A transparent pathway to ocean recovery
Ocean Assist is the world’s first blue investment programme for measurable, science-backed marine regeneration.
What is Ocean Assist?
Ocean Assist is effectively the Restore pillar of the Roadmap 2050, that goes beyond compensation by encouraging the industry to actively give back to the oceans we heavily depend on. Ocean Assist is a collective, science-led approach to ocean recovery, combining structural industry commitments, transparent tracking, and guidance from leading marine scientists to turn investment into measurable impact.
Regenerative Contribution Units (RCU) drive ecological gains through quality hectares, restore biodiversity, and build habitat resilience.
Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) represent 23 tonnes of CO₂ removed via high-integrity nature-based solutions projects.
Together, 1 OAU treats climate action as a natural outcome of ecosystem repair, directly supporting biodiversity linked to the yachting industry’s supply chain.
How it works
Step 1Contact the Water Revolution Foundation team
Contact us in the button below to discuss your sustainability goals. Our team can help determine the appropriate number of Ocean Assist Units (OAUs) based on your specific objective, including:
- Offsetting travel-related emissions for events, conferences, or business activities
- Supporting ESG and sustainability commitments
- Contributing to ocean regeneration and marine conservation initiatives
- Balancing emissions associated with yacht operations, charter activities, or corporate events
- Developing a tailored contribution strategy aligned with your organization’s environmental goals
Step 2Create Your eCO2care Registry Account
Visit the Ocean Assist Registry: https://eco2care.org/OceanAssist
- Select Sign In at the top of the page and submit a registration request.
- Under Request Type, choose Account Creation Request for Buyer.
You will be asked to provide:
- Company legal name
- VAT number
- Tax ID code
- Company address
- Company email address
- Contact person name
- Identification card
Once your request has been reviewed and approved, you will receive your login credentials by email.
This is a one-time registration process.
Step 3Complete payment
Water Revolution Foundation will provide an invoice or Stripe payment link corresponding to your selected number of Ocean Assist Units.
Once payment is received, Water Revolution Foundation will prepare your Ocean Assist transaction within the registry.
Step 4Approve your contribution
- You will receive an email notification from the eCO2care Registry.
- Log in to your account, review the transaction, and click “Accept.”
This step typically takes less than one minute.
Step 5Receive your certificates
Following approval and registry verification, official certificates will be issued and recorded within the registry.
You will receive:
- Ocean Assist Certificate
- Supporting verification certificates
- Documentation of your contribution to marine ecosystem regeneration and climate action
Water Revolution Foundation manages the technical registry process on your behalf, making participation straightforward while ensuring full transparency and traceability.
Our regenerative projects
Why is this important for yachting?
Ocean Assist gives the yachting community the tools to move from awareness to action, measuring conservation impact, turning the fleet into a force for positive change, and stepping into the role of true ocean stewards.
Backed by science
Aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 6, 13, 14 and 15.
Certified Ocean Assist under ISO 14065 and ISO 17029, verifying that its greenhouse gas validation processes meet robust scientific and operational standards. This certification gives yacht owners and operators confidence in the programme’s credibility.
Acknowledged Ocean Assist as an official Voluntary Commitment at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, placing the leisure maritime sector on the global stage as a credible, science-backed ocean regeneration initiative.
Developed Ocean Assist’s scientific protocols and monitoring frameworks, ensuring every restoration project is measurable, reliable, and scalable.
Formally partnered with Ocean Assist to provide peer review of restoration projects and data validation, bridging academia and the yachting industry in support of UN SDG 14.
Serves as the accredited climate registry where all Ocean Assist transactions are recorded, ensuring transparency, traceability, and integrity throughout the project cycle.
Testimonials
Dr Vienna Eleuteri, programme architect, Ocean AssistIntegrating regenerative investment into our businesses’ value propositions is the way to preserve a future for all
Announcements and news
The Global Sustainability Forum gave us the platform to articulate that work in a room that wasn’t already familiar with it. And the core of what we shared was this: most industries face the same structural challenge when it comes to sustainability, there is no shortage of targets, but there is a significant shortage of tools to actually deliver on them.
We are pleased to announce the addition of AETHIC’s Reef-Safe Sunscreen SPF50 to our Hub of Verified Solutions. This marks a pivotal expansion for the Hub, as it represents the first sunscreen and the first consumer product to successfully undergo a rigorous third-party verification process.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has formally approved ISO/TS 23099, a two-year international standardisation project inspired by and elaborating on the outcomes of the ground breaking Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI) Joint Industry Project, spearheaded by Water Revolution Foundation.
We are proud to announce the appointment of Leah Werner as the new Executive Director of Water Revolution Foundation, effective 1 January 2026.
Water Revolution Foundation spent last week at the Superyacht Forum and Metstrade for a full programme of meetings, presentations and collaborative sessions.
With the show season well underway, we are thrilled to return to The Superyacht Forum & METSTRADE as a strategic partner this year.
We are thrilled to welcome Jemma Lampkin to our board!
As a strategic partner of the Monaco Yacht Show, we are excited to return this year to introduce our new initiatives at this year's event.