Global Plastics Treaty: 160 financial institutions call for 'binding rules' to tackle plastic pollution

James Murray
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Global Plastics Treaty: 160 financial institutions call for 'binding rules' to tackle plastic pollution

Companies with $15.5tr in combined assets call on governments to deliver ambitious new treaty to tackle pollution across the entire plastic value chain

A coalition of 160 financial institutions have today backed a joint statement calling on governments to deliver an 'ambitious' Global Plastics Treaty, ahead of the latest round of negotiations in Canada...

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