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SUMMARY:Strategies Towards Reaching Zero Plastic Pollution
DESCRIPTION:An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean every year\, making up over 85% of total marine waste.\n\n\n\n\n\nPlastic pollution is an accelerating global problem. An estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean every year\, making up over 85% of total marine waste. This devastates ecosystems and impacts livelihoods. The global community needs to tackle this issue\, and is taking steps to do so through the development of an international treaty on plastic pollution. \nDespite these serious issues\, the material qualities of plastic make it incredibly useful. In many use cases within hygiene and healthcare for example\, we currently have no suitable alternative. Further\, the material has a role to play in global progress toward net zero. It keeps food fresh\, it makes cars lighter and has uses in insulation and solar equipment. However\, current levels of plastic waste are untenable. \nPlastic manufacturers\, retailers\, governments\, environmental groups and scientists alike have set out a vision to eliminate plastic waste. This will entail an overhaul of legal\, social and regulatory frameworks as well as significant scaling of new technologies and materials. The next stage of the negotiations for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will take place in Paris in late May (INC-2). \nThis Financial Times online briefing\, organised in partnership with the Global Partners for Plastics Circularity\, a collaboration of the International Council of Chemical Associations\, will explore how plastic pollution has become so prevalent\, what is needed to overcome this issue and the role that an international agreement could play. \n\n\n\n\nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
URL:https://esgnews.com/event/strategies-towards-reaching-zero-plastic-pollution/
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CATEGORIES:Climate,Environmental,ESG Awareness
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