The Importance of JEDI to the Blue Economy

The Blue Economy (BE) is attracting increased global attention, but there are differing opinions as to how it is defined and what it entails. The recent publication, Preparing a Workforce for the New Blue Economy: People, Products and Policies (Hotaling & Spinrad, 2021), puts forth an explicit definition of the New BE, which has sustainability and social justice at its core. The importance of language and of including Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the development of the BE is discussed here.