Nature Positive Role of the Ports Sector

The nature-positive transition can also present enormous opportunities for companies in this sector. The Forum’s 2020 Future of Nature and Business report estimated that a full nature-positive transition in the global economy could create $10.1 trillion of annual business opportunities by 2030. Of this amount, estimates show that undertaking the priority actions for the port sector could unlock more than $54 billion in cost savings and revenue upside by 2030 for businesses operating across the sector’s value chain (see Figure 8 and Table 3). However, estimates indicate the value associated with this transition could exceed the total valued opportunity, as the sizing approach did not cover the entire set of business opportunities that present themselves for the sector. Business opportunities for the port sector by 2030 ($, billion) FIGURE 8 Promote a circular economy and catalyse cross-sector collaboration in regulation, finance and innovationActively protect and restore natureImprove prevention and mitigation capacity against pollution and species invasionEnhance the use of clean energy, sustainable materials, and advanced equipment and operating systemsSensitively plan port areas to minimize impacts on natureTotal46.854.502.2 05.5 25 Nature Positive: Role of the Port Sector