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.
Unilever Adjusts Sustainable Plastic Goals As Industry Aspirations Meet Systemic Realities
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.

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