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↳ Win the Circular Economy Game ♻️ 🌎 Strategic Solutions for Sustainability Professionals, Operations, CEOs, and CFOs. There is an ongoing plastic crisis in the world today. It is filling up our land and oceans, destroying the ecosystems. Every year, we produce 282 million tonnes of plastic waste, but shockingly, only 15% of this is recycled. This unsustainable practice is wreaking havoc on our ecosystems and requires urgent action. It is unsustainable. The EU has implemented regulations to address plastic pollution and promote sustainable and circular practices. These regulations are part of the EU's broader commitment to environmental protection and the transition to a circular economy. Join AION´s first Webinar 🧑💻 this June: "Winning The Circular Economy Game: Scalable circular solutions for plastics with financial and environmental Impact"🌎 We will present concrete solutions on how your company can achieve both environmental and financial impact while also staying ahead of these regulations 📑 Key Note Speakers: ↳ Dr. Susie Jahren, Chief Circular Product Officer at AION, and Lasse Johansen VP of Strategic Finance Projects at Aker BioMarine ASA. 📅 Date: Monday 24th of June ⏰ Time: 13:00 CET 👉 Register here to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/desPSUDn We are looking forward to seeing you there👏 #Sustainability #Strategy #Innovation #Finance #Economics #Circulareconomy #Environment #Leadership

This week marks one year at CDP pioneering the development of a plastics disclosure framework for corporates to measure, report and ultimately reduce their plastic-related impacts. I am proud of what I have achieved this year including: - raising the profile of plastics as an environmental issue where it will now be viewed holistically alongside other issues such as climate and water - designing new questions to drive progress for corporates to manage their waste in line with the waste hierarchy - increasing the number of corporates who will have the option to disclose on plastics by tens of thousands Couldn't have done this without my wonderful team who inform, support and encourage my work on a daily basis. Daniel Gowar Jasmine Chilton Kerry Moss Nathan Cole Shirley Chen Emma Kai Thomas Watch this space as we continue to scale plastics disclosure! #circulareconomy #esg #plasticpollution #environmentaldisclosure

INVESTMENT SPOTLIGHT 💡 In the wake of World Ocean Day and World Environment Day, we’re excited to share Circulate Capital’s Annual Report, showcasing their crucial efforts to protect our planet’s resources. #WorldOceansDay and #WorldEnvironmentDay mark opportunities to recognise the challenges and opportunities ahead of us as we work towards a healthier environment by tackling plastic pollution. Realising our vision of a circular economy for plastics requires all hands on deck. This is why we’re proud to partner with Circulate Capital to scale financial, environmental, and social impact across high-growth markets. Learn more about their progress and achievements in the report here: https://lnkd.in/gdRfvDgp #CircularEconomy #PlasticPollution #Partnerships #ClimateAction #ImpactInvesting

Impact gaps are finance gaps. In other words, we can solve many of the world's biggest challenges - even the most complex ones - if we prioritize them and invest in solutions. At rePurpose Global we've recognized for some time that our role is to build bridges. As well as creating solutions, running projects and building waste infrastructure ourselves, we connect existing solutions with funding. My co-founder Svanika Balasubramanian talks about the importance of this in the speech - below. To reduce mismanaged waste by 90% by 2040, we need to invest an estimated $5.2 trillion into our circular economy every year. While the UN Global Plastics Treaty offers some hope of international leadership, there's no doubt that substantial financial investments from the private sector are needed. Reduction, reuse, and recovery solutions together can turn the plastic waste crisis into an opportunity for innovation, green jobs, and more circular systems.

Green Worms has been featured in the new edition of the Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker by The Circulate Initiative in Collaboration with IFC Climate & Sustainability. The launch comes at a pivotal time as negotiations towards a global plastics treaty reach the final stage. The third edition of the Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker highlights the significant financing gap that exists in tackling plastic pollution and the critical role private investments play in addressing it. This report provides the latest data and insights on the state of private investments in plastics circularity and sheds light on several examples of successful private capital mobilization. With ongoing discussions on the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (ILBI), the findings signal the urgent need for greater transparency to support data-driven decision making. Jabir Karat Chakravarthy AB #circuarity #circulareconomy #plasticpollution #plasticwaste #financinggap #oceanplastic #sustainability #plasticstreaty #sustainablefinance #esg #globalplastictreaty

By 2040, reducing mismanaged waste by 90% will require an annual investment of $5.2 trillion in our circular economy—just 0.2% of global GDP. This is a challenging goal, but with deliberate and strategic action, it's something we can achieve. Check out this inspiring speech by our CEO Svanika Balasubramanian from Circularity 2024, where she talks about the critical importance of environmental action in this defining decade; bringing focus to the pivotal role of the private sector can play in driving change through the UN Global Plastics Treaty. 🌍💼 Watch below to learn how forging alliances can drive impact across the circularity ecosystem. 🌍🌱 Thank you, GreenBiz Group, for the incredible experience at #Circularity24! #PlasticRecovery #EnvironmentalImpact #CircularEconomy #Sustainability

