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 **Assumption**: It is possible to compare multinationals globally on a range of social & environmental criteria. **Assumption**: It is possible to compare multinationals globally on a range of social & environmental criteria.
  
-**Note: **+**Note: ** we use the term “transparency” to mean: bringing to light new information-data about the activities and practices by marine industry/companies. This information might be provided voluntarily or revealed by third parties.
  
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-we use the term “transparency” to mean: bringing to light new information-data about the activities and practices by marine industry/companies. This information might be provided voluntarily or revealed by third parties. 
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 ==== Context ==== ==== Context ====
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   * 12 May 2015 - request for existing [[:marine_colab:transparency_initiatives|transparency initiatives]]   * 12 May 2015 - request for existing [[:marine_colab:transparency_initiatives|transparency initiatives]]
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- +    * We have found several examples of transparency initiatives covering a broad range of sectors (clothing, animal welfare, deforestation, palm oil, worker’s rights, etc.) 
-8 June 2015 - progress so far +    * There are also several transparency initiatives related to the marine environment; and a growing number of projects making new data available. 
- +    * Several use satellite technology to reveal where an activity takes place (i.e. deforestation, fishing, oil spills) and their intensity. Others take existing data and make it public. 
-</font> +    * Some of these initiatives have a clear purpose or target such as change the policy of practice of a particular company (i.e. Nike with worker’s conditions) others are purely putting the information out there for others to use in whichever way they think is best. 
- +  * Notes on [[satellite monitoring and data collection]] and [[sustainable seafood finance initiative]]
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-We have found several examples of transparency initiatives covering a broad range of sectors (clothing, animal welfare, deforestation, palm oil, worker’s rights, etc.) +
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-  *+**Summary of discussion  8 JUN 2015**
  
-There are also several transparency initiatives related to the marine environment; and a growing number of projects making new data available.+While there is a growing number of initiatives making more data and information available we have come to the conclusion that: 
  
-</font>+  * the information is not always exploited to drive change within the marine industry. 
 +  * the information collected is not relevant or in the right format to drive change. 
 +  * there are still information and data gaps that need to be filled.
  
-</font>+In this context, MarCoLab’s could make the following interventions: 
  
-  *+  * Maximise the potential of existing information (i.e. repackaging it in different ways).  
 +  * Provide input and guidance to some of these initiatives to ensure the information generated is in the right form to achieve a particular target. 
 +  * Identify key gaps and work to fill them. 
  
-Several use satellite technology to reveal where an activity takes place (i.e. deforestation, fishing, oil spills) and their intensity. Others take existing data and make it public.+In order to make things more manageable we agreed to focus on two key sectors:
  
-</font>+  * Shipping Transport  (Giles and Andrew) 
 +  * Fisheries / Aquaculture (Sandy and Aniol)
  
-</font>+We will structure our work in two phases:  
 +  * 1st phase (until 25th June) – Mapping  
 +    * What transparency related initiatives/projects are out there in the seafood-shipping sectors? 
 +  * 2nd phase (25th June – 5th July) – Brainstorming  
 +    * Taking into account the existing information available:  
 +    * What could we do with this data to maximise its potential for change?  
 +    * What guidance could we provide to these initiatives to make them more likely/effective to drive change?  
 +    * What additional information would be required?  
 +    * Answering the questions for phase 2nd will require defining the changes we want to see (i.e. phasing-out overfishing from the supply chain; improving worker’s conditions; etc.) and what is the intervention we want to make (i.e. synthesize data and make it available to investment analysts;  fund managers, consumer groups, etc.). 
  
-  *+Other key point
  
-Some of these initiatives have a clear purpose or target such as change the policy of practice of a particular company (i.e. Nike with worker’s conditionsothers are purely putting the information out there for others to use in whichever way they think is best.+The idea of replicating the “Carbon tracker” initiative for Marine related industries (i.e. linking market value of a company with state of marine environmentlooks quite challenging and it is probably very difficult to put it into practice with the existing information. We think it is a powerful idea worth revisiting at a later stage 
  
-</font>+The outputs of this exercise will inform a more detailed proposal to take forward this initiative. 
  
-</font>+**Actions:**  
 +  * Sandy/Aniol + any other keen MarCoLab members to work on questions re: Seafood sector 
 +  * Giles/Andrew + any other keen MarCoLab member to work on questions re: Shipping sector 
 +  * Phone call on 22nd June to review progress and agree next steps.  
 +  * MarCoLab members to tell us if they want to join us in our discussions more formally and take part in next phone call (22nd June). 
 +  * Giles to talk to the Shipping Sustainability Initiative. 
  
 ==== Results ==== ==== Results ====
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