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♻️In the past two decades, many countries and the European Union have been orienting their waste and materials management policies towards preventive and integrated approaches, with emphasis on the life-cycle and supply chains of materials and products. 📑 Policy initiatives aimed at establishing a circular economy have increased as an essential contribution to a sustainable, low carbon, resource efficient and competitive economy. To address these questions, UNECE and OECD joined forces to provide common guidelines for measuring progress. ✍ The UNECE/OECD Guidelines for Measuring Circular Economy clarifies the headline definition of a circular economy, provides a conceptual framework, proposes a set of harmonised indicators to monitor progress, and discusses important measurement considerations including links with the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA). 🌐 You can find out more at this link: https://lnkd.in/dXg2khmw #circulareconomy #measuringcirculareconomy

Can you imagine a sustainable plastics system that meets societal demands, supports critical sectors and remains a strategic asset for Europe? We can. 👉 Learn how plastics enable Europe's sustainable industries: https://bit.ly/4f0atq5

Defining Plastics Circularity ⭕ ♾️ Plastics circularity has been a key topic in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, emphasising the need for a clear and consistent definition. Our recent policy brief by the Global Plastics Policy Centre outlines a set of core conditions and guiding principles for decision-making for a circular plastics economy. The comprehensive analysis draws on over 200 definitions from academic literature, reports, expert interviews, and a workshop with policy specialists. Read the policy brief here: https://lnkd.in/g8UtqQqg

FINANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY Read our policy priorities for the new government to finance the transition to a circular chemical economy. Further publications expanding on these priorities will be released over the coming months. ✍ https://lnkd.in/dpVy6Vgv

How can we accelerate the financing needed to drive towards a circular chemical economy? Read our policy priorities for the new government below 👇

Working with UKRI CircularChem, WRAP have been helping convene policy, academia, trade, NGO, and businesses to synthesise feedback towards a #CircularEconomy for chemicals and what #finance means to achieve this. Our 3 main points: 1️⃣ A unified, long-term, forward-looking industrial strategy for the chemical sector. 2️⃣ Leverage more public and private finance to rapidly scale-up university research to commercial readiness. 3️⃣ Short-term fiscal support for an accelerated deployment followed by transitional oil and gas tax relief incentives towards green sector jobs and training. The importance of not just the #innovation but important DEMONSTRATION AND SCALE - showcasing real proof and inviting greater inward investment is critical. This is an exciting time of transition and change, so let's get behind one another! #Circularity #Sustainability #Transition #Collaboration

📢 Known as the 'Brussels Effect', which we can define as the European Union's power to set regulations, will be felt even more strongly in international trade with the publication of the 'Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation' in the Official Journal of the EU in June 2024. Here are the new ecodesign requirements: 🧊 durability; 🧊 reliability; 🧊 reusability; 🧊 upgradability; 🧊 repairability; 🧊 the possibility of maintenance and refurbishment; 🧊 the presence of substances of concern; 🧊 energy use and energy efficiency; 🧊 water use and water efficiency; resource use and resource efficiency; 🧊 recycled content; 🧊 the possibility of remanufacturing; 🧊 recyclability; 🧊 the possibility of the recovery of materials; 🧊 environmental impacts, including carbon footprint and environmental footprint; 🧊 expected generation of waste.

🌍 Today, our 2024 #EarthDay, focuses a timely and critical discussion on the urgent need for all actors to understand and tackle #plasticspollution. ✍ As the 4th round of negotiations of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty begin, CDP, alongside companies, financial institutions, and key partners, call on governments to ensure #mandatorycorporatedisclosure is embedded in the Treaty. Plastic-related disclosure at scale is a foundation to increase transparency, inform decision-making, drive transformative action and enable tracking and accountability. 🌱 With the #RioConventions running concurrently this year, let's keep focus on a high ambition outcome for INC continue to evolve discussion in the climate space on plastics across mitigation, adaptation, implementation and collaboration-focused commitments and solutions. Shirley Chen Helen Finlay Frederik Buchholz Bianca Barilla Imogen Stevens-Illert

On 24 April, the European Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU. The regulation, which aims to tackle constantly growing waste, harmonise internal market rules and boost the circular economy, was approved with 476 votes in favour, 129 against and 24 abstentions. The Council of the European Union should approve the regulation in late 2024 and it should be published in the EU official journal also in 2024. Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) supports the over-arching goals of the regulation to make plastics more circular, create a vibrant secondary raw material market, and will continue to work with legislators during the next legislative phases.

While Europe faces significant challenges in maintaining its competitiveness in global plastics production, strategic investments in technology, supportive policies, and a strong focus on sustainability can help bridge the gap and position Europe as a leader in the circular economy for plastics.