The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will create a global plastics contract business alliance consisting of 83 international companies involved in the plastics value chain, as well as financial institutions and non-governmental organizations.
The announcement follows previous attempts to expand the voice of business in intergovernmental negotiations. The coalition is calling for a fully circular economy where existing plastic packaging never ends up in landfills or incinerators, but retains its value through continuous recycling.
In addition, it is reported that the participating organizations are unanimous in their opinion that the impact of micro and macro plastic pollution on the environment should be corrected. The coalition is preparing to develop upstream and downstream policies to ensure that sustainable development efforts are coherent, effective and flexible so that they can be implemented anywhere in the world, leaving room for necessary adjustments based on location.
Another wish that the Union is striving for is a consistent set of rules and targets that all member states must comply with. The hope is that businesses and investors will no longer have to make their own sustainability efforts, which are independent and sometimes conflicting; instead, they can follow a single pattern and work together to make changes to the cycle.
With the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee approaching in November 2022, WWF and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation aim to lead a coalition to develop effective new policies, engage treaty negotiators, and promote global plastics in the business community in accordance with the validity of the treaty.
“Many companies and countries are already taking important steps to combat plastic pollution, but voluntary action alone will not achieve the scale we need to urgently address this crisis,” said Rob Opsomer, executive director of systems initiatives at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. “An ambitious global plastics compact is needed.
“That’s why today we’re announcing plans to launch a global business coalition on the plastics deal in partnership with WWF. The coalition will bring together businesses across the plastics value chain to support the development of an ambitious and impactful deal that can accelerate the transition to a circular economy and ensure that the value of products and materials is not lost, but maintained.
Erin Simon, WWF Vice President and Head of Plastic Waste and Operations, added: “The plastic waste crisis transcends borders, affecting the health of our oceans and wildlife, as well as the health of people from big cities to small coastal communities. Livelihood. The scale and scope of this problem must be addressed with equally ambitious solutions.
“We have no time to waste. The need for a coordinated global response to the plastic pollution crisis has never been more urgent.
“The Global Compact Plastics Business Alliance will work hard to create a structure that excludes business as usual and leads us into a new era that is finally within our reach.”
Announced earlier this year, a UN resolution establishes a legally binding agreement focused on the sustainable lifecycle of plastics that seems “exciting and feasible,” Simon said in April.
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Post time: Sep-23-2022