We arrange Solution Initiative Forums as meeting points for entrepreneurs, investors, businesses, civil society, policy makers and academia to identify and promote sustainable solutions. SIF Oceans was arranged in May 2017 in Gothenburg, Sweden as an action-oriented event where entrepreneurs, industry, investors, researchers, and decision makers come together to identify and promote solutions to challenges connected to our oceans. A report was launched, focussing on some innovative and available solutions from Northern Europe within four ocean-related challenges.

All the solutions comprised in this report have gone through a self-evaluation of their impact in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a so-called SDG Impact Assessment. The Advisory Panel took part in the review of submissions and gave feedback to the solution owners regarding their replies in the self-evaluation. The focus has been on the learning process of going through an SDG Impact Assessment, especially to learn to reflect holistically about potential effects of the solutions on the SDGs.

The Oceans Solutions Report was handed over to the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate and Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lvin, as part of the preparatory work for the UN Ocean Conference. Read more: https://www.unsdsn-ne.org/news/2017/05/16/launch-of-the-oceans-solutions-report-at-sif-oceans/. https://www.unsdsn-ne.org/news/2017/05/15/now-its-all-about-our-oceans-starting-tomorrow-16-may-with-sif-oceans/.