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pollution
commitments
into action.

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ABOUT GPAP                            IMPACT AREAS              INDONESIA   GHANA   VIET NAM             NIGERIA                   LOOKING AHEAD

Plastic flows into                                                                             If we act together now, we can
                                                                                               halt this crisis in its tracks.

the ocean are
                                                                                               The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) was
                                                                                               created by a coalition of public and private sector
                                                                                               leaders to address the worldwide explosion in

expected to triple
                                                                                               plastic pollution.

                                                                                               We aim to shape a more sustainable and inclusive
                                                                                               world by eradicating that pollution.

by 2040 – but
                                                                                               Through our inclusive multistakeholder platforms,
                                                                                               we’re uniquely equipped to bring public, private and
                                                                                               civil society leaders together to develop joint solutions

immediate action
                                                                                               to the plastic pollution crisis that are both pragmatic
                                                                                               and ambitious.

could stem the tide
by more than 80%.
                                                                                                      globalplasticaction.org

                                                                                                      @PlasticImpact

                                                                                                      plasticaction@weforum.org

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Welcome from                                                                        Throughout my career, whether working for                            Today, as we start to find solutions to manage COVID-19,
                                                                                    governments, NGOs, or private organizations, I’ve                    the spirit of partnership and collaboration is more

our Director,
                                                                                    always been inspired by those working to improve the                 important than ever. Before the pandemic, we knew
                                                                                    state of the world and I’ve done all I can to learn from             plastic waste and pollution was a global issue that
                                                                                    such leaders and trailblazers and to collaborate with                needed to be addressed. Now, as we aim to initiate a

Kristin Hughes,                                                                     them to deliver positive results.                                    Great Reset, we must advocate for essential systems
                                                                                                                                                         change, and we must work together to deliver it in an

and the GPAP team
                                                                                    In each of my roles, it’s been abundantly clear just how             inclusive way. The pandemic has highlighted the
                                                                                    vital it is to work with others on co-creating and co-               importance of engaging a wide diversity of actors, such
                                                                                    implementing solutions. The World Economic Forum’s                   as governments, business, civil society and youth leaders,

around the world                                                                    platform approach for engaging diverse stakeholders is
                                                                                    a great example of that process in action. The Forum
                                                                                    brings together stakeholders from a diverse set of
                                                                                                                                                         to cultivate purpose-driven communities. Thanks to our
                                                                                                                                                         unique platform approach, GPAP is well placed to
                                                                                                                                                         orchestrate action that triggers systemic impact.
                                                                                    interests to align behind a common objective, recognizing
                                                                                    that combining their strengths delivers an outcome                   Other trends, like companies pledging net-zero or other
                                                                                    greater than that which they could bring to bear on their            enhanced environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
                                                                                    own. It is with great honor that I lead one of these                 commitments and shareholders highlighting the value of
                                                                                    platforms – the Global Plastic Action Partnership – not              looking beyond quarterly returns, emphasize the need
                                                                                    only because of the urgent need to address plastic waste             for platforms like GPAP to work in collaboration with like-
                                                 Kristin Hughes                     and pollution but because of the impartial leadership and            minded organizations to turn commitments into action
                                                                                    convening power that the World Economic Forum brings                 and ensure long-term, positive outcomes.
                                                 Director                           to support progress towards shared goals.
                                                 Global Plastic                                                                                          We have less than a decade to achieve the Sustainable
                                                 Action Partnership                                                                                      Development Goals (SDGs), and in the shadow of
                                                                                                                                                         COVID-19, fiscal belts are being drawn ever tighter.
                                                                                    The UK is delighted to support GPAP and its work to
                                                 Member of the                                                                                           Therefore, it’s even more crucial to deploy resources
                                                                                    protect the marine environment from the rising threat
                                                 Executive Committee,                                                                                    efficiently and effectively. The SDGs can only be attained
                                                                                    of plastic pollution which causes havoc to ocean
                                                 World Economic Forum                                                                                    through global partnerships and impartial cooperation. In
                                                                                    ecosystems and creatures. The programme has
                                                                                                                                                         that regard, GPAP has a big role to play in delivering
                                                                                    supported several countries to develop action plans
                                                                                                                                                         against SDG 17 (partnerships for sustainable
                                                                                    to prevent plastic pollution, and the UK’s investment
                                                                                                                                                         development), among others, as we leverage our unique
                                                                                    will enable it to bring even more countries on board.”
                                                                                                                                                         public-private platform to build and curate communities,
                                                                                    Lord Goldsmith
                                                                                                                                                         catalyse and support inclusive collaborative initiatives
                                                                                    Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment of the             and demonstrate genuine impact.
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To that end, I’m delighted to introduce our second,
annual impact report. A little over two years ago, we
launched our first partnership with the Government of
                                                                            Developing countries face an escalating plastic
Indonesia. Since then, we’ve increased the number of
                                                                            pollution crisis, requiring innovation and
partnerships we facilitate, and our reach continues to
                                                                            investments to provide solutions. The Global
grow. GPAP is poised to support more countries in their
                                                                            Plastic Action Partnership plays an important
efforts to address plastic waste and pollution, and we
                                                                            role, engaging with public and private partners
know that we cannot work alone. As we embrace
                                                                            to transform challenges into opportunities and
multistakeholder collaboration and pivot GPAP towards
                                                                            achieve green, resilient and inclusive
its next phase, we’re encouraged by the leadership and
                                                                            development.”
cooperation shown by corporate competitors like
PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company, corporate                                Mari Elka Pangestu,
actors across the value chain like Nestlé and Dow, G7                       Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships,
nations including the UK and Canada, development                            World Bank Group
organizations such as the World Bank Group and our
global partners WWF, UNEP and WRAP.

We warmly welcome new partners, trailblazers,
innovators and entrepreneurs to join us. We invite you to
bring your collaborative spirit, your ambitions and your
beliefs. We can deliver impact at scale and make a real
difference to the world around us if we work collectively.
Only together can we eradicate plastic pollution from
our planet, improving the state of the world for all.

Kristin Hughes
Director

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Our year                                                        2020                                  2020                               2021                                       2021

at a glance
                                                                June – September                      November – December                January – March                            May – June

                                                                       BEHAVIOUR                                FINANCE                         INNOVATION
In the face of global disruption, the                                  Raised awareness of the                  Developed a roadmap             Raised awareness of circular
Global Plastic Action Partnership is                                   impact of COVID-19 on the                to catalyse financing           economy innovation at The
                                                                       plastic ecosystem through                in Indonesia                    Davos Agenda
grateful to our dedicated community                                    a public town hall
who continue to raise the bar and                                                                               POLICY                          INCLUSION
                                                                       INCLUSION                                Shared Ghanaian best            Brought together key youth
build momentum across all six                                          Engaged youth leaders in                 practice with global            leaders with an impressive track
of our impact areas.                                                   the plastic agenda at the                leaders at the World            record of action on plastic
                                                                       Global Shapers Annual                    Circular Economy Forum          waste through the inaugural
                                                                       Curators Meeting                                                         Plastic Action Champion cohort

                                                                                                                                                FINANCE
                                                                                                                                                Collaborated with HRH The             FINANCE
                                                                                                                                                Prince of Wales’ Sustainable          Convened financial sector
                                                                                                                                                Markets Initiative to host a          representatives through the launch
                                                                                                                                                Roundtable on Financing Plastic       of GPAP’s Financing Task Force
                                                                                                                                                Action in Emerging Markets
                                                                                                                                                                                           INCLUSION
                                                                                                                                                                                           Established gender-responsive
                                                                                                                                                                                           principles for plastic action
                                                                                                                                                                                           through GPAP’s Guide to Ensure
                                                                                                                                                                                           Gender-Responsive Action in
                                                                                                                                                                                           Eliminating Plastic Pollution

