The Solution: PACT
What is PACT, and how does it help solve the plastics issue?
Industries play a crucial role in the global production and use of plastics. With a growing awareness of this, more businesses in Singapore and Asia want to take action and may need help figuring out how.
Plastic ACTion (PACT) is a WWF-Singapore initiative to help businesses in Singapore reimagine the way they use plastics.
Goals
PACT aims to tackle the following issues:
To achieve an overall vision of No Plastics in Nature by 2030, PACT is working towards the following goals:
- Elimination of all unnecessary plastics
- Reduction of at least 50% of unrecyclable single-use plastics
- Support of a circular economy by moving to 100% reusable or recyclable product or packaging design models
- Removal of plastics from nature by making a net positive impact
How PACT Helps
With PACT, we provide solutions and resources, empowering businesses to reduce their plastic footprint, based on several guiding principles. Together, we brainstorm initiatives which are then rolled out as industry guidelines. Click on each section below for more information on what we do!
Companies join PACT via sectoral collaborations. This allows them to enjoy the following benefits:
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Invites to private closed-door events with industry leaders and peers |
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Sharing of best-practice case studies by PACT champions |
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Opportunities for joint agreement and industry consensus to avoid competition with other businesses |
