Businesses send powerful signal to UN on need for legally binding plastic pollution treaty
· Leading companies and financial institutions call for countries to begin negotiations on a comprehensive, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. · This is the first time industry leaders have advocated for such a robust policy, and timing is critical just months before UN member states participate in the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) 5.2 where they have the opportunity to negotiate a treaty.GLAND, SWITZERLAND, 17 January 2022 – Today more than 70 leading businesses and financial institutions have called for a legally binding treaty on plastic pollution in a pre-UNEA
