{"id":19089,"date":"2018-10-29T08:09:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=19089"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:17:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:17:29","slug":"coca-cola-nestle-danone-mars-pepsi-and-unilever-sign-global-plastics-pledge-but-still-havent-prioritized-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/19089\/coca-cola-nestle-danone-mars-pepsi-and-unilever-sign-global-plastics-pledge-but-still-havent-prioritized-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Coca-Cola, Nestl\u00e9, Danone, Mars, Pepsi and Unilever sign global plastics pledge but still haven\u2019t prioritized reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bali, Indonesia<\/span> –<\/span> Greenpeace has cautiously welcomed the <\/span>New Plastics Economy Global Commitment<\/span><\/a> announced today by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, saying that it allows for too much flexibility. Coke, Danone, Mars, Pepsi and Unilever are among the 250+ signatories that have pledged to tackle plastic pollution, though Greenpeace, a member of the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement, has urged these corporations to show concrete actions that focus on reduction.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

In response to today\u2019s EMF announcement, Greenpeace Indonesia Global Project Leader Ahmad Ashov said:<\/span><\/p>\n\n

\u201cWhile elements of the EMF Global Commitment are moving in the right direction, the problem is that companies are given the flexibility to continue prioritising recycling over reduction and reuse. Corporations are not required to set actual targets to reduce the total amount of single-use plastics they are churning out. They can simply continue with business as usual after signing the commitment.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n

\u201cOur recent report \u2018<\/span>A Crisis of Convenience<\/span><\/a>,\u2019 reveals that 11 of the largest consumer goods companies\u2019 current plans allow them to increase their use of single-use plastics and none have set clear elimination or reduction targets.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

\u201cIf we continue down this current path, global plastic production will double in twenty years and quadruple by 2050 [1]. <\/span>Unless corporations are held accountable to ambitious and mandatory reduction targets, we won’t be able to tackle the problem at the source and efforts like the EMF pledge will not change much.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace is calling on companies like <\/span>Nestl\u00e9<\/span>, Unilever, Coca-Cola and Pepsi to show true leadership and deliver on all of the following actions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n