                                                                                                                                                                                           INNOVATION
                                                                  Built capacity on policy,
                                                                                                                                                                                           Established a platform for
                                                                  behaviour, gender and                                                    Scaled the national partnership
                                                                                                           Convened Viet Nam’s plastic                                                     connecting innovators, experts,
                                                                  innovation at the Sustainable                                            network and announced Nigeria
                                                                                                           action leaders through NPAP                                                     and investors through the Global
                                                                  Development Impact Summit                                                as the next national partnership
                                                                                                           Viet Nam’s launch ceremony                                                      Plastic Innovation Network

                                                                                                                                                INNOVATION
                                                                       METRICS                                                                  Crowdsourced informal plastic
                                                                       Established a plastic                                                    waste solutions in Indonesia
                                                                       baseline and scenario                                                    through the Indonesia Informal
                                                                       model in Viet Nam                                                        Sector Innovation Challenge

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Responding to                                                        Case study
challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the
                                                                     Helping protect waste
importance of collaborating to deliver results. We work              pickers from COVID-19
with public and private sector groups in our partner
countries to co-create impactful local solutions. No
single actor has all the answers. We employ a                        Context: Informal waste collectors are critical
multistakeholder approach to help governments,                       to managing and reducing the world’s plastic                                               We are very afraid to go to
companies and others collectively address problems.                  pollution. But a lack of protective equipment                                              work at this time. We could not
We also recognize the importance of a flexible,                      means COVID-19 has greatly increased the                                                   stay at home for social
tailored approach. Every country is unique and needs                 risks for these workers.                                                                   distancing or lockdown because
are driven locally so solutions must be too. There’s no                                                                                                         we have to collect domestic
single right answer to addressing plastic pollution,                 Action: Given the extraordinary circumstances,                                             waste for the city. With this
but we know we must work together and share                          we used funding from the UK Government to                                                  support, it helps us a lot. Not only
what we learn.                                                       provide organizations in NPAP countries with                                               for finance but also spiritually.”
                                                                     resources for PPE, hygiene products and food
Throughout the pandemic, plastic has been vital for                  stipends. Collaborating with ENDA in Viet Nam,                                             Mr. Khanh,
personal protective equipment (PPE), masks and the                   WIEGO in Ghana and Greeneration and VOI in                                                 Informal waste collectors cooperative
                                                                                                                                                                leader in Viet Nam
distribution of sanitizers. However, widespread utilization          Indonesia, we helped these at-risk communities
of these single-use plastics, coupled with inadequate                secure essential items.
waste management, has exacerbated plastic pollution.
Furthermore, lifestyle changes and the closure of                    Result: More than 8,800 waste pickers,

                                                                                                                       8,800                             98%
recycling facilities have added to the problem, while                 including 3,000 women, received health and
many informal sector workers grapple with lost income.                safety resources during the pandemic. Items
Despite the setbacks caused by the pandemic, we have                  provided included gloves, clothing, boots,
continued to collaborate with local partners to gather                helmets, reusable face masks, hand sanitizer     waste pickers received health     a survey by Greeneration
                                                                                                                       and safety resources during the   Foundation in Indonesia
insights and drive impact.                                            and cleaning products. In some cases, food
                                                                                                                       pandemic                          showed that 98% of recipients
                                                                      allowances and health insurance were also                                          felt that the provision of
                                                                      provided.                                                                          supplies could guarantee the
                                                                                                                                                         safety of their work

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How we
work                                                                                         Our impact                                    We’ve identified six key,

                                                                                             areas
                                                                                                                                           connected areas in which
To ensure our operations have
                                                                                                                                           our work can make the
maximum impact, our work is                                                                                                                biggest contribution:
guided by three strategic pillars:

1
                         Convening communities
                         and curating conversations:
                         building strong, inclusive and collaborative impact
                         communities at global and national levels.

2
                                                                                                      Informing policy                     Unlocking financing                 Transforming behaviour
                                                                                                 We support policy-makers               We engage stakeholders to              We amplify initiatives that
                         Generating new insights                                                  as they collaborate with              promote investment tackling           help citizens and consumers

                         and action roadmaps:
                                                                                              stakeholders to confront plastic          plastic waste and pollution.            form a more sustainable
                                                                                                 pollution in their territories.                                               relationship with plastics.
                         supporting countries to assess their current plastics value chain
                         and leakage areas, predicting potential future scenarios and
                         designing national action roadmaps to address country-specific
                         plastic waste issues.

3
                         Catalysing coordinated
                         action to scale solutions:
                         creating a collaborative ecosystem that enables                           Boosting innovation                   Harmonizing metrics                    Promoting inclusivity
                         the implementation of national action roadmaps and                    We create opportunities for           We facilitate evidence-based,             We aim to ensure diverse
                         incentivizes investment.                                              high-potential innovators to            country-level analysis and                 voices and inclusive
                                                                                               connect with those who can              action planning to create a            perspectives are integrated
                                                                                                  scale their innovations.            best-practice framework for             across all our partnerships.
                                                                                                                                    measuring plastic waste reduction.

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How we                                                                                   Governance structure

collaborate
                                                                                                     Governing Council                                                    NPAP Steering Board
GPAP’s governance structure is designed                                                              Chief executives and Ministers from the                              Senior leaders from the public, private, and
to enable impactful collaboration through                                                            public, private and civil society sectors who                        civil society sectors who represent
                                                                                                     appoint Steering Board members and                                   stakeholders across the plastics ecosystem.
our impartial global and national                                                                    champion GPAP at high-level forums.                                  They guide the strategic direction of the
                                                                                                                                                                          NPAP, participate in key NPAP and GPAP
multistakeholder platforms.                                                                                                                                               events and champion the NPAP.
                                                                                                     GPAP Steering Board
                                                                                                     Leaders, nominated by senior representatives
                                                                                                     of the Governing Council who guide the
                                                                                                     strategic direction of GPAP.                                         Advisory Panels

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         National Platforms
                                                                                                                                                                          Highly selective groups of leading experts

                                                                                   Global Platform
                                                                                                                                                                          from government, academia, the private
                                                                                                     Advisory Committee                                                   sector and civil society who provide expert
                                                                                                     A cross-sector of leading experts who
                                                                                                                                                        Shaping a         advice and impartial reviews about NPAP
                                                                                                                                                                          insights and action roadmaps.
                                                                                                     provide strategic advice and impartial
                                                                                                     reviews about global-level analyses and
                                                                                                                                                     more sustainable
                                                                                                     knowledge products.
                                                                                                                                                       and inclusive
                                                                                                     Affiliate Members                                world through       Task Forces
                                                                                                     A circle of influential global organizations
                                                                                                     that commit to reducing plastic waste
                                                                                                                                                     the eradication of   Multistakeholder groups of technical
                                                                                                                                                                          specialists from government, academia,
        GPAP’s membership                                                                            and sharing practical knowledge with like-
                                                                                                     minded peers through GPAP.
                                                                                                                                                     plastic pollution    the private sector and civil society. They
                                                                                                                                                                          implement the recommendations of the
        by sector                                                                                                                                                         national action roadmap across GPAP’s
                                                                                                                                                                          six impact areas.
                                                                                                     GPAP Secretariat
                                                                                                     Hosted by the World Economic Forum,
                                                                                                     the Secretariat manages the day-to-day
           9%                      36%                                                               operations of GPAP.                                                  NPAP Secretariat
                                                   Private
                                                   Public                                                                                                                 Hosted by a local organization that shares
         15%                                                                                                                                                              the goals of the NPAP, the Secretariat
                                                   International
                                                                                                     World Economic Forum                                                 manages the day-to-day operations of
                                                   organizations
                                                                                                     As the premier organization for public-                              the NPAP.
                                                   Civil society                                     private cooperation, the Forum hosts GPAP
                16%          24%                  Academia and other                                 as part of its broader Platform for Shaping
                                                                                                     the Future of Global Public Goods.

