Our Impact to Date

1200+

financial decision-makers

accessed the award-winning Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker to understand private capital flows into relevant solutions

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100+

organizations

from across the value chain represented at thematic convenings and key partners onboarded in the launch year of the Responsible Sourcing Initiative

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20479

tonnes

of ocean-bound plastic collectively diverted by members of NextWave Plastics, a consortium of multinational companies

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500+

stakeholders

utilized our GHG calculator, PLACES to access data on the climate impact of plastic waste management practices in six countries in Asia

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12

Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) reports

developed to support the strategies of 12 cities in Asia and Latin America as part of the Urban Ocean® program

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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Apparel Industry’s Contribution to Plastic Pollution

In June, a group of researchers published a paper in Nature Communications in which they estimated the apparel sector’s contribution to plastic pollution - a whopping 8.3 million tons, or 14% of all plastic waste. While there has been considerable attention to microfiber pollution from synthetic textiles such as polyester and nylon, this study - to my knowledge - is the first estimate of “macro” plastic pollution from apparel, the vast majority of which comes from discarded apparel after consumer use.

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700 kilograms

of plastic enters the environment every second

Let’s collaborate to reduce plastic pollution and advance inclusive and circular economies.

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*Source: OECD, 2022, Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060