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If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it. Plastic pollution is a global problem with long-lasting environmental impacts. Photo by Kai Sender. Did you know?. Roughly 33% of plastic is for single use, and is then thrown away.

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If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

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  1. If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.

  2. Plastic pollution is a global problem with long-lasting environmental impacts. Photo by Kai Sender

  3. Did you know? • Roughly 33% of plastic is for single use, and is then thrown away. • Approximately 90% of total global plastic used is not recycled. • Plastic has the potential to stay in the environment for 100 years. • Plastic negatively impacts at least 270 species of animals and birds.

  4. There are 5 large ‘gyres’ in the world’s oceans, all accumulating plastic waste

  5. The North Pacific Gyre • The North Pacific Gyre (over 2,590,000 km² in size) has become a convergence area for floating debris, 90% of which is plastic.

  6. Founding of the Plastic Disclosure Project • Doug Woodring visited the North Pacific Gyre and was shocked by the amount of plastic trash that he saw. • He founded Ocean Recovery Alliance (ORA) as a vehicle for solutions to improve the ocean environment. • ORA is a non-profit in San Francisco and Hong Kong. • Innovative projects combine forces with business & technology sectors in new ways. • The Plastic Disclosure Project (PDP), based in Hong Kong, is one of the tools the Ocean Recovery Alliance uses to create solutions.

  7. What is the Plastic Disclosure Project? benefit • It is a tool that the business world uses to measure, manage, reduce & benefit from plastic waste… • …to create a world in which plastic use adds value for consumers and businesses without negatively impacting the environment.

  8. What is the Plastic Disclosure Project? • PDP Objectives: • Reduce plastic waste in the environment • Encourage sustainable business practices • Inspire improved designs & innovative solutions

  9. What is the Plastic Disclosure Project? • PDP Mission: • Annual corporate disclosure of plastic footprints & management strategies • Efficiencies in plastic use, reuse, recycling and value propositions from waste • Awareness of plastic investment risks & opportunities

  10. How PDP works • PDP is a tool companies use to analyze/evaluate their plastic use with the goal of decreasing that use • Investors will look to invest in companies that have participated in the project • Clients and consumers will choose to engage with companies that participate in the project • Companies will put pressure on suppliers to create products that use less plastic

  11. Who is PDP for? • Businesses, universities, NGOs and institutions • Responsible investors and funds Disclosure requests backed by responsible investors

  12. What is unique about PDP? • Launched at Clinton Global Initiative • UNEP- Finance Partner • Backed by ESG partners – SIRUS • Based in Asia (Hong Kong) • Aimed at financial community • Global NGO

  13. How does PDP provide solutions? • Companies who participate… • increase recycled content • improve recycling programs • use of less plastic packaging and supply chain waste • develop better products / designs • introduce new materials

  14. How to reduce plastic’s environmental impact Photo by Ingrid Taylar

  15. Investors and other stakeholders • Support PDP financially • Endorse PDP’s disclosure requests • Benefit from the knowledge of plastic investment risks & opportunities • Attract ESG minded clients

  16. Sponsorship levels • Commitment for two years: • $50K/Year • $25K/Year • $10K/Year

  17. Businesses and Organizations • Measure, manage & reduce plastic footprints • Profit from better plastic management • Showcase best practices at www.projectdisclosure.org • Increase brand value

  18. How do companies benefit from reduced plastic use? • Save money on waste • Save money and energy by using recycled materials • Better PR and lower risk • Brand value improvement

  19. Solution Providers • Reach investors and other stakeholders, plus companies, and other organizations seeking sustainable solutions for plastic overuse • Showcase plastic management solutions and best practices on PDP’s website

  20. Solution Provider Case Study: Ford Focus • Innovative recycling of bottles and milk jugs made into plastic parts • Underbody shields • Wheel arch liners • Air cleaner assemblies

  21. Solution Provider Case Study: Replenish Concentrate Pod • 1 bottle makes 4 bottles of cleaner • FLIP over bottle and squeeze pod • MIX concentrate by adding water • CLEAN with 98% plant based ingredients

  22. Solution Provider Case Study: HEINZ Ketchup recycle • Up to 30% of the materialcomes from a renewablesource – plants. • Heinz Ketchup will convertto PlantBottle packagingstarting summer of 2011.

  23. Solution Provider Case Study: Dr. Pepper Snapple Group • New, lighter bottle design eliminated over 5 million kilograms of plastic a year and turned a profit from the project after only 6 months • Lightest 2 liter bottle in the industry

  24. Be a part of the solution • www.plasticdisclosure.orgwww.oceanrecov.org

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