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GPAP
impact
                                                                                   Improved state of the environment and quality of life for communities impacted by plastic pollution
                                                                 Impact

ladder                                                                              Public and private actors             Public and private actors’ decision-          Public and private actors
Our concerted actions across                                                      take inclusive action to tackle         making to tackle plastic pollution is      increase investment in tackling
                                                            Intermediate
all six impact areas collectively                             outcomes                   plastic pollution                       informed by evidence                       plastic pollution
contribute toward crucial
change across the plastics
sector. Through our focus on
convening people, generating
                                                                Immediate         Promoting          Transforming          Harmonizing           Informing             Boosting               Unlocking
insights and catalysing action,                                  outcomes         inclusivity          behaviour             metrics               policy             innovation               finance
our ultimate vision is to shape
a more sustainable and                                                            Diverse and      Market influencers      GPAP members        GPAP members         Plastics solution       GPAP members
                                                                                    inclusive      on GPAP’s platform        are using            use action         innovators on          are interested in
inclusive world through the                                                     perspectives are     (governments,           consistent         roadmaps to         GPAP’s platform           investing in
eradication of plastic pollution.                                                present within    businesses, media)     approaches for        inform policy       have access to          tackling plastic
                                                                                      GPAP          have knowledge        measuring plastic       decisions       innovation enablers           pollution
                                                                                                      of behaviour            pollution                              (visibility, skills,
                                                                                                         change                                                    partners for scale)
                                                                                                      approaches

                                                                                                                    Initiatives catalyzed and collaborations supported
                                                                 Outputs
                                                                                                               Knowledge products published and roadmaps launched

                                                                                                                    Communities convened and conversations hosted

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Impact area 1 –                                                             All NPAPs conduct a detailed assessment of the current
                                                                            local plastics situation and estimate potential future
Informing policy                                                            plastic flows. Sector experts review the data and
                                                                            develop policy options to address the challenges
                                                                                                                                         Through strong convening power and the inclusion
                                                                                                                                         of people across multiple sectors, GPAP provides a
                                                                            raised. From these insights, NPAPs publish an evidence-      critical platform for fostering collective agreement
                                                                            based action roadmap outlining recommendations to            and driving coordinated action to tackle plastic
                                                                            help achieve the country’s plastic pollution targets. They   pollution and waste.”
                                                                            then launch task forces charged with driving progress.
                                                                                                                                         James Quincey,
                                                                                                                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
                                                                            Our roadmaps and the insights generated by our               The Coca-Cola Company
                                                                            partners have contributed to national policies and
                                                                            legislation on circular economy, plastic waste
                                                                            management and extended producer responsibility
                                                                            (EPR) schemes in Viet Nam, influenced national plastics
                                                                            management policy in Ghana and fostered agreement
                                                                            on targets in Indonesia.

                  Informing                                                 57%
                                                                                                   of NPAP Viet Nam’s members
                                                                                                   have been involved in government
                                                                                                   policy consultations

                    policy
                                                                            53%
                                                                                                   report being involved in
                                                                                                   corporate policy decisions
           We support policy-makers
            as they collaborate with
        stakeholders to confront plastic
           pollution in their territories.

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Impact area 1 – Informing policy

     Case study                                                             Context: In November 2020, the Government
                                                                            of Viet Nam amended its Law of Environmental
                                                                            Protection, singling out the plastics and

     Informing                                                              packaging sector for priority attention. The
                                                                            Government aims to identify the opportunities

     government
                                                                            and challenges for the sector as it transitions
                                                                            towards a more circular economy.

     action in
                                                                            Action: The Government has recognized NPAP
                                                                            Viet Nam to be a lead convener in developing

     Viet Nam
                                                                            evidence-based analysis. The NPAP creates
                                                                            scenarios that aid understanding of the plastic
                                                                            pollution situation and considers how to best
                                                                            deliver impact. The team is bringing together
                                                                            stakeholders to provide feedback on an
                                                                            associated Government decree, sharing
                                                                            findings from the NPAP’s baseline analysis
                                                                            and integrating its impartial insights.
       The NPAP provides a lot of information.
       It has been mapping projects and stakeholders                        Result: NPAP Viet Nam will be helping
       so we know what others have been doing. It helps                     the Government strengthen plastic waste
       us to avoid overlapping and to collaborate with                      management from a national to a local level.
       each other, which makes things more productive.”                     In its efforts to accelerate the circular
                                                                            economy, the Government of Viet Nam
       Dr Xuan Quach,
       Coordinator of Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance                           now intends to apply the NPAP’s systems-
                                                                            change approach to sectors beyond plastics
                                                                            and packaging.

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Impact area 2 –                                                             Solving the plastic waste problem will require a
                                                                            significant redirection of funds towards new models for
Unlocking financing                                                         reuse, substitution and collection, the estimated cost of
                                                                            which is $1.2 trillion by 2040. But investment in a circular
                                                                                                                                                     NPAP Indonesia and Viet Nam have accelerated
                                                                                                                                                     dialogues and information so we can focus where
                                                                            economy for plastics is currently inconsistent and small                 we would invest and the types of opportunities that
                                                                            scale with several barriers blocking increased flows of                  are there. We’ve found new companies to explore
                                                                            private capital.                                                         investing in through the financing roadmap work.”

                                                                            In the spring of 2021, GPAP created a Financing Task                     Rob Kaplan,
                                                                                                                                                     Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Circulate Capital
                                                                            Force to further support our financing work at national
                                                                            and global levels. GPAP intends to continue engaging

                                                                                                                                                     $196.7M
                                                                            major financial institutions, publish a white paper
                                                                            documenting challenges and opportunities, and build a                                                                         committed by
                                                                            policy framework to boost private investment in the                                                                           GPAP members
                                                                            circular economy. Identifying key barriers to financing                                                                       to NPAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                          countries
                                                                            and the solutions to unlock them will require a

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                                                                            concerted effort by private financial institutions and
                                                                            governments alike.                                                                          financial institutions participating in

                 Unlocking
                                                                                                                                                                        GPAP events and task forces to date

                 financing
                                                                            GPAP’s focus on financing for plastic
           We engage stakeholders to                                        action at both the global and national
           promote investment tackling                                      level ensures that all stakeholders are
                                                                            engaged, from multilateral institutions
           plastic waste and pollution.                                     and funds to traditional financial
                                                                            institutions and banks. In order to
                                                                            address the financing gap for the circular
                                                                            economy, we all have to work together.”

