Nature and Biodiversity
Accelerating reuse models to achieve a world free of plastic waste
By promoting reusable packaging, the World Economic Forum is helping reduce plastic waste.
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. The organization takes action on a wide range of issues and provides a forum for its 193 Member States to express their views through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and other bodies and committees.
Impact
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Circular Economy
How 2025 can become a tipping point for reusable packaging systems
Reusable packaging is the most powerful market shift that must occur in a transition to end plastic pollution and is a $10 billion economic opportunity.
Forum Institutional
As a new plastics deal takes shape, companies must shift their business models now
A legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, is on the final stretch in 2024.
Nature and Biodiversity
If the world's 1 million municipalities were nature-positive, we could tackle climate change
In order to create cities that exist in harmony with nature, we must start by transforming their physical infrastructure – and look at their inner financial and administrative workings.
Podcasts
Nature and Biodiversity
New Agreement on Plastics: What Will It Take?
In December 2024, over 170 countries gathered to conclude a global treaty to reach a plastic pollution-free world by 2040. While negotiations were inconclusive, the countries sought to co...
'Reality kicks in': What just happened at talks to create a 'Paris deal for plastics'?
Plastics pollution is a very visible, global environmental and health challenge, and last year the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) launched a process to draft a global treaty a...
