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Oil-producing countries opposed setting a plastic production reduction target at the late 2024 negotiation to put an end to plastic pollution. Corporate behemoths recently relinquished on their previous plastic commitment. To fight this status quo, sustainable investors need to convince invested companies\u00a0<strong>setting up trajectories of plastic reduction<\/strong>\u00a0and working towards a\u00a0<strong>more sustainable management of plastic waste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The webinar, organised by ItaSIF in collaboration with Ofi Invest Asset Management, analyses practices and trends related to plastic and lists the levers for action to alleviate plastic pollution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last 20 years global output of plastic doubled, and\u00a0most plastic waste was dumped into the\u00a0environment. Plastic has huge\u00a0impacts\u00a0on marine biodiversity. 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