Voluntary commitments made by the world's largest companies focus on recycling and packaging over other actions to address the plastics crisis.
Voluntary commitments made by the world's largest companies focus on recycling and packaging over other actions to address the plastics crisis.
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10.1016/j.oneear.2022.10.008
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2022-11-18
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Virdin J
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Diana Z;Reilly K;Karasik R;Vegh T;Wang Y;Wong Z;Dunn L;Blasiak R;Dunphy-Daly MM;Rittschof D;Vermeer D;Pickle A;Virdin J
塑料污染造成了严重的环境和健康挑战。为塑料的制造、使用和分销做出贡献的公司可以在解决全球塑料污染问题上发挥至关重要的作用，许多公司正在做出自愿承诺。然而，企业自愿承诺在多大程度上有助于解决这一问题仍未得到充分探讨。在这里，我们开发了一个新的类型学来描述974家公司在2015-2020年间自愿承诺减少塑料污染的特征，其中包括财富全球前300家公司。我们发现，这些公司中有72%承诺减少塑料污染。参与自愿环境计划（vep）的公司中约有67%和17%的非vep参与者做出了可衡量和有时限的承诺。然而，大多数公司不是解决原生塑料，而是针对普通塑料，并经常强调报废控制，主要关注回收利用。大型企业对塑料污染做出了越来越多的承诺，但要有效应对塑料污染挑战，除了塑料回收之外，还需要做出更多努力。企业越来越意识到自己在应对塑料挑战方面的作用，但目前尚不清楚企业是否以及在多大程度上致力于解决塑料问题。在这里，我们开发了一个新的拓扑结构来分析2015-2020年间全球974家公司针对塑料污染做出的自愿承诺。参与自愿环保项目的公司做出有时限和可衡量承诺的可能性几乎是不参与的公司的4倍。然而，大多数承诺更多地强调促进塑料回收，针对包装和一般塑料。
Plastic pollution has caused significant environmental and health challenges. Corporations that contribute to the make, use, and distribution of plastics can play a vital role in addressing global plastic pollution and many are committing to voluntary pledges. However, the extent to which corporation voluntary commitments are helping solve the problem remains underexplored. Here we develop a novel typology to characterize voluntary commitments to reduce plastic pollution made between 2015-2020 by 974 companies including the top 300 of the Fortune Global. We find that 72% of these companies have made commitments to reduce plastic pollution. About 67% of companies participating in voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) and 17% of non-VEPs participants made measurable and timebound commitments. However, rather than tackle virgin plastics, most companies target general plastics and frequently emphasize end-of-life controls with a primary focus on recycling. Growing commitments on plastic pollution are made by large and important companies, but significantly more efforts beyond plastic recycling are required to effectively address plastic pollution challenges. Companies are becoming more aware of their role in fighting plastic challenges, yet it remains unclear whether and to what degree companies are committed to addressing plastic issues. Here we develop a novel topology to analyze voluntary commitments targeting plastic pollution made by 974 companies globally between 2015-2020. Companies participating in voluntary environmental programs were almost 4 times more likely than non-participants to make timebound and measurable commitments. Nevertheless, most commitments emphasized more on promoting plastic recycling, targeting packaging and general plastics.
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