EPISODE · Oct 31, 2023 · 29 MIN
Progress, challenges and solutions: Learnings from five years of the Global Commitment with Sander Defruyt
from The Circular Economy Show Podcast · host Pippa Shawley, Sander Defruyt
In 2018, the Foundation alongside the UN Environment Programme launched the Global Commitment, the biggest global voluntary effort to tackle plastic waste and pollution. In this podcast episode, we hear from Sander Defruyt, Plastics Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, who reflects on the progress and learnings to date from five years of the Global Commitment, the need for a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution, and what makes him feel optimistic about the last five years. Learn more about the Global Commitment Five Years In
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In this week's episode, Sander Defruyt, Plastics Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, reflects on the progress and learnings to date from five years of the Global Commitment, the need for a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution, and what makes him feel optimistic about the last five years.
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