November 15, 2024
INC-5 in Busan is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address plastic pollution at a global level via a treaty that is fit for purpose.
For business to implement an effective treaty, we need agreement at INC-5 on:
The transitions within business to meet the global rules we are calling for are already well underway, and there are clear and practical steps that can be implemented by business.
Watch the videos below to explore three examples from member companies of our Coalition:
We spoke to Feroz Koor, Group Head of Sustainability at South African based retailer Woolworths about their vision for zero packaging to landfill.
We spoke to Holly Nelson, Head of Packaging Operations at Unilever about changes they’ve made towards harmonised product design.
We spoke to Gloria Gabellini, Director of Environmental Policy at PepsiCo about how Extended Producer Responsibility has impacted their operations and ambitions for a circular economy for plastics.
There is unprecedented agreement across the plastics value chain on a number of realistic and achievable globally binding rules, which can and should underpin an effective treaty, while enabling a just transition for all people involved in the plastics value chain. Failure to agree on a set of global rules will result in a continuation of the current plastic pollution crisis, which is bad both for nature and business.
Find out more about our ambition for INC-5
Explore our roadmap towards an effective Global Plastics Treaty
Chemicals and polymers of concern
Problematic and avoidable plastic products
Reduce, Reuse, Refill and repair of plastics and plastic products
Product design and performance
Extended Producer Responsibility
Waste management
The draft treaty text includes a (sub-)section related to this focus area, but the proposed provisions do not reflect the Business Coalition’s recommendations.
The draft treaty text proposes provisions that are at least partly aligned with the Business Coalition recommendations, but some major changes still need to be incorporated and/ or it lacks the necessary references to develop technical specifications to make them meaningful, operational and enforceable.
The draft treaty text proposes provisions that are mostly aligned to the Business Coalition’s recommendations, and it references the need to develop technical specifications to ensure harmonised implementation.
The draft treaty text proposes provisions that are aligned to the Business Coalition’s recommendations, and it requires technical specifications to be adopted by the INC or the future governing body to help governments to implement harmonised and effective regulations.
The draft treaty text contains both the legal provisions and the technical specifications needed to help governments to implement harmonised and effective regulations in line with the Business Coalition’s recommendations.