Extraction to Regeneration: Reimagining the Green and Blue Economies
Wed 17 Sep 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (GMT+8:00)
Impact Forum (Level 4 Suntec Convention Centre)
If today’s extractive industries became tomorrow’s regenerative engines, what would business look like—and are we bold enough to fund that transition?
Green and blue economies are no longer abstract ideals—they are the necessary frameworks for planetary survival and economic renewal. Yet for many business leaders, policymakers, and capital allocators, the question remains: What do these models actually require?
This plenary moves beyond critique and explores the real decisions businesses must make today—from biodiversity conservation and community-based economies to the financing mechanisms needed for ecological and financial resilience. What if extractive industries—such as agriculture, forestry, and shipping—were retooled to serve the green and blue economies fully? What new metrics, mindsets, and market structures would we need? How can investments in carbon, conservation, and community become drivers of systemic value? This is not about greening business-as-usual—it’s about redesigning our economies to regenerate the very systems they once depleted.
