FUNDING AND FINANCE
A selection of stories, podcasts and interviews that look at the investment funds empowering the transformation of the PET polymers industry.
Good Business: Insights from Emerald Venture Capital on the virtuous circle of impact investