Commitments & Achievements

CGF Endorses the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy

The CGF issues a statement calling for the consumer goods industry to play a leading role in eliminating plastic waste on land and sea and endorses the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy vision. The statement was issued ahead of the Our Ocean Conference that took place in Bali, Indonesia.

CGF Partners with SYSTEMIQ and McKinsey to Create a Blueprint for Success on Packaging

The CGF undertakes a year-long study with SYSTEMIQ and McKinsey, with the support of CGF members, to create a blueprint for reaching our ambition of a more circular economy for plastic packaging. Together, we develop  a simulation model comparing collection and recycling rates, material flows, as well as associated financial and social implications for different combinations of waste management system design choices. The results shape the work of the Plastic Waste Coalition.

CGF Plastic Waste Coalition Announces First Two Golden Design Rules for Plastic Packaging

Advancing on their first priority, Coalition members finalised the first two of a series of “Golden Design Rules” for the design of plastic packaging which are designed to accelerate progress towards their aim of using less and better plastic. These first two rules focus on increasing the value of PET bottle recycling and removing problematic elements from packaging, such as carbon black, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and EPS (expanded polystyrene), which complicate the recycling process.

The Coalition Releases Position Paper on Optimal Extended Producer Responsibility

Coalition members have released a new position paper, “Building a Circular Economy for Packaging: A View from the Consumer Goods Industry on Optimal Extended Producer Responsibility,” which provides a framework for the development and implementation of EPR programmes around the world.

The Coalition Launches Full Set of “Golden Design Rules” to Tackle Plastic Waste

The Coalition published the remaining seven “Golden Design Rules”, which follows on from the launch of the first two of the series in December 2020. 

The latest design rules focus on eliminating unnecessary plastic packaging, by reducing headspace and plastic overwraps, as well as increasing recycling value in various types of plastic, including PET thermoformed packaging, flexible consumer packaging and rigid HDPE and PP.  Business-to-business plastic packaging will also be targeted, with the elimination of all unnecessary packaging that doesn’t reach the consumer. The rules also cover the use of clear and accurate on-pack recycling instructions, which will help consumers to ensure that packaging is sorted for the appropriate end-of-life solution. 

The Coalition Publishes New Guidelines for Ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees

Members of the Coalition released a paper outlining guiding principles for the ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees. The paper aims to provide clarity on the meaning of ecomodulation as an EPR fee setting mechanism and outlines the guiding principles and six key design parameters of optimal ecomodulation systems, which include simplicity, clarity of objectives and criteria, focus on net cost, investment into the system, transparency and consultation and harmonisation.  

Coalition Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment

The Coalition announced the publication of a Vision and Principles Paper, entitled “Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics” which encourages the development of new plastics recycling technologies that meet six key principles for credible, safe and environmentally sound development. In support of this position paper, the Coalition also published an independent Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, that demonstrates that the chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste could reduce the climate impact of plastic when compared to waste-to-energy incineration.

Coalition Companies Signal Shared Demand for 800,000 Tons of Chemically Recycled Materials

Twelve member companies of the Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste published a letter addressed to suppliers, regulators and investors expressing their demand to procure chemically recycled material produced in line with their environmental safeguards. A wider survey of Coalition member companies indicated demand of 800,000 tons of chemically recycled material per year by 2030, in addition to their needs for mechanically recycled materials. 

Coalition Launches New Workstreams on Reuse/Refill and Flexibles

At the start of 2023, the Coalition started the Reuse/Refill workstream to understand what we can do collectively to support scaling such models widely. The Coalition’s Flexibles Workstream takes a four-pronged approach, looking at reduce and re-design, recycling systems, innovation and recycling technology.

CGF China Golden Design Rules Case Study Booklets Launched in Chinese and English

The CGF China issued its Golden Design Rules (GDR) Case Study Booklet at the 3rd Annual CGF China Health and Sustainability Collaboration Conference on March 21, 2023, including case studies from sixteen member companies.

L'Oréal's Alexis Perakis-Valat Appointed Co-Sponsor of Plastic Waste Coalition of Action

Alexis Perakis-Valat, President of the Consumer Products Division for L’Oréal, was appointed as the new Co-Sponsor of the Coalition.

CGF China and SynTao Publish Case Study Booklet

CGF China joins forces with SynTao developed a booklet in English and Chinese delivering sustainable packaging management paradigms and case studies from CGF member companies.