Ahead of the fourth round of negotiations for an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution (INC-4) taking place in April, financial institutions are invited to sign the Finance Statement on Plastic Pollution to call on governments for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. 

Action taken by the private finance sector could play a crucial role in addressing the root causes of plastic pollution, and in enabling a sustainable, safe, and just circular plastics economy.

Along with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) , Principles for Responsible Investment , Finance for Biodiversity , the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development and the CDP, we invite all financial institutions – including investors, asset managers, asset owners, banks, insurance companies, financial industry associations, and other finance-related initiatives – to sign on, urging governments to take decisive action against plastic pollution.

The statement, addressed to INC-4 negotiators, sets out what a robust agreement would include from the perspective of the financial sector. The statement’s list of signatory organisations will be publicly announced to negotiating Member States during INC-4, taking place between 21-29 April 2024 in Ottawa, Canada.

Find out more, and sign the statement by the 16th of April 2024 at: https://www.unepfi.org/pollution-and-circular-economy/pollution/the-finance-statement-on-plastic-pollution/