                                                                            Leah Karrer,
                                                                            Senior Circular Economy Officer, Global Environment Facility

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Impact area 2 – Unlocking financing

     Case study                                                             Context: The ambitious goals put forward in NPAP
                                                                            Indonesia’s action roadmap can only be achieved if
                                                                            strategic investment is made in Indonesia’s waste
     Encouraging private                                                    management infrastructure and circular economy.

     investment in                                                          Action: NPAP Indonesia created a financing roadmap

     Indonesia
                                                                            that outlines recommendations for mobilizing investment
                                                                            to meet the national marine plastic waste reduction
                                                                            target. It estimates a need for $18 billion in capital
                                                                            investment and an extra $1 billion per year in
                                                                            operational financing for solid waste management
                                                                            systems by 2040.
     As Project STOP continues to grow, we look forward
     to welcoming new strategic partners, whose                             Result: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is a global
     commitment, skills and resources will be crucial to                    non-profit organization that develops, deploys and
     addressing the global littering challenge together.”                   scales solutions to end plastic waste in the environment.
                                                                            The Alliance partners with multiple stakeholders to
     Thomas Gangl,
                                                                            tackle plastic waste, such as Project STOP alongside
     Borealis, CEO
                                                                            Nestlé, SYSTEMIQ and Borealis in Jembrana, Bali. When
                                                                            complete in 2022, the integrated waste management
                                                                            system will serve approximately 140,000 people and

    140K
                                                                            divert about 3,000 tons of plastic waste annually. The
                                                                            subsequent aim is to take on early-development risks as
                                                                            part of securing fresh investment and scaling a new
    people will be reached through                                          purpose-built system to serve 2.5 million people in
    financing committed by the Alliance
                                                                            Malang, Java.
    to End Plastic Waste in Indonesia

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Impact area 3 –                                                                                          All stakeholders in the plastics ecosystem have a role to
                                                                                                         play in shifting mindsets and behaviours. Our
Transforming behaviour                                                                                   multistakeholder approach means we can raise
                                                                                                         awareness among governments, businesses and other
                                                                                                         decision-makers about proven behaviour change
                                                                                                         methods. We take a holistic approach to behaviour
                                                                                                         change, focusing on upstream actions that prevent
                                                                                                         waste and downstream actions that better manage it.
                                                                                                         The NPAPs in Indonesia and Ghana both convened
                                                                                                         Behaviour Change Task Forces in 2021.

                                                                                                         We’ve also partnered with civil society organizations to
                                                                                                         develop a reuse portal that will enable stakeholders to
                                                                                                         connect with each other and learn how to implement
                                                                                                         reuse models at scale. During 2021, we’ll collaborate on
                                                                                                         the first prototype.

            Transforming                                                                                 We’ve come to the common understanding that

              behaviour
                                                                                                         behavioural change requires creating an enabling
                                                                                                         policy and economic system that creates a
                                                                                                         thousand nudges to shift behaviour. Impact needs
                                                                                                         size, and size requires many hands to do the work.”
         We amplify initiatives that help
                                                                                                         Tiza Mafira,
          citizens and consumers form                                                                    Executive Director, Plastic Bag Diet Movement (GIDKP) /Aliansi Zero
         a more sustainable relationship                                                                 Waste Indonesia (AZWI)

                   with plastics.

                                                                                                         14
                                                                                                                              solutions have been generated by GPAP
                                                                                                                              to address plastic waste and pollution
                                                                                                                              to date

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Impact area 3 – Transforming behaviour

     Case study                                                                                                                      Context: Working with circular economy experts,
                                                                                                                                     WRAP, we set out to understand how to shift behaviour
                                                                            The Waste Resource Map is the first                      in waste management. Our research identified that

     Mapping Ghana’s                                                        resource freely available to all Ghanaians
                                                                            on where they can conveniently go to
                                                                                                                                     people are more likely to recycle if recycling points are
                                                                                                                                     more convenient and in locations they’re familiar with.

     recycling facilities
                                                                            recycle. It will provide an opportunity to
                                                                            engage local communities for greater                     Action: NPAP Ghana partnered with the United Nations
                                                                            positive impact on the environment, by                   Development Programme (UNDP, Ghana) to further
                                                                            preventing more waste from going to                      develop the waste resource map launched in 2019.
                                                                            landfill sites.”                                         Through the partnership, the NPAP contacted
                                                                                                                                     stakeholders to map recycling points, which are
                                                                            Catherine Adodoadji-Dogbe,                               predominantly operated by young entrepreneurs
                                                                            Assistant Programme Officer, UNDP Ghana
                                                                                                                                     across Ghana.

                                                                                                                                     Result: Thanks to better mapping and increased
                                                                                                                                     awareness of the business opportunities in the recycling
                                                                                                                                     sector, there are now more than 116 identified recycling
                                                                                                                                     points in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, up from just 10
                                                                                                                                     before the partnership began. The tool is currently
                                                                                                                                     being updated to enable recycling point operators to
                                                                                                                                     easily update the listings.

                                                                                                                                     116
                                                                                                                                     identified recycling points in Accra –
                                                                                                                                     up from just 10 before the partnership began

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Impact area 4 –
Boosting innovation
                                                                            Dealing with plastic pollution demands creativity – from
                                                                            re-designing packaging and delivery models to
                                                                            implementing new recycling technologies that help
                                                                            address waste production and management. We form
                                                                            innovative partnerships in response to needs within the
                                                                            national context, including a collaborative project with
                                                                            SAP to bring transparency to the plastics value chain.

                                                                            To discover innovators around the world, we
                                                                            collaborated with UpLink to launch the Global Plastic
                                                                            Innovation Network, aiming to build a community of
                                                                            pioneers working to eradicate plastic waste. Thanks to
                                                                            our extensive network, we can connect the innovators
                                                                            that have the best, scalable ideas to decision-makers
                                                                            and potential investors.

                  Boosting
                 innovation
                                                                            72
                                                                                            solutions hosted on GPAP’s Global
                                                                                            Plastic Innovation Network
                                                                                                                                       Technology is an enabler for the circular economy,
           We create opportunities for                                                                                                 but it’s not the whole solution, it’s part of a
           high-potential innovators to                                                                                                compilation. We also need the right economic

                                                                            445K
           connect with those who can                                                                     views of innovations         solutions, legislation, and to train people… lots of
                                                                                                                                       things need to happen.”
              scale their innovations.
                                                                                                          on the network to date

                                                                                                                                       Darren West,
                                                                                                                                       Business Development Director for Circular Economy at SAP SE

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Impact area 4 – Boosting innovation

     Case study                                                             Context: Informal waste collectors are vital, but they’re
                                                                            poorly rewarded and rarely recognized. Integrating the
                                                                            informal sector in Indonesia is critical to improve

     Seeking                                                                livelihoods and meet the NPAP’s goal of doubling
                                                                            Indonesia’s waste collection and recycling capacity.

     solutions for                                                          Action: In collaboration with the Incubation Network
                                                                            and the Ocean Plastic Prevention Accelerator (OPPA),

     informal sector
                                                                            GPAP launched an UpLink innovation challenge calling
                                                                            for ideas to improve the integration of the informal

     innovation in
                                                                            sector in Indonesia’s waste management economy.

                                                                            Result: Twelve innovators were selected to receive

     Indonesia
                                                                            support from the Incubation Network and OPPA to
                                                                            refine their solutions. The top three will be awarded a
                                                                            $5,000 grant thanks to Suntory and Indorama Ventures.
                                                                            In addition, the innovators gain access to UpLink events
                                                                            and the Forum will promote their work via social media.

       Informal sector workers are the backbone
       of waste management and recycling in
       Indonesia. Therefore, improving their
       work and wellbeing through innovation
                                                                            78
                                                                            informal waste sector ideas generated
       will drastically improve current practices                           from Indonesia’s innovation challenge
       towards more capacity, transparency and

                                                                            1.75M
       ethical operations.”

       Klaus Oberbauer,
       Programme Manager, Ocean Plastic Prevention                          views of videos about the
       Accelerator by SecondMuse                                            opportunity and innovations

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Impact area 5 –
Harmonizing metrics

                                                                                                                                     3/3
                                                                            Building consensus on consistent approaches to
                                                                            measuring plastic waste and pollution is essential for             current NPAPs have completed
                                                                            monitoring progress. Three of our national partners                baseline and scenario analyses

                                                                            – Indonesia, Ghana and Viet Nam – have conducted
                                                                            rigorous baseline assessments and projections, giving
                                                                            their governments clear evidence on which to act.

