The oceans account for over 70% of the Earth’s surface. Despite how vast it is, humanity has unfortunately done a lot to make its habitable parts inhabitable. Ocean pollution is a huge problem, and it has been disastrous for the ecological systems present in the seas.

 

The conservation of the ocean is a noble goal for your business to pursue. It’s an important resource for humanity and making it pollution-free is crucial to our survival. As a company, you are capable of much greater change than any individual. Here are a few examples of what you can do:

 

Fund Conservation Projects

There are hundreds of conservation non-profits out there looking for sponsors or donations. Your business could offer to fund these projects. This ensures you leave the work to the experts while contributing to conservation efforts as well as the economy. There are plenty of projects you can fund, such as:

Marine Life Farms

Some species actually flourish when they are put in farm conditions. By funding reputable marine farms that use humane and sustainable methods of breeding marine life, humanity takes out two birds with one stone. First, they help maintain the populations of important species.

 

Secondly, they can provide food to people without actively endangering existing populations. It reduces pressure on wild fisheries and removes the necessity of mass destruction of sea habitats to provide for humanity’s need for food.

Coral Reef Protection

Coral reefs do a lot more than just house fish. Coral reefs protect the coastline from storms and erosion. Not only that, they are beautiful tourist attractions when maintained properly, and house a whole number of species in their many crevices.

 

Some coral reefs also act as filters for the ocean floor. These pollutants are consumed by the likes of corals and sponges, preventing the ocean from becoming dirty. These coral reefs must remain as massive and unharmed as they have always been.

Wildlife Protection 

Many species have become endangered due to the changes forced on their habitats by humans. With wildlife protection programs, their populations can be brought back up to normal levels. The problem with man-made reductions in wildlife populations is that oftentimes, that wildlife is crucial for maintaining the delicate balance of our ecosystem. 

Sustainable Practices

In addition to funding conservation efforts, your company should also make an effort to switch to sustainable ways to run the company.

Plastic Alternatives

Plastic accounts for a huge chunk of pollution, and single-use plastics from corporations are particularly terrible. So many people waste so much plastic, and it ends up in the ocean somewhere, bothering drifting buoys as they gather data. It’s important to transfer over to bioplastics and encourage employees to bring their own reusable utensils and lunchboxes.

Alternative Energy

Alternative energy is getting more affordable every year, albeit at a slower pace than most people might want. Still, the fact remains that technology keeps improving. Solar energy is being used more and more as a secondary power source. Getting started early gives you a headstart on everybody else.

Raising Awareness

Companies have a wide reach, and they can be used to do some good.

VR Tours

As a tech company, there is no flashier and more effective way to get people interested in the ocean than to put them deep within it through a VR headset. Some people don’t have a true appreciation for what beauty the ocean has to offer. Through VR tours of the ocean’s most important places, people might be more receptive to why people fight to keep them safe.

Social Media Campaigns

In the modern age, social media has become the forefront of global communication. There’s no better way to reach out to people than on your company’s social media. Promotional events, fundraisers, and conservation projects, of them, can be shared on social media. In an age full of fake news and fear-mongering as well, your company can act as an honest beacon of sustainability.

Fundraisers

While your company is fully capable of funding projects here and there, it can’t do everything. There are people to pay and costs to manage. This is where fundraisers can help out. It’s not only a fun event for customers and business partners to attend. It’s also a time to spread awareness and give people a chance to save the ocean alongside you. All these funds obviously go to any of the sustainability or conservation projects stated above.

Push for Sustainable Laws 

Companies have more sway in the political game than many might assume. Endorsing laws that promote sustainability and conservation goes a long way toward saving the ocean. Companies need to be more confident in this power. An individual company can only do so much. 

 

Laws ensure that even the worst of companies are forced to compromise. Saving the ocean isn’t a pretty thing. Much of it is stuff like this, that seems like boring paperwork. However, that “boring paperwork” will define mankind’s maritime future, one way or another.