Lack of global sustainability standard impeding consumer buy-in
The absence of a coherent, joined-up global standard to measure producers’ progress on sustainability risks undermining communication on the good progress…
Source: harpers.co.uk
The absence of a coherent, joined-up global standard to measure producers’ progress on sustainability risks undermining communication on the good progress…
Source: harpers.co.uk
For many of us, 2020 was a year postponed. While we were focused on coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, we lost ground on other critical issues, including plastic pollution and climate change. It may have gone unnoticed, but the waste management and recycling value chain in South and Southeast Asia has ground to a halt while the use of single-use and virgin plastics has soared. The situation is untenable for the long run and the environmental impact is sobering. As we inch closer to the promise of mass vaccination and kick off 2021 in the Year of the Ox, it is time to adjust our perspective: these crises present incredible prospects for economic recovery and growth, and are not just environmental issues for the dinner table.
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