                                                                            In support of these measurement efforts, GPAP is
                                                                            working with partners and experts to encourage
                                                                            greater integration between established tools and
                                                                            methodologies. We’re also upgrading our approach
                                                                            to the baseline analysis so that governments, industry
                                                                            and civil society can conduct assessments and
                                                                            projections more independently. This updated tool
                                                                            will be interoperable so that different methodologies

             Harmonizing                                                    can be harmonized more easily.

               metrics
                                                                            We need to collect the right data to make
        We facilitate evidence-based,                                       policy decisions. Just as outcomes are
       country-level analysis and action                                    important, the process is also important.”
          planning to create a best-                                        Dorcas Ansah,
      practice framework for measuring                                      Ghana Country Representative, Women in Informal
                                                                            Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
           plastic waste reduction.

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Impact area 5 – Harmonizing metrics

     Case study                                                                  Context: Clarity about the scale of a nation’s plastic
                                                                                 waste problem is a vital starting point for positive
                                                                                 action. In Viet Nam, there was little agreement or data

     Establishing a                                                              about plastic waste volumes and flows until the NPAP
                                                                                 created it.

     vital baseline                                                              Action: By conducting a thorough baseline analysis
                                                                                 through a participatory process with over 70 experts,

     in Viet Nam
                                                                                 NPAP Viet Nam identified the country’s municipal solid
                                                                                 waste and plastic waste flows and quickly gained
                                                                                 agreement on its data.

                                                                                 Result: The Government of Viet Nam has shared the
                                                                                 baseline results with the national statistics office and
                                                                                 local authorities. The baseline data have also been
     The NPAP studies in Viet Nam have served as                                 referenced repeatedly, including in the Vietnam Zero
     important analytical underpinnings to inform the                            Waste Alliance’s Waste Audit, the World Bank’s Plastics
     World Bank’s policy dialogue on solid and plastic                           Circularity Market Study and the International Union for
     waste management in Viet Nam. The data it has                               the Conservation of Nature’s Guidance for Plastic
     generated has been important to highlight the                               Pollution Hotspotting.
     scale of the challenge as well as the
     opportunities that exist in-country to address

                                                                                 70+
     low-value and single-use plastic waste.”

     Ashraf El-Arini,
     Environmental Specialist and Task Team Leader of Plastics                   experts consulted while conducting
     Advisory Services and Analytics in Viet Nam, World Bank Group               NPAP Viet Nam’s baseline analysis

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Impact area 6 –                                                             This year, GPAP has focused on how gender equality
                                                                            can transform the plastics value chain, publishing a
Promoting inclusivity                                                       guide to gender-responsive action on plastic pollution
                                                                            and, in Ghana, a gender analysis of the plastics sector.
                                                                                                                                           While women, migrants, Indigenous Peoples, and
                                                                                                                                           low-income populations are more likely to be
                                                                                                                                           negatively affected by plastic pollution, they are
                                                                            We recognize the crucial role of informal waste sector         also a driving force of positive change, leadership
                                                                            workers too. Thanks to our facilitation, multinational         and innovation in their communities. Canada is
                                                                            software company SAP is preparing to help 2,000                proud to support GPAP’s efforts to reduce plastic
                                                                            waste pickers in Ghana measure and get paid for the            pollution in a way that empowers all. We encourage
                                                                            plastic they collect.                                          greater gender inclusiveness and social justice in
                                                                                                                                           national policies on plastic waste.”
                                                                            In 2021, we also launched our Plastic Action Champions
                                                                            initiative, convening eight accomplished young leaders         Jonathan Wilkinson,
                                                                                                                                           Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Canada
                                                                            who are promoting plastic waste solutions and
                                                                            engaging them at both GPAP and NPAP levels across
                                                                            all six of GPAP’s impact areas.
                                                                                                                                           GPAP is a network of so many experts on all levels
                                                                                                                                           with a wealth of knowledge – collaborating with

                 Promoting
                                                                                                                                           young people and involving them will allow the
                                                                                                                                           acceleration of change towards our behaviour and

                 inclusivity
                                                                                                                                           consumption of plastics.”

                                                                                                                                           Melati Wijsen,
                                                                                                                                           Founder, YOUTHTOPIA and Bye Bye Plastic Bags, Indonesia

                                                                                                                                           45%
           We aim to ensure diverse
                                                                                                                                                                     of Steering Board and Experts Group
       voices and inclusive perspectives                                                                                                                             members are women
           are integrated across all
               our partnerships.

                                                                                                                                           49%
                                                                                                                                                                     of members report having a ‘good’
                                                                                                                                                                     or ‘very good’ awareness of gender-
                                                                                                                                                                     inclusive approaches to addressing
                                                                                                                                                                     plastic pollution

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Impact area 6 – Promoting inclusivity

     Case study                                                             Context: Despite women playing a critical role in
                                                                            promoting circular economy solutions, making
                                                                            purchasing decisions and ensuring plastic waste is

     Spotlighting                                                           collected and recycled, their contribution to the
                                                                            plastics value chain has largely been undervalued.

     women at                                                               Action: NPAP Ghana investigated gender roles
                                                                            across the plastics and waste management value

     work in Ghana
                                                                            chains. NPAP Ghana’s Gender Advisor conducted
                                                                            research in five of ten regions across the country,
                                                                            holding over 150 interviews with men and women

                                                                                                                                   7%
                                                                            from both the formal and informal sectors of the
                                                                                                                                             of women working in the plastics
                                                                            plastics value chain.                                            sector in Ghana are in decision-
                                                                                                                                             making positions
     The gender baseline assessment was huge.                               Result: The NPAP published the first-ever plastics
     That it became a factor to be considered is                            sector gender analysis, revealing the roles,
     very forward thinking. We look at everything                           responsibilities and barriers to equal participation
     through the lens of gender. Every time someone                         for women. The report explores the realities for
     makes a presentation, members are asking

                                                                                                                                   74%
                                                                            women as regulators, market actors, workers,
     about gender considerations.”                                          consumers and community members, presenting                      of women occupy lower-level
                                                                                                                                             roles like waste picking,
                                                                            recommendations that are consistently referenced
     Adwoa Coleman,                                                                                                                          washing, sorting and packing
     Africa Sustainability and Advocacy Manager,
                                                                            and amplified by NPAP members.
     Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Dow

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A snapshot
                                                                32                                                                  13
                                                                                events hosted                                                        thought leadership

of impact
                                                                                at a global and                                                      pieces published
                                                                                national level                                                       with 32,629 views

                                                                8                                 1,847
                                                                                with a focus                     total event
                                                                                on Ghana                         attendees

                                                                5
                                                                                with a focus on

                                                                                                  3
                                                                                Indonesia
                                                                                                                 livestreamed

                                                                5
                                                                                                                 events with a
                                                                                with a focus                     total of 138,000
                                                                                on Viet Nam                      livestream views

 270                                                                                              7
                                 GPAP and NPAP                                                                   reports and
                                 member                                                                          roadmaps
                                 organizations                                                                   published with

                                                                                                                                    267
                                                                                                                 458 contributors
                                                                                                                                                     people contributed
                                                                                                                                                     to national action

  540
                                 people regularly                                                                                                    and financing
                                 engaged through                                                                                                     roadmaps
                                 GPAP and NPAP

                                                                                                                                    515,439
                                 governance bodies                                                                                                   impressions through
                                 and task forces                                                                                                     social media and the
                                                                                                                                                     GPAP website
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Indonesia
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                                                                                                              Spotlight on our members

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, with
108,000 kilometres of coastline and an abundance
of biodiverse marine ecosystems. However, the
country faces an escalating plastic pollution crisis.                                                         Agus Haryono
                                                                                                              NPAP Metrics Task Force
                                                                                                                                             Tiza Mafira
                                                                                                                                             NPAP Behaviour
                                                                                                                                                                          Simon Baldwin
                                                                                                                                                                          NPAP Innovation Task
Plastics play a key role in the national economy,                                                             Co-Chair and Deputy of         Change Task Force            Force Co-Chair, Global
                                                                                                              Engineering, Indonesian        Co-Chair and Executive       Head of Circularity at
generating around 6.8 million tonnes of plastic                                                               Institute of Sciences (LIPI)   Director, Plastic Bag Diet   SecondMuse
waste per year and rising. Without urgent action,                                                             –                              Movement/Aliansi Zero        –
                                                                                                                                             Waste Indonesia
the flow of plastic waste into the country’s water                                                            Dr Haryono is responsible                                   Simon leads programmes
                                                                                                              for LIPI’s report to the       –                            focused on developing
bodies is projected to increase by 30% between                                                                President on ocean             As an environmental law      innovations to address
2017 and 2025 to 780,000 tonnes per year.                                                                     plastic pollution reduction    and public policy expert,    ocean plastic pollution,
                                                                                                              efforts and harmonizing        Tiza’s work with GIDKP       including the Incubation
                                                                                                              national baseline metrics.     has influenced over 50       Network and Ocean
                                                                                                                                             cities in Indonesia to ban   Plastic Pollution
                                                                                                                                             plastic bags. She has        Accelerator.

