Copreci’s Post

We’ve spent much of our time at COP28 in sessions that are all about innovative, impact and development financing. I applaud the pledges of funding to address the climate agenda, but we know that much more is needed not only for climate change, but also to address plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and many other areas. One critical challenge which needs to be addressed with investment is the lack of proper waste management systems, especially in the Global South. Billions of people have no choice but to bury, dump or openly burn their waste. What’s needed are integrated waste management solutions as they will not only reduce waste and pollution but protect the environment, create low-carbon pathways and make it possible to extract valuable material from waste. Why do we think it is so important? Because we’re proving it and you can learn about one of our most significant projects, called Bersih Indonesia. In phase 1, it will serve more than 1 million residents whose waste will go into a developed integrated waste management system.  To tackle the waste management challenge more swiftly, we need many more hands on deck, especially Multilateral Banks, the private sector, development partners and governments. We need more partners like Lombard Odier Investment Managers (https://lnkd.in/gCCzu5za) and institutions like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). We need them to work together with platforms and initiatives to develop solutions that will prevent the leakage into the environment of plastic waste and create a circular economy for plastics.  We develop the solutions and de-risk them and then we work with partners in replicating and scaling those solutions.  #endplasticwaste #collaboration #CatalysingImpact #circulareconomy 

🌍 On the #EarthDay2024, which this year is marked under the rallying cry to #BeatPlasticPollution, we support and promote eco-friendly alternatives which contribute to the reduction of the pollution of the environment. ✅ At the Biohack laboratory, which UNDP opened at SUGS Marija Kiri – Sklodovska, in partnership with City of Skopje and UNICEFMK, the team of scientists, led by d-r Jana Klopchevska, created the first piece of Bioplastics, made from potato starch. #EarthDay #ForPeopleForPlanet #ActNow #beastplasticpollution #SDG3 #SDG6 #sdg11 #SDG12 #SDG13 🆙 You can read more about the advantages of Bioplastics and the way in which it can help in reduction of the plastic pollution and the protection of the environment here 👇 https://lnkd.in/deX8S27b

Down to Earth, an environmental news website has released a review of the position paper by the International Alliance of Waste Pickers regarding the ongoing plastics treaty negotiations in Canada. The review outlines the rationale behind the inclusion of the Just Transition of waste pickers in the scope of the plastics treaty and elucidates our primary demands. https://lnkd.in/dVY9RwAQ Down To Earth WIEGO - Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing International Alliance of Waste Pickers GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) Break Free From Plastic Plastic Solutions Fund UN Environment Programme International Labour Organization

From Purpose to Progress: Building A Better Tomorrow™ for all Today, we proudly share our journey of environmental excellence as APMEA West and continue our ambition to make a lasting impact: 🚀 By 2030, as BAT we aim to have 50 million consumers of our non-combustible products. 🌿 Achieving Net Zero Deforestation across our value chain by 2050, with carbon neutrality for our own business by 2030. 🌟 Accelerating environmental goals to 2025. 🌍 Making all plastic packaging reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025. 💡 Achieving 50% renewable energy use by 2030. As BAT APMEA West we’re committed to creating shared value for all through a positive social impact, robust corporate governance and a reduced health impact of our business! #BeTheChange #ABetterTomorrow #MakeaPositiveImpact #ESG #Sustainability

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has recently celebrated trailblazers in environmental protection with its highest environmental honor. Recognized for their innovative solutions in tackling some of the planet’s most pressing issues, these awardees inspire us all. In the spotlight are remarkable efforts aimed at solving the global plastics problem—a challenge ATLAS-SSI is deeply committed to. Our cutting-edge screening equipment plays a crucial role in intercepting and removing plastics from waterways, preventing them from entering our oceans and contributing to pollution. We believe in innovation as a driving force for environmental sustainability. That's why we’re continuously refining our technology, aiming to capture more plastics and protect our precious aquatic ecosystems. Every pound of plastic we remove is a step towards a cleaner, healthier planet. Read more about UNEP’s recognition of environmental heroes and get inspired: https://lnkd.in/gWsPYJTd #UNEP #EnvironmentalHeroes #PlasticPollution #SustainableSolutions #ATLASSSI

