Businesses and campaigners back new Plastic Footprint Assessment metric

Stuart Stone
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More than 30 organisations including EA Earth Action, South Pole, Verra, and WWF launch plastic footprint framework ahead of key international meeting next week

A 35-strong body of global corporations and NGOs led by EA Earth Action has announced a new methodology to conduct plastic footprint assessments ahead of the latest round of UN talks to try and finalise...

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