6.8M 70%
                                                                                                                                             been featured in two
                                                                                                                                             documentaries: The Story
                                                                                                                                             of Plastic (2019) and
                                                                                                                                             Pulau Plastik (2021).

tonnes of plastic                     Indonesia has committed
waste per year                        to reducing marine plastic
                                      waste by 70% by 2025

Source: https://globalplasticaction.org/wp-content/uploads/NPAP-Indonesia-
Multistakeholder-Action-Plan_April-2020.pdf

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                                                                             Q     What are the most important things
                                                                                   stakeholders need to reduce plastic                 Key insights
                                                                                   waste and pollution?
                                                                                   According to our members, people find data

Interview
                                                                             A                                                            Capital investment of around               Financial barriers can be unlocked
                                                                                   about plastics difficult to access. Either it’s        $18 billion is required for waste          by closing the operational financing
                                                                                                                                          management and recycling between           gap for city-level waste collection
                                                                                   not available, is missing details or isn’t easily
                                                                                                                                          2017 and 2040                              and recycling systems, as well as for
                                                                                   shared. Beyond just data on waste                                                                 institutional and technical capacity
                                                                                   management and plastics, members also                  It is estimated that a $1 billion
with Hidayah Hamzah                                                                want clarity on who’s doing what and where.            per year increase is required in           It is necessary to incubate and scale
                                                                                                                                          operational financing for solid waste      up innovation, ventures, and project
NPAP Indonesia Manager                                                             Sharing key insights and findings is important         management systems by 2040                 development at all stages of the
                                                                                   to prevent duplication of work too.                                                               plastic system, through supportive
                                                                                                                                          Investors are looking for viable
                                                                                                                                                                                     policies, incentives and action
                                                                                                                                          solutions that highlight the risks,
                                                                             Q     What has been a key achievement                        processes and potential returns of
                                                                                   in Indonesia?                                          different opportunities

                                                                             A     In April 2020, we launched our
                                                                                                                                          Source: NPAP Indonesia Financing Roadmap
                                                                                   multistakeholder action plan. Now, for the
                                                                                   first time, people in Indonesia have a
                                                                                   baseline that specifically uses Indonesia’s
                                                                                   data. Previously, there was a global dataset
                                                                                   that listed Indonesia as the second-worst
We’ve seen the NPAP become a key nexus, bringing                                   polluter but without details. Now Indonesia is
together government, industry, researchers and the                                 able to use its own benchmark for progress.
international community with the shared goal of stopping
plastic from entering the environment in Indonesia. It’s                     Q     How has COVID-19 affected the
exciting and heartening to see so much goodwill be                                 NPAP’s progress?
harnessed towards positive action.”
                                                                             A     The pandemic pushed us to do things
Britta Denise Hardesty,                                                            differently, but we still meet with our
Principal Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial               members online. We can still do things to
Research Organisation (CSIRO)                                                      achieve our timeline, progress and
                                                                                   deliverables.

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                                                                Key achievements                                                                                                                 Future priorities
                          member                                                                                             The NPAP has become a call to action. For
                          organizations
                                                                                                                             Indonesia to achieve its goal of reducing marine
                                                                NPAP Indonesia launched in March 2019.                                                                                              Deliver mentorship and training
                                                                                                                             plastic pollution by 70%. Government, business and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    to the NPAP’s innovation
                                                                                                                             consumers all need to play their part, and NPAP is
       198                members
                                                                In the last year, NPAP Indonesia has achieved
                                                                                                                                                                                                    challenge cohort
                                                                                                                             the platform that brings these groups together.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Enhance cross-task force
                                                                impact in the following ways:                                                                                                       collaboration, such as project
                          of the NPAP’s
                                                                                                                             Said Zaidansyah,
        42%               members are
                                                                                                                             Deputy Country Director, Indonesia Resident Mission, Asian
                                                                                                                                                                                                    pitches between the Innovation
                          women                                     ACTION                                                                                                                          and Financing Task Forces
                                                                                                                             Development Bank
                                                                    Established five task forces to lead implementation
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Launch the behaviour change
                                                                    of the national action roadmap.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    and policy roadmaps
                                                                    INSIGHTS
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Convene workshops
                                                                    Created roadmaps for financing, innovation
People contributing to NPAP                                                                                                                                                                         with leaders interested
                                                                    and metrics.
Indonesia’s financing roadmap                                                                                                                                                                       in policy and financing to
                                                                    INNOVATION                                                                                                                      deliver investments in the
                                                                    Launched an innovation challenge calling for ideas to                                                                           circular economy
                                                                    support the informal sector across Indonesia’s waste
  5                                                                                                                                                                                                 Design and deliver monitoring
                    18                                              management economy. Of the 78 solutions submitted,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    insights via workshops
          49                                                        12 innovators were selected to receive training and
  9                                                                                                                                                                                                 connecting international and
                                                                    opportunities to scale and fund their solutions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    national experts on marine
                                                                    COMMUNITY                                                                                                                       litter measurement
         17
                                                                    Become Indonesia’s leading platform for public-private
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Develop a national strategy to
                    SECTORS:                                        collaboration, with more than 100 member organizations
                       Private                                                                                                                                                                      embed gender inclusive
                                                                    determined to end plastic pollution in the country.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    approaches across the plastics
                         Civil society
                         Public
                                                                                                                                                                                                    value chain
                         International                                                                                                                                                              Deliver meaningful knowledge
                         organizations                                                                                                                                                              exchange opportunities to
                                                                                                                                                                                                    connect NPAP partners and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    amplify efforts

$184.2M                                                                                                                                                                                             Generate increased impact by
                                                                                                                                                                                                    leveraging NPAP’s insights and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    learnings to support national
committed by GPAP members
                                                                                                                                                                                                    and global partners
to plastics solutions in
Indonesia so far

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                                                                                                  Spotlight on our members

Ghana’s economic growth has coincided with a
significant increase in the consumption of plastic
products, especially single-use plastics.
                                                                                                  Hon. Dr Kwaku                Adwoa Coleman                 Dorcas Ansah
                                                                                                  Afriyie                      Director for Sustainability   Country Representative,
It’s estimated that Ghana produces 0.84 million                                                   Minister of Environment,     Africa and Ghana              WIEGO
                                                                                                  Science, Technology          General Manager, Dow
tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste each year;                                                  and Innovation
                                                                                                                                                             –
                                                                                                                               –                             Dorcas is a leading
a figure that’s growing more than 5% annually.                                                    –                            Adwoa is a sustainability     championing the rights of
This rapid growth is driven by both an expanding                                                  Dr Afriyie is a long-        professional advocating       women, informal workers
                                                                                                  standing advocate for        for a circular economy        and waste pickers
population and increasing plastic consumption.                                                    sustainable use of natural   for plastics through          in Ghana.
The primary source of plastic waste is municipal                                                  resource for shared          systemic change.
                                                                                                  economic development.
solid waste and the figures don’t include institutional
or commercial sources.

