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Plastic’s role in the triple planetary crisis
The world is facing a triple planetary crisis: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss — a trifecta of injustice. While these crises have different dimensions that often overlap, one thing is common in them all — plastic.
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Best of Greenpeace actions 2023
There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing fossil fuel giants crumble under the pressure of our collective action. We live for moments where justice is served, through movements big and small,…
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‘Real Beauty, Real Harm’: 3 ugly truths behind Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’
Dove’s chief execs will tell you they care about women and girls. They’re spending millions on ‘Real Beauty’ campaigns to convince you that their brand is a force for good. But behind their public image lies a true story of real harm.
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Unilever sells 1700 highly-polluting throwaway plastic sachets per second, Greenpeace reveals
Consumer goods giant Unilever is selling 1700 highly-polluting plastic sachets every single second, fuelling the global plastic pollution crisis and dumping huge amounts of waste on countries in the Global South, according to new figures released today by Greenpeace International.
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Unilever Uncovered
In this report we expose the blight of Unilever’s single-use sachets on low-income communities and the glaring gap that exists between what the company says it will do, and what it actually does.
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History in the making: Africa’s stand against the plastic pollution crisis at INC3
I'm Natanya from Greenpeace Africa and last week I attended the third round of international negotiations for a Global PlasticS Treaty in Nairobi, Kenya. In case you missed it, here's what happened.
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UN INC3 ends in frustration as governments allow low ambition countries to derail Global Plastics Treaty
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC3) for a Global Plastics Treaty ends on a disappointing note - Greenpeace's statement.
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Global Plastics Treaty: A Lifeline for Africa
Plastic pollution has far-reaching consequences on Africa’s health, environment and economy. This is why a strong Global Plastics Treaty is a lifeline for Africa.
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Artists, activists call for Global Plastics Treaty to end the age of plastic
Thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world have appeared in a video calling to end the age of plastic.