Global Plastics Treaty

Two new reports raise the alarm over the way fossil fuel investments are continuing to be made based on the assumption demand will keep rising

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

Environmental groups express outrage at governments' failure to deliver an new treaty to tackle plastic pollution

Attempts to deliver new global plastics treaty blocked by small group of petrostates, forcing negotiations to be extended into next year

With just days to go until the curtain comes down on the fifth and final scheduled round of talks t try and deliver a legally-binding plastics pollution treaty, observers warn of scant sign of progress on key dividing lines

Group of leading businesses meet with UK government ahead of upcoming final round of negotiations aimed at agreeing a landmark final plastic pollution treaty before the end of this year

The Global Plastics Treaty must tackle production of plastic and open the door to a fundamental reshaping of the economy, writes Radboud University's Sara Gonella

Latest round of UN talks to finalise treaty to end plastic pollution worldwide draw to a close in Ottawa with pockets of progress but much still to play for

Companies with $15.5tr in combined assets call on governments to deliver ambitious new treaty to tackle pollution across the entire plastic value chain

Close to 3,000 firms disclose on plastic-related risks for the first time, but thousands have not set targets for managing impacts