Standards and related initiatives in international cooperation to end plastic pollution: Mapping and state of play

The document maps the landscape of standards and standard-setting processes relevant to the international effort to end plastic pollution. It analyzes three categories of instruments: government legislation and regulations, voluntary multistakeholder standards, and non-governmental initiatives. The paper aims to inform discussions within the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) and the WTO's Dialogue on Plastics Pollution (DPP) regarding the transformation of global supply chains and the technical capacity of developing countries.

• The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is currently working toward an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, with a target completion date by the end of 2024, and has identified standards as a crosscutting issue.
• The WTO's Dialogue on Plastics Pollution (DPP), established in 2021 and comprising over 75 members, focuses on how trade cooperation and standards can transform global supply chains and address implementation capacity in developing countries.
• The paper categorizes instruments described as standards into three distinct groups: government legislation, regulations, and initiatives; voluntary multistakeholder standards; and non-governmental initiatives.

APA

C., D. B., M., S., S., B., G., V., & C., B. (2023). Standards and related initiatives in international cooperation to end plastic pollution: Mapping and state of play. Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs. https://tessforum.org/latest/standards-and-related-initiatives-in-international-cooperation-to-end-plastic-pollution-mapping-and-state-of-play

Chicago

C., Deere Birkbeck,, Sugathan, M., Boinnard, S., Valeriia, G., and Belinda, C. Standards and related initiatives in international cooperation to end plastic pollution: Mapping and state of play. Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs, 2023. https://tessforum.org/latest/standards-and-related-initiatives-in-international-cooperation-to-end-plastic-pollution-mapping-and-state-of-play.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{c2023standards, author = {C., Deere Birkbeck, and M., Sugathan, and S., Boinnard, and G., Valeriia, and C., Belinda,}, title = {{Standards and related initiatives in international cooperation to end plastic pollution: Mapping and state of play}}, institution = {Forum on Trade, Environment, \& the SDGs}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://tessforum.org/latest/standards-and-related-initiatives-in-international-cooperation-to-end-plastic-pollution-mapping-and-state-of-play}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }