Progress Report of the Business World Plastics Initiative Announced

28 Nov 2022

According to the Progress Report of the Business World Plastics Initiative (IPG), 33 companies achieved a total of 41.1% progress in the first year in their commitments to reduce and prevent the use of plastic by 2023, reducing 17,676 tons.

The results of the Plastic Commitments Progress Report of the Business World Plastics Initiative (IPG), which was launched in cooperation with Global Compact Turkey, SKD Turkey and TÜSİAD and aims to help the business world achieve measurable outputs in its fight against plastic pollution, have been announced. According to IPG, Turkey's first and only plastic initiative, 33 companies achieved a total progress of 41.1% in their commitments until 2023 and achieved a reduction of 17,676 tons. This amount is equivalent to the total plastic waste of 40 thousand families.

To date, 42 signatory companies of the IPG, which was implemented in cooperation with Global Compact Turkey, Business World and Sustainable Development Association (SKD Turkey) and TÜSİAD, have made concrete plastic reduction and use prevention commitments until 2023. The Progress Report included the progress in plastic commitments made by 33 companies in 2021, the commitments of 9 companies that made commitments for the first time in 2022, and application examples from companies.

HIGHLIGHTFUL FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT:

To review the full report, which also touches on what needs to be done to transition to a circular economy in the fight against plastic pollution, please click.

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