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Unilever Adjusts Sustainable Plastic Goals As Industry Aspirations Meet Systemic Realities

 
• By Eileen Francis

London-based Unilever is resetting targets including virgin plastic reductions and increases in packaging that is recyclable, reusable or compostable. Based on a report last year from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on industry progress against goals to reduce plastic waste, Unilever will not be alone in having to recalibrate.

Missed Target
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Unilever PLC, a leading force for greener industry practices, has announced it will not hit 2025 plastic waste reduction targets, set amid a flurry of industry-wide ESG goals established in the 2018-2020 timeframe.

In a Climate Transition Act Plan released last month and discussed in further detail during the London-based company’s first quarter sales presentation on 25 April, the firm reported plans to reduce its virgin plastic footprint 30% by 2026 and 40% by 2028

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