22 April 2024: 🌏 World Earth Day is almost here! 🌍 #EarthDay2024 theme is Planet versus Plastics, as 🥡 Plastics Treaty negotiations will take place from 23 to 29 April 2024 in Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦 🤞 Hopefully, this milestone session will be the second-to-last round before a treaty is signed in December 2024, leading to an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. ❌ Note: 90% of plastics are not recyclable ♻️ due to their complex polymers and carbon molecules. Recycling is NOT the answer! 🚀 WWF, one of our founding partners, embarked on this journey to end plastic pollution, together with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, to launch the Business For A Plastics Treaty aiming at accelerating progress in the reduction of plastic production and the use of a circular economy approach. 🗓️Come meet us to learn, share and act on this topic during #BuildingBridges24 in December 9-12, 2024 in Geneva. ➡️Subscribe to our newsletter to get more information on our next edition! https://lnkd.in/ewhXse6P

Today, MEPs will vote on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive designed to bring about a more circular and sustainable management of textile waste. 🔄 This is an unparalleled opportunity to promote sustainable resource management, pursue climate neutrality, and fight against social exclusion and inequality. Together with more than 80 other European and national organisations, we call on the MEPs to harness the power of social economy enterprises by: 🫴Upholding all positive provisions on the social enterprises’ role in the collection and management of used and waste textiles as included in the European Commission proposal; 🧑⚖️ Granting decision-making power for social enterprises, alongside municipalities, in the Extended Producer Responsibility schemes’ governance; 💰 Requiring that Extended Producer Responsibility fees cover all costs associated with re-use and preparing for re-use activities carried out by social enterprises, including the management of residual waste; 👕Ensuring that social enterprises maintain ownership over all used and waste textiles they collect. Read our open letter 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gZQyGsJV EPP Group in the European Parliament  Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament Renew Europe The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament ECR Group in the European Parliament The Left in the European Parliament Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024 ACR+ | Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management AK EUROPA Caritas Europa Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe Cooperatives Europe Emmaüs Europe ECOS Euclid Network (EN) Eurodiaconia EAPN - European Anti Poverty Network EASPD - European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities CECOP European Environmental Bureau FEBEA - European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers ENSIE NETWORK European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network Green Economy Coalition New ERA - New European Reuse Alliance Recycling Netwerk Benelux Social Economy Europe Social Platform SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation TESS GEIE Zero Waste Europe #wasteframeworkdirective #wfd #socialeconomy #circulareconomy #socialandcircular #textiles #textilewaste #europeanunion #europeanparliament 

The EU's journey to a #circulareconomy is still underway ♻ 🔜 According to Eurostat, just 11.5% of the EU's material use came from #recycling in 2022. Progress has been modest since 2010, and we're not yet seeing the leap needed to meet our ambitions! 👉 We need economic incentives and recycled content targets to ensure that prices mirror the true environmental value of #RecycledMaterials, fostering #innovation and investment in #ecodesign and recycling for hard-to-recycle materials, critical or not. Check out the data by Eurostat on EU’s circular material use rate 🔗 euric.link/eurostat-a78aac #EuRICrecycling #cop28 #rawmaterials

🚫🗑 30 March was International #ZeroWaste Day 👇 💡 On 14 December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution at its seventy-seventh session to proclaim 30 March as International Day of Zero Waste, to be observed annually. 💡 Türkiye put forward the resolution and 105 other countries joined in sponsoring it. It follows other resolutions focused on waste, including “End plastic pollution: towards an internationally legally binding instrument”, adopted at the UN Environment Assembly on 2 March 2022. 💡 During International Day of Zero Waste, Member States, organisations of the UN system, civil society, the private sector, academia, youth and other stakeholders are invited to engage in activities aimed at raising awareness of national, subnational, regional and local zero-waste initiatives and their contribution to achieving sustainable development. 💡 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) jointly facilitate the observance of International Day of Zero Waste. 💡 Promoting zero-waste initiatives through this international day can help advance all the goals and targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Sustainable Development Goal 11 and 12. These goals address all forms of waste, including food loss and waste, natural resource extraction and electronic waste.

Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns is the 12th goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of this goal is to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, as it is key to sustaining the livelihoods of current and future generations. The attainment of this goal requires deliberate actions from all of us. As consumers 🟢Be thoughtful about what you buy 🟢Choose products with lower environmetal impacts 🟢Reduce your carbon footprint on your daily activities 🟢Reduce your consumption of plastics 🟢Buy from sustainable and local sources As Businesses 🟢Innovate and design solutions that can enable individuals to live sustainably 🟢Consider the environmental and social impacts of your products and services 🟢Promote sustainable practices such as reusing, refurbishing and recycling of products. This will help to minimise waste and depletion of resources. For Government 🟢Implement and ENFORCE policies and regulations that promotes circular economy practices Our #MondayChallenge for this week resonates with this message " If we want to move towards a low-polluting sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases" Have an awesome week #GreenGrowthAfrica #SustainableConsumption #sdg12