Plastic Pollution
Businesses ramp up calls for legally binding Global Plastics Treaty
Harmonised regulations should include phase-outs, product design and extended producer responsibility (EPR).
Global Plastics Treaty
Global Plastics Treaty
Plastic production cap gets wave of new support at ocean conference
The ‘Nice wake up call for an ambitious plastics treaty’ has been welcomed by NGOs and business groups.
11 June 2025
Oceans
What to expect from this week’s UN Ocean Conference?
From overfishing and deep sea mining to ocean acidification and plastic pollution, there is no shortage of issues to tackle in Nice this week.
10 June 2025
Policy & Standards
UNEP calls for ‘dramatic uptick’ in sustainability action in annual report
“The reality is that environmental multilateralism is sometimes messy and sometimes arduous."
19 February 2025
Oil & Gas
Oil and gas firms risk stranded assets by betting on petrochemicals: report
Petrochemical demand would have to grow by 3.9% per year until 2035 to make up for lost transportation demand.
06 December 2024
CSO Futures Weekly
Sustainability for valuation premiums: Smurfit Westrock CSO interview
Investors are hungry for sustainable assets and the climate transition is set to positively impact earnings.
05 December 2024
Climate Targets
Coca-Cola lowers recycling ambition and drops agriculture goal in new targets
The brand's most recent move reflects the difficulty most companies are facing in reducing virgin plastic use.
04 December 2024
Global Plastics Treaty
Global Plastics Treaty talks to resume in 2025 after INC-5 ends in deadlock
"A Treaty that doesn’t protect us fully, that doesn’t cap plastic production, is not a Treaty worth having.”
02 December 2024
CSO Futures Weekly
Fossil fuel presence stalls progress on Global Plastics Treaty
Plastic negotiations, COP29 outcomes and a high-profile CSO departure...
28 November 2024
Global Plastics Treaty
Slow progress on Global Plastic Treaty as talks dominated by fossil lobbyists
Fossil and chemical industry lobbyists form the largest delegation at the INC-5 summit.
28 November 2024