Capgemini’s Blue Challenge project
Capgemini’s Blue Challenge innovation project has set out to prove just what an impact seaweed might have on creating a sustainable future for us all. The challenge is a collaboration between Capgemini teams from 12 countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland), and BioMarine, a global business community that fosters the development of marine bioresources.
But can seaweed really change our world? Actually, it already has. Seaweed is a booming industry that brings tangible social and environmental benefits by providing alternative solutions in areas such as biomaterials, carbon capture, industrial design, nutrition, cosmetics, animal feed, pharmaceuticals, and more.
And when it comes to climate change, it is estimated that seaweed can capture around 290 million metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year. It also improves the ocean’s health, helping it play a fundamental role in regulating global temperatures while also producing around 50% of the oxygen on the planet through the photosynthetic activity of marine plants and algae.