.
To be eligible for the Ocean Solution Label, prospects must meet the following criteria as well as those listed on the Solar Impulse Foundation website:
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For-Profit Startup
Eligible businesses must be a for-profit startup to receive the SOA Ocean Solution Label.
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Efficient Solution Label Recipient
Startups must already have the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label to be eligible for the SOA Ocean Solution Label.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Startups must be contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Ocean Positive
Startups must have business strategies and practices that sustain, regenerate, or restore the ocean's health and resilience.
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Economically Competitive & Profitable
Startups must be economically competitive within its market and have a business model that drives profitability.
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Uniqueness
Startups must have existing solutions that are clean, profitable, and outperform the mainstream options in their markets.
Ready to become Ocean Solution Label certified?
Applications for the SOA Ocean Solution Label will open soon!
Express your interest by filling out the form below.
Questions?
We are here to help! Please contact ecopreneurs@soalliance.org.