🌍 By derisking investments in higher-risk, last-mile markets, we can help drive financing to underserved areas to tackle the challenges of plastic pollution. With the power of collaboration across UN agencies and our unique expertise in structuring financial solutions in these areas, we can work towards maximizing impact throughout the plastics value chain. ♻️ Today’s #COP29 session “Financing The Plastics Transition” looked at how, together, we can fast-track sustainable solutions for a cleaner, greener future. 📺 Watch: https://lnkd.in/dRg2ZyXp UNDP

How are you responding to Earth Day’s 2024 priority call for action on reducing plastics manufacture and use? This year Earth Day (www.earthday.org) focuses on demands and efforts to a goal of building a plastic-free future and recognises that this will be more likely to happen if progressive action is taken.  And as with all important campaigns with global significance, the starting position is raising awareness and understanding the nature and extent of the issue. Here it is right to acknowledge the role of the CDP disclosure programme (www.cdp.net), active for over 20 years, and which in 2023, facilitated around 3000 companies to disclose their plastic-related activities, impacts, risks and opportunities.  Included within CDP’s Water Security disclosure given plastics’ impact on the freshwater and marine environment, organisations were also requested to present details of their actions to eliminate and reduce plastic use and to source alternative materials. Raising awareness of plastics in the environment leads to international discussion and action, and it is timely with ongoing negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty (www.plasticstreaty.org) resuming next week at the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Canada. Understanding the purpose, application and benefits of sustainability disclosure reporting within the broader ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) spectrum is critical for organisations as we transition from voluntary to mandatory reporting, with programmes like CDP and others providing the technical and procedural foundations and innovations upon which regulation is based.     I have supported industrial and public service clients to meet their sustainability reporting obligations and managing ESG solutions, including recently, supporting a major UK Utilities organisation in connection with the CDP disclosure programme.  If you require support to assess the ESG credentials of your organisation and guidance on disclosure reporting, I can provide the resources and skills to address.   Please contact me, Alan Dow, a GRI Certified Professional in ESG and Sustainability Reporting at aad@alandowassociates.com for further information on my ESG, sustainability reporting and broader environmental services.     #PlanetVsPlastics #EndPlastics #EarthDay

We are sharing some of our recent work on plastics as an illustration of why adopting an inverted investment approach helps investors navigate the shifting regulatory landscape. Rather than the traditional top-down, black-and-white (risk/return only) operating model, leveraging AI through our integrated coloured lens, we extrapolate the implications of multiple policies across silos to look around the corner and identify how superior risk-adjusted returns will be driven—and how to unlock them. 💡 Ahead of the Global Plastic Treaty in Busan next month, we are engaging with multiple policymakers and stakeholders to address one of the most significant systemic risks resulting from plastic pollution and how their related emissions are set to surpass those from energy. While policy aims to reflect long-term public interest, shaping the actual outcomes requires them to mobilise private sector incentives and work through the transmission mechanisms. We are clearly shifting from a world where “you can have an impact and generate returns” to one where “it is hard to avoid losses unless you consider impact.” Reach out to explore how we can help you adapt your investment strategy, seeding, GP stakes, and value creation approach. #Sustainability #AlternativeInvestments #CarbonBorderAdjustmentMechanism #CBAM #Plastics #PrivateEquity #ESG #InvestmentStrategy #Decarbonization #CircularEconomy #PrivatedEbt #Eventdriven #globalplasticstreaty #INC5 #sustainablevaluecreation #secondaries #CSDDD #Carbonismacro

📣 Loop Featured in World Economic Forum Report! We are thrilled to announce that Loop has been featured in the latest World Economic Forum report on circular industry solutions for a global plastics treaty. This report, adopted by 175 countries at the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in March 2022, highlights Loop's solutions for advancing a circular and sustainable economy through reuse. We are proud to be recognized for our innovative approaches and commitment from more than 5 years to expand reuse. Our efforts in promoting sustainable practices and developing reuse globally are making a significant impact, and this acknowledgment from the World Economic Forum is a testament to our expertise and dedication. 🔍 Discover the key insights and actionable solution outlined in the report. Learn how Loop is leading the way in creating a circular economy and shaping a sustainable future. 📖 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eXMWd2bH Join and connect to our ecosystem to explore how we can collectively drive change and expand reuse globally. Let's make a difference together! Gill German Alexandra (Ali) Golden #WorldEconomicForum #Loop #PlasticTreaty #EnvironmentalImpact #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #PlasticFree #Innovation