US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to agree a global plastics pact The US government is pushing back against measures ...

Malaysia’s actions position it as a potential leader in the ongoing negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty, due to resume ...

A JOINT declaration signed by 95 countries reaffirmed a shared global ambition to end plastic pollution. In line with the United Nations Environment Assembly’s Resolution 5/14 mandate, countries from ...

In the 'Nice Call for an Ambitious Treaty on Plastic Pollution,' issued at the United Nations Ocean Conference, 95 countries demanded that a global target to reduce plastic production and consumption ...

In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering ...

The Philippines has signed an international declaration, joining 94 other countries in calling for an effective treaty to end global plastic pollution.

Malaysia event will feature a forward-looking briefing session on emerging ESG trends and a documentary film on the waste ...

Ahead of the next round of United Nations negotiations for a legally binding plastics treaty in Geneva, or INC-5.2, an international consortium of scientists recently published a peer-reviewed ...

On 1 July, a ban came into force on countries that are not signatories to the Basel Convention, the international treaty ...

The 53rd celebration of World Environment Day (WED) was held on June 5 last week. I had the pleasure of commemorating this event in Boracay Island while attendi ...

Updated to reflect the outcomes of the 2024 UN negotiations on a global plastic treaty in Busan, WASTED offers a sobering yet ...

As the fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for a Global Plastics Treaty was winding up in Busan in December 2024, with no treaty in sight, 94 nations had ...