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UNEP Report Discloses the Business Risks of Plastic Use
Plastic is used in everything from electronic devices, including computers and smartphones, to food packaging. However, plastic also has...
Jun 26, 2014
NEWS CLIP: Plastics News Weekly Report
A highlight from this week in Plastics News, The Plasticity Forum is noted at 0:55 seconds of the above news feature on Plastics News....
Jun 26, 2014
环境署:塑料垃圾每年给海洋生态系统造成130亿美元经济损失 : UNEP: Plastic waste incurs $13 billion in economic losses to marine
2014-06-24 21:08 文章来源:联合国电台 文章类型:转载 内容分类 :调研 在首届联合国环境大会6月23日于内罗毕开幕当天发布的两份报告指出,海洋里大量的塑料垃圾日益威胁到海洋生物的生存,保守估计每年给海洋生态系统造成的经济损失高达130亿美元。...
Jun 24, 2014
联合国环境署报告:塑料污染威胁海洋生态环境: UNEP Report: Plastic Pollution threatens the marine environment
2014年06月24日 14:25 来源:中国新闻网 参与互动(0) 中新网6月24日电 据联合国网站报道,首届联合国环境大会6月23日于内罗毕开幕。当天会上发布的两份报告指出,海洋里大量的塑料垃圾日益威胁到海洋生物的生存以及旅游业、渔业和商业的发展,据保守估计,塑料垃圾每...
Jun 24, 2014


MEDIA RELEASE: Plasticity Forum 2014
DON’T DESIGN FOR “END OF LIFE,” DESIGN FOR “WHAT’S NEXT” MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT: The third annual Plasticity Forum took place in New York...
Jun 24, 2014


Plastic a plague on world's oceans, United Nations warns
The dumping of plastic waste into oceans is causing at least US$13 billion a year of damage, threatening marine life, tourism and...
Jun 24, 2014


June forum addresses environmental impacts of plastic
The third annual Plasticity Forum has been scheduled for June 24, 2014, in New York City. Organizers of the event say it will present...
Jun 24, 2014


Plasticity NYC 2014
On June 24th, the Plasticity Forum will be coming to NYC to share the wealth of knowledge from the leading edge of those who are...
Jun 24, 2014


Report: Companies’ plastic use costs environment $75bn each year
Consumer goods companies are costing the environment $75bn per year through their use of plastics, revealed a report released today....
Jun 23, 2014
微塑料令人担忧,塑料垃圾每年给海洋生态系统造成130亿美元的经济损失: Micro Plastics worrying, plastic garbage causes $13 billion
2014年6月23日,内罗毕——首届联合国环境大会开幕式当天发布的两份报告指出,海洋里大量的塑料垃圾日益威胁到海洋生物的生存,保守估计每年给海洋生态系统造成的经济损失高达130亿美元。 联合国环境规划署(以下简称"环境署")第11版年鉴回顾了过去十年报告关注的十大紧迫环境问...
Jun 23, 2014


Companies Urged to Disclose 'Plastic Footprint'
"The research unveils the need for companies to consider their plastic footprint just as they do for carbon, water and forestry," Andrew...
Jun 23, 2014


Plastic Waste Causes Financial Damage of US$13 Billion to Marine Ecosystems
Nairobi, 23 June 2014 – Concern is growing over the threat that widespread plastic waste poses to marine life, with conservative...
Jun 23, 2014
World First Report Reveals the Environmental Impact of the Consumer Goods Industry’s Use of Plastics
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a new first-of-its kind report released today, the natural capital cost of the worldwide consumer goods...
Jun 23, 2014


Early Report on Valuing Plastic
On the evening of June 5, an advanced copy of the Executive Summary of "Valuing Plastic: The Business Case for Measuring, Managing and...
Jun 23, 2014


Plasticity Forum NYC 2014
Join us on 24th June, 2014 in New York for the third Plasticity Forum and be a part of the most influential dialogue on working in a...
Jun 22, 2014


'Valuing Plastic' Illustrates Critical Need for Companies to Disclose Data on Plastic Use
Companies could become more sustainable by improving the way they measure, manage and report the amount of plastic they use in their...
Jun 20, 2014
The possibilities for plastics will be the focus of The Plasticity Forum
When experts gather to talk about plastics, it’s more often than not a discussion about problems. But for at least one day in New York,...
Jun 20, 2014


Plastics Don't Disappear, But They Do End Up In Seabirds' Bellies
The vast majority of debris in the ocean — about 75 percent of it — is made of plastic. It can consist of anything from plastic bottles...
Jun 17, 2014


Obama to order ocean protections with executive powers, Kerry says
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, says saving the world's oceans was a vital security issue, and has urged leaders at an...
Jun 16, 2014
New Report on the Cost of Top Global Companies' Plastic Use and Impact will be Discussed at New York
A new report, the first ever of its kind, has analysed the world’s top companies and the natural capital valuation of plastic use in the...
Jun 11, 2014
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