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Ted Janulis, founder and Principal at Investable Oceans, speaks to LUX?s Chris Stokel-Walker about why the blue economy is making a splash with investors
Water is everywhere. It covers around 71 per cent of our planet and is an invaluable resource for every one of Earth?s inhabitants. And yet, while businesses focus on ESG goals that target low-carbon emission investments, appraise the green ecosystem and talk about how to develop in a sustainable way, they often consider all this in terms of the air and the soil, not our seas and oceans. As we focus on the green economy, the so-called ?blue economy? has not had so much of a look-in. 
That needs to change, according to Ted Janulis, founder and Principal at Investable Oceans, which connects private-sector investors seeking market-rate returns with ocean entrepreneurs and businesses. The blue economy, says Janulis, is a vitally important part of our society and how it works.  Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
?If you think of human activities that relate to the seas ? whether it?s oil and gas extraction, taking fish out, or putting plastics in ? that?s the ocean economy,? says Janulis, from the sidelines of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon in June 2022. The blue economy, however, takes inspiration from the green economy, and aims to encourage responsible stewardship of the vast, vital resource that makes our planet work. And just like the green economy, the blue economy isn?t...