Plastic promises scorecard series
The Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard is a benchmark series that assesses how large consumer-facing companies address plastic packaging responsibility. It reviews corporate policies, commitments, disclosures, and practices across key areas of packaging design, reuse, recycled content, transparency, recycling support, and producer responsibility, enabling consistent comparison over time.
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OVERVIEW
Overview
The Plastic Promises Scorecard is a benchmark series that evaluates how large, consumer-facing companies address plastic packaging impacts and related responsibilities across their operations. The series provides a structured, comparable assessment of corporate approaches to plastic use within the context of a circular economy.
Purpose
The benchmark is designed to improve transparency and accountability around corporate plastic packaging practices. It enables investors and other stakeholders to understand how companies define, manage, and disclose their plastic-related commitments and actions over time, supporting informed decision-making and engagement.
Methodology
The series applies a consistent, indicator-based methodology using publicly available corporate disclosures. Companies are assessed across multiple thematic pillars covering packaging design, reduction, recycled content, reuse, end-of-life management, and producer responsibility. Scoring distinguishes between stated ambition and demonstrated action, allowing for comparison across companies, sectors, and reporting years.
Use for finance professionals
Finance professionals can use this benchmark to compare company practices, monitor progress across reporting cycles, and identify areas of exposure or alignment with evolving regulatory, market, and stewardship expectations related to plastic packaging.
