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Some 73% of consumers consider recyclable packaging to be an 'essential' (26%) or 'nice to have' (47%) factor in their purchasing decisions, GlobalData has said.
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73% of consumers consider recyclable packaging an important purchase decision

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Some 73% of consumers consider recyclable packaging to be an ‘essential’ (26%) or ‘nice to have’ (47%) factor in their…

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The INC-5 negotiations in Busan, South Korea, aimed at creating the first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution, have ended without agreement, albeit with a follow-up session planned for 2025.
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Talks over plastic treaty end without agreement in South Korea

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The INC-5 negotiations in Busan, South Korea, aimed at creating the first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution, have…

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Lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industries are out in force at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) talks taking place in South Korea to advance a global plastics treaty,
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Fossil fuel lobbyists ‘flooding’ plastic treaty negotiations, says CIEL

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Lobbyists for the fossil fuel and chemical industries are out in force at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) talks taking…

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Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meetings, aimed at agreeing on a treaty to curb plastic pollution.
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Campaigners call for reassessment of plastic production as talks begin in Busan

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Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating…

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Poster announcing Decarbon 2027: Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Congress, with abstract glassy bubbles at the bottom.

INTERVIEWS

  • Ambition Into Action – Lisa Morden, Chief Sustainability Officer, Kimberly-ClarkJuly 6, 2026
  • Juan Verde on why the climate revolution is now a business survival testJuly 3, 2026
  • Volkswagen AG’s Dr Daniel-Sascha Roth on the role of technology in streamlining reportingJuly 1, 2026
  • Ambition Into Action – Jeff Yorzyk, Senior Director of Sustainability, HelloFreshJune 26, 2026
  • Ambition Into Action – David Pettet, Group Head of Sustainability, Nomad FoodsJune 23, 2026

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EXPLAINER

  • Why climate risk is rising in 2026July 6, 2026
  • Regulated, but not resolved: why the ESG ratings regulation will not spare asset managers their homeworkJuly 2, 2026
  • Opponents to the Global Plastics Treaty are running out of excusesJune 30, 2026
  • The carbon removal market doesn’t need more innovation – it needs the conditions to scaleJune 26, 2026
  • The energy wall – how AI companies are trying to scale without breaking power billsJune 25, 2026

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