【国際】国連グローバル・コンパクト、「持続可能な海洋原則（SOP）」策定。企業署名募集

　国連グローバル・コンパクト（UNGC）は9月13日、「持続可能な海洋原則（SOP：Sustainable Ocean Principles）」を発表した。世界中の企業に対し、健全で生産性の高い海洋を実現するよう要求した。9月23日に正式に発足。企業に自主的署名を求める。

　SOPは全部で9つの原則で構成。「海洋の健全性及び生産性」「ガバナンス・エンゲージメント」「データと透明性」の3つの観点で企業が実施すべきアクションをまとめた。内容には、海水温上昇や海洋酸性化を防ぐための二酸化炭素排出量削減、サーキュラーエコノミー推進の観点が盛り込まれている。

海洋の健全性及び生産性

• 原則1: Assess the short- and long-term impact of their activities on ocean health and incorporate such impacts into their strategy and policies.
• 原則2: Consider sustainable business opportunities that promote or contribute to restoring, protecting or maintaining ocean health and productivity and livelihoods dependent on the ocean.
• 原則3: Take action to prevent pollution affecting the ocean, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their operations to prevent ocean warming and acidification, and work towards a circular economy.
• 原則4: Plan and manage their use of and impact on marine resources and space in a manner that ensures long-term sustainability and take precautionary measures where their activities may impact vulnerable marine and coastal areas and the communities that are dependent upon them.

ガバナンスとエンゲージメント

• 原則5: Engage responsibly with relevant regulatory or enforcement bodies on ocean-related laws, regulations and other frameworks.
• 原則6: Follow and support the development of standards and best practices that are recognized in the relevant sector or market contributing to a healthy and productive ocean and secure livelihoods.
• 原則7: Respect human-, labour- and indigenous peoples’ rights in the company’s ocean-related activities, including exercise appropriate due diligence in their supply-chain, consult and engage with relevant stakeholders and communities in a timely, transparent and inclusive manner, and address identified impacts.

データと透明性

• 原則8: Where appropriate, share relevant scientific data to support research on and mapping of relevance to the ocean.
• 原則9: Be transparent about their ocean-related activities, impacts and dependencies in line with relevant reporting frameworks.

　同原則は、企業、NGO、研究機関、国連機関との協議を経て、策定された。

【参照ページ】United Nations Global Compact launches principles for sustainable ocean business

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