0.84M 100%
tonnes of plastic waste                       Ghana has committed to
per year                                      reducing marine plastic
                                              waste by 100% by 2040

Source: NPAP Ghana Action Roadmap to be published in Sept

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                                                                      Q     Can you describe how the NPAP works?
                                                                      A     We aim to provide the structure to get to a
                                                                            well-determined agenda through analysis and
                                                                            information that drives value and action. The

Interview
                                                                            plastics problem is enormous. If we focus and
                                                                            strategize, we can leverage resources across
                                                                            hundreds of partners to catalyse action that
                                                                            would never be possible for one group alone
with Heather Troutman                                                       to realize.
NPAP Ghana Manager
                                                                      Q     How does the NPAP drive collective action?
                                                                      A     We bring stakeholders together to vet ideas
                                                                            and provide opinions on reducing plastic
                                                                            waste and pollution, based on findings from
                                                                            our baseline assessment and scenario             Key insights
                                                                            modelling. Our partners are then empowered
                                                                            to make informed decisions on interventions          Plastic leakage into the country’s        There’s no silver bullet to solve
                                                                            and we support them to identify collaboration        water bodies is projected to grow by      the problem; it will require
                                                                            opportunities connected to a comprehensive           190% between 2020 and 2040, from          collective action across four
                                                                            national action roadmap.                             approximately 78,000 tonnes per           critical accelerators:
                                                                                                                                 year to 228,000 tonnes per year
With the processes we’re putting in place, the                                                                                                                             – Implement the existing national
studies we’re conducting, and the interventions                       Q     How has NPAP Ghana prioritized gender                An inclusive and gender-                     plastics management policy
                                                                                                                                 responsive transition is essential as        and related legislative instruments
we’re planning – I have no doubt that very soon                             equality throughout its work?
                                                                                                                                 plastic pollution affects diverse
the average Ghanaian is going to see the impact                                                                                                                            – Create longer-term financing
                                                                      A     Our first staff member was our Gender Advisor.       women and men differently in terms
                                                                                                                                                                              instruments at industry-friendly
of what we’re doing under GPAP/NPAP.”                                                                                            of opportunities, risks, exposure, and
                                                                            Global Affairs Canada made that possible.                                                         interest rates for projects
                                                                                                                                 health outcomes due to disparate
                                                                            Her work quantified that women, while active                                                   – Improve infrastructure to
Oliver Boachie,                                                                                                                  biological and social factors
Special Advisor to the Minister of Environment, Science,                    across the plastics value chain, are                                                              increase waste segregation
Technology, and Innovation, Ghana                                           predominantly operating in the lowest
                                                                                                                                                                           – Create an empowering
                                                                            segments of the industry, working under harsh                                                     environment for the development
                                                                            conditions. Then she developed clear                 Source: NPAP Ghana Action Roadmap            of end markets
                                                                            recommendations for mainstreaming gender
                                                                            into the action roadmap and is providing
                                                                            oversight for all the task forces. It’s been      Click for more

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104                       member
                          organizations
                                                                Key achievements

                                                                NPAP Ghana launched in 2019.               POLICY
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Future priorities

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Publish a financing roadmap
                                                                                                           – Drafted an action roadmap
                                                                                                                                                                                                    outlining recommendations for
        190               members
                                                                                                             identifying key accelerators and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    mobilizing investment to meet
                                                                In the last year, NPAP Ghana has             intervention areas for achieving
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ghana’s marine plastic waste
                          of the NPAP’s                         achieved impact in the following             zero plastic leakage by 2040.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    reduction target
        39%               members are
                                                                ways:
                                                                                                             The roadmap includes
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Launch task forces for
                          women                                                                              contributions and validation from
                                                                                                             over 100 key local actors and                                                          unlocking financing,
                                                                    METRICS                                  experts.                                                                               promoting inclusivity, and
                                                                    – Completed a comprehensive                                                                                                     transforming behaviour
                                                                                                           – Undertaken a case study
                                                                      baseline analysis of the country’s                                                                                            Design and implement best-
                                                                                                             analysis on the role of trade
People contributing to NPAP                                           plastics situation.                                                                                                           practice sharing methods to
                                                                                                             and trade policy in supporting
Ghana’s action roadmap
                                                                    – Concluded a scenario analysis          Ghana’s transition to a circular                                                       leverage partnerships and
                                                                      that projects waste leakage into       plastics economy.                                                                      encourage greater
                 36                                                   waterways will more than double                                                                                               engagement across the Africa
                                                                                                           BEHAVIOUR
  14                                                                  over the next 20 years under                                                                                                  Circular Economy Alliance
                                                                                                           – Supported our partners to
                                                                      a business-as-usual scenario.                                                                                                 Ensure a robust scaling of
          124                                                                                                create a waste picker
                                                                      Through elimination, reuse, and                                                                                               SAP’s pilot project to automate
 20                                                                                                          communications tool with SAP,
                                                                      recycling, Ghana can reduce                                                                                                   the plastics recovery value
                  32                                                                                         behaviour change campaign
                                                                      plastic waste by at least 30%                                                                                                 chain by connecting additional
        22                                                                                                   with UNDP and WRAP, and
                                                                      by 2040.
                                                                                                             project preparation plan with        Solving the waste management                      partners and identifying
                      SECTORS:
                         Private                                    INCLUSION                                UNIDO, MESTI, and GEF.               crisis requires movement                          increased opportunities
                                                                    – Published a ground-breaking                                                 building across all sectors –                     for engagement
                        Public
                        Civil society                                 gender analysis of the plastics                                             including small and mid-size                      Design a robust partnership
                                                                      sector in Ghana.                                                                                                              framework with MESTI,
                        Academia/                                                                                                                 enterprises and informal actors.
                        other                                                                                                                                                                       UNIDO and GEF to establish
                        International                                                                                                             Through GPAP, the NPAP in
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ghana’s transition to a
                        organizations                                                                                                             Ghana is building bridges to                      plastics circular economy
                                                                                                                                                  connect these communities of

$12.1M
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Design capacity building
                                                                                                                                                  practice with researchers,                        delivery systems with
                                                                                                                                                  innovators and funders.”                          the World Bank Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                    to support the industry’s
committed by GPAP members
to NPAP Ghana                                                                                                                                     Joshua Amponsem,                                  transition to circular
                                                                                                                                                  Founder and Executive Director, Green             economy business models
                                                                                                                                                  Africa Youth Organization
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Viet Nam
ABOUT GPAP                            IMPACT AREAS                INDONESIA   GHANA   VIET NAM   NIGERIA                        LOOKING AHEAD

                                                                                                   Spotlight on our members

Baseline analyses of plastic waste flows in Viet Nam
indicate that the leakage of plastic waste into the
country’s water bodies is projected to grow by 106%
between 2018 and 2030 to 373,000 tonnes per year.                                                  Nguyen Thuong Hien,
                                                                                                   Deputy Director-General
                                                                                                                                Binu Jacob,
                                                                                                                                Managing Director
                                                                                                                                                             Nguyen Thi
                                                                                                                                                             Hoai Linh,
To curb this trend, Viet Nam aims to reduce marine                                                 of the Viet Nam              of Nestlé Vietnam            Country Director
                                                                                                   Environment                                               of Enda Vietnam
plastics by 75% and to collect 100% of abandoned,                                                  Administration, Ministry
                                                                                                                                –
                                                                                                                                As CEO of Nestlé             –
lost or discarded fishing gear by 2030. The NPAP will                                              of Natural Resource and
                                                                                                                                Vietnam, Mr. Jacob,          As a frontline expert
                                                                                                   Environment
work with the Government of Viet Nam to reduce                                                                                  Co-Chair of the Vietnam      to work with urban
                                                                                                   –                            Business Council for         poor, Enda has greatly
marine plastic waste by 75% by 2030, introduce 100%                                                With over 20 years working   Sustainable Development      contributed to improving
environmentally friendly plastic bags and packaging                                                at the Ministry, Mr. Hien    (VBCSD) and Co-              the living and working
                                                                                                   drives transformational      Chair of Partnership for     conditions of 5,500
at shopping centres and supermarkets, and ensure                                                   impacts in legislation       Sustainable Agriculture in   people engaged in the
85% of plastic waste generated is collected, reused                                                development and              Vietnam (PSAV), has led      informal sector, alongside
                                                                                                   enforcement on waste         commitments to building      enhancing solid waste
or recycled by 2025.                                                                               management and pollution     and shaping a zero waste     management and
                                                                                                   control in Viet Nam, in      future for the company.      reducing plastic pollution.

