Partnership between science and industry unlocks sustainable growth
A speaker blog for World Ocean Summit by Larry Marshall, chief executive, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
To drive sustainable innovation, we need to make industry and environment partners, instead of competitors. In the quest to cultivate an ocean-based economy that both benefits people and protects the environment, these two realms must complement each other. Scientific research can help industry to lower emissions, and industry can achieve commercial outcomes that improve livelihoods. Science can also spur differentiation, which in turn drives profit.