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Greenpeace Thailand urges PM Thavisin to reject corporate greed that has ‘hijacked’ the country’s climate policy
Aside from promoting false solutions, Thailand’s climate policies will only incentivize the commodification of natural resources and enable powerful corporations and governments to seize the land of vulnerable communities, violate human rights and destroy the ecosystem.
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Greenpeace report uncovers how top brands fool consumers with ‘false solutions’ to plastic pollution
The report, titled Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still Have It Wrong on Plastic Pollution "Solutions,’”[1] shows how multinational companies, such as Nestlé, Unilever, PepsiCo, and Procter & Gamble, continue to harm the environment by using paper and crops-based bioplastics, which cause deforestation and threaten food security. Moreover, chemical recycling offers false hopes and lock in demand…
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The Recycling Myth
In many places a waste management system exists that claims to dispose, incinerate or recycle collected plastic waste. In reality, most of the plastic waste generated in high-income countries is transported to low- and middle- income countries, where the plastic waste is imported to be recycled or further processed.
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Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Danone, Mars, Pepsi and Unilever sign global plastics pledge but still haven’t prioritized reduction
Bali, Indonesia- Greenpeace has cautiously welcomed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment announced today by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), saying that it allows for too much flexibility. Coke, Danone, Mars, Pepsi and Unilever are among the 200+ signatories that have pledged to tackle plastic pollution, though Greenpeace, a member of the Break Free From…
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Global survey reveals FMCG companies’ contribution to plastic pollution crisis
Jakarta– Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) corporations are a predominant force behind the throwaway economic model driving the plastic pollution crisis, according to a comprehensive sector survey Greenpeace International released today. None of the companies surveyed have plans to put the brakes on the growing production and marketing of single-use plastics, while the solutions they are exploring will only perpetuate…
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Nestlé misses the mark with statement on tackling its single-use plastics problem
Nestlé, released a statement that does not include clear targets to reduce and eventually phase out single-use plastics.
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Greenpeace greener electronic ranking shows how actions speak louder than words for the electronics industry
Philips and HP introduce new transformative products, Toshiba and Microsoft fail to act on their promises.