3.7M 75%
                                                                                                   particular the Law of
                                                                                                   Environmental Protection
                                                                                                   2020, sub-Law regulations,
                                                                                                   the Basel Convention
                                                                                                   implementation in Viet
tonnes of plastic                     Viet Nam has committed to                                    Nam, and the collaboration
waste per year                        reducing marine plastic                                      with WEF/GPAP on the
                                                                                                   Viet Nam NPAP.
                                      waste by 75% by 2030

Source: NPAP Viet Nam Baseline Analysis to be published in 2021

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ABOUT GPAP                            IMPACT AREAS              INDONESIA                 GHANA                VIET NAM            NIGERIA                        LOOKING AHEAD

                                                                      Q     What is your role within the NPAP?
                                                                      A     I lead the NPAP implementation strategy,
                                                                                                                             Key insights
                                                                            coordinating closely with government
                                                                            leadership, and manage the day-to-day

Interview
                                                                                                                                The total mass of mismanaged             Solutions must be differentiated by
                                                                            operation of the NPAP. My job is to manage          plastics in Viet Nam is expected to      geography to address the various
                                                                                                                                grow from 1.53 million tonnes in         characteristics of the many provinces
                                                                            relationships effectively, listen to the wider
                                                                                                                                2018 to 3.15 million tonnes by 2030      in the country
                                                                            NPAP community, identify common goals and
                                                                            leverage our convening power to drive               Increasing the after-use value of        A combination of product redesign
with Trinh Thai Ha                                                          action in all six impact areas.                     plastic waste will generate              and policy options will be required to
                                                                                                                                economic growth and significantly        significantly increase the after-use
NPAP Viet Nam Manager
                                                                                                                                reduce plastic leakage into              value of plastic waste and divert it
                                                                      Q     How does NPAP Viet Nam support policy               waterways                                to recycling
                                                                            development?                                        Approximately 83% of all plastic
                                                                                                                                waste sent for recycling is collected
                                                                      A     Last year, the Government of Viet Nam
                                                                                                                                by the informal sector:
                                                                            activated new legislation for waste
                                                                            management and marine protection. This              – 259,000 tonnes of plastic waste
                                                                                                                                  directly from residential areas
                                                                            was a critical opportunity for the NPAP to
                                                                                                                                – 64,000 tonnes of plastics from
                                                                            contribute to policy reform and improvement.
                                                                                                                                  landfill                              Source: NPAP Viet Nam Action Roadmap
                                                                            Stakeholders use our analysis to inform
                                                                            decisions, promote a gender-based policy
We are looking forward to the contribution from the                         lens or highlight the contribution of the
NPAP to support strategies, plans and schemes for                           informal sector. Through engagement, we
plastic waste management in Viet Nam, facilitate                            raise awareness of new business models and
meaningful initiatives in addressing plastic pollution,                     innovation to support the policy-making
and promote circular economic development in                                process.
Viet Nam and in the ASEAN.”
                                                                      Q     What are some of the benefits of NPAP
Tran Hong Ha,                                                               Viet Nam?
Minister of Nature Resources and Environment, Viet Nam
                                                                      A     The most tangible benefit is that we keep
                                                                            track of what’s going on in the country.
                                                                            When a stakeholder wants to develop a
                                                                            new project or is looking for a partner to
                                                                            collaborate with, they can come to us to
                                                                            learn what has already been done or who
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ABOUT GPAP                            IMPACT AREAS                             INDONESIA                  GHANA                     VIET NAM                 NIGERIA                      LOOKING AHEAD

53                        member
                                                                Key achievements                                                                WWF hosts NPAP Viet Nam,                         Future priorities
                          organizations                                                                                                         which has been mutually
                                                                NPAP Viet Nam launched in                 CONVENE
                                                                                                                                                beneficial. The Viet Nam office                     Support the Government
                                                                                                          – Amidst the pandemic, introduced
                                                                December 2020.                                                                  has built significant momentum                      of Viet Nam in its
                                                                                                            the NPAP Viet Nam Happy Hour
         94               members
                                                                                                            series, which create a virtual,     around plastics work over recent
                                                                                                                                                                                                    understanding of plastic
                                                                                                                                                                                                    waste flows, and with the
                                                                Since then, NPAP Viet Nam has               casual and regular space for the    years and a strong relationship                     support of public and private
                          of the NPAP’s                                                                     plastic action community to
                                                                achieved impact in the following                                                with the NPAP has created more                      partners, design an action
        56%               members are                                                                       connect, share insights and
                                                                                                                                                exposure and government                             roadmap outlining a suite of
                          women                                 ways:                                       inspire others on hot topics and
                                                                                                            initiatives.
                                                                                                                                                relevance.”                                         actions for consideration
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Deliver key insights and
                                                                    METRICS                               – Continued to build a strong
                                                                                                                                                John Duncan,                                        opportunities to support the
                                                                    – Completed a comprehensive             network of local partners and       Initiative Lead, No Plastics in Nature,             Ministry of Natural Resources
People contributing to NPAP                                           baseline analysis and systemic        stakeholders for collaborating      WWF International                                   and Environment deliver
Viet Nam’s action roadmap                                             change scenario analysis.             and driving plastic action
                                                                                                                                                                                                    against its plastic debris goals
                                                                    – Established the NPAP Experts          initiatives.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Design and launch an
                                                                      Group, comprised of leading         POLICY
                   31                                                                                                                                                                               approach to implementing the
  11                                                                  experts from the public, private,   – Used GPAP’s convening power to
                                                                                                                                                                                                    national action roadmap,
                                                                      and civil society sectors. The        bring partners together and
          94                                                                                                                                                                                        including the establishment of
                                                                      group provides strategic              share insights, supporting a more
 15                                                                                                                                                                                                 key task forces
                                                                      guidance and advice on the            widely endorsed EPR policy in
                  20
                                                                      development of key deliverables,      Viet Nam.                                                                               Develop an approach to
        17
                                                                      including the baseline and                                                                                                    assessing the gender context
                    SECTORS:                                                                              – Supported the Government of
                                                                      solution scenario analyses.                                                                                                   in the national plastics value
                       International                                                                        Viet Nam in the national scheme
                                                                                                                                                                                                    chain and partner with
                       organizations                                                                        to strengthen plastic waste
                                                                                                                                                                                                    leading organizations to
                       Academia/                                                                            management.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    support implementation of
                       other
                       Private
                                                                                                                                                                                                    recommended improvements
                       Civil society                                                                                                                                                                Identify and implement
                       Public                                                                                                                                                                       opportunities for
                                                                                                                                                                                                    multistakeholder engagement
                                                                                                                                                                                                    for greater impact across
                                                                                                                                                                                                    the platform

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