1、THE GLOBAL COMMITMENT FIVE YEARS IN1This paper has been compiled by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,with input from the UN Environment Programme in relation to the government signatories.THE GLOBAL COMMITMENT FIVE YEARS IN:LEARNINGS TO ACCELERATE TOWARDS A FUTURE WITHOUT PLASTIC WASTE OR POLLUTIONTHE

2、 GLOBAL COMMITMENT FIVE YEARS IN2About this paper 3Executive summary 51 Introduction 8A plastic pollution crisis 9The Global Commitment 92 The last five years:progress and learnings 12Mobilise:1,000+signatories uniting behind a common vision 14Deliver:Demonstrating that progress is possible and reve

3、aling where its lacking 15Learn:Providing unprecedented transparency and identifying key barriers 19Catalyse:Creating a ripple effect far beyond the signatory group 20Conclusion 213 The last five years:a deep dive on three pivotal hurdles 22Taking reuse from niche to scale 23Tackling flexible plasti

4、c packaging waste in high-leakage markets 27Establishing infrastructure to collect and circulate packaging after use 314 Looking ahead 33Government and business action will be required 34Scale what is proven possible and tackle three pivotal hurdles 36The future of the Global Commitment 37Acknowledg

5、ements 38Endnotes 41TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE GLOBAL COMMITMENT FIVE YEARS IN3This paper is written for business leaders,policymakers,and negotiators of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.It aims to contribute to the global debate on plastic waste and pollution by surfacing

6、 the learnings from the first five years of the Global Commitment the largest global voluntary effort to tackle plastic waste and pollution and,based on those,provide direction for the coming years to drive progress further,faster.Now is the right time to reflect upon progress to date.With only two