82 ~ 4(1), 82-93 eISSN 2656-8209 | pISSN 2656-1565 JURNAL INOVASI ILMU SOSIAL DAN POLITIK (JISoP) Vol. 4, No. 1 (2022) pp. 82-93 Accreditation S4 – Decree No. 164/E/KPT/2021 http://riset.unisma.ac.id/index.php/JISoP/article/view/15956 DOI: 10.33474/jisop.v4i1.15956 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Business track diplomacy: 4ocean effort in mitigation of plastic waste in Bali waters area Anisha Primadita Rudyana¹*, and Najamuddin Khairur Rijal 2 ¹University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia, email: anishaprimaditar@gmail.com 2 University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia, email: najamuddin@umm.ac.id *Corresponding author Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Submission: 2022-04-21 Accepted: 2022-05-31 Published: 2022-06-04 This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license Copyright © 2022, the author(s) Environmental issues have become one of the global problems with a high degree of urgency. The province of Bali is one of the absolute highlights with evidence of a poor water quality index. In studying international relations, global problems can be solved through diplomatic instruments by interested countries. Uniquely, footage of phenomena in the field shows that there are non- governmental actors, namely business people, trying to solve environmental problems to lead to world peace. This study aims to examine 4Ocean's efforts to mitigate plastic waste in the waters of Bali. The author uses business track diplomacy to analyze the actions of 4Ocean. As a result, several measures have realized 4Ocean's efforts to carry out business line diplomacy in mitigating plastic pollution in Bali's waters. First, 4Ocean has sought to implement a sound business model by turning profits into reforestation operations. Second, 4Ocean has carried out plastic pollution operations in Bali as a whole, including river, coastal, and ocean operations. Third, 4Ocean has attempted to validate environmentally friendly products with B Corp, GOTS, and Green Circle Certified certifications. Keywords: 4Ocean; Business; Diplomacy; and Waters Please cite this article in APA style as: Rudyana, A. P., & Rijal, N. K. (2022). Business track diplomacy: 4ocean effort in mitigation of plastic waste in Bali waters area. Jurnal Inovasi Ilmu Sosial dan Politik (JISoP), 4(1), 82–93. https://doi.org/10.33474/jisop.v4i1.15956 INTRODUCTION The development study of International Relations moves to discuss more complex global issues. It means that contemporary international relations issues are no longer limited to talking about political, economic, and security issues. In the discussion of modern IR, environmental issues have become one of the global issues that are often discussed along with the increasing problems that occur. This can be proven through several previous literature reviews that global environmental issues have a high enough urgency. Chalecki (2002) argues in her scientific literature entitled "Environmental Security: A Case Study of Climate Change" that current environmental issues have a close relationship with the global warming phenomenon. In general, Elizabeth's work tells how an environmental issue can become a potential security