Peggy Lefort, pollution and circular economy lead at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, says:
“To reduce plastic pollution for short-use plastics by 2040 will require whole-systems change.
It will require us to change the way we produce and use plastics away from our current linear model towards a circular model, and this will require a massive re-directing of financial force. The finance sector has a role to play to support their clients in transitioning to a circular plastics economy.”
Changing the current system is not only good for the planet – it will also create cost savings estimated at around $4.5tn by 2040.
“I am confident because science tells us it is possible” says Peggy Lefort.
Listen to the podcast to hear debate and discussion on how finance and manufacturing can help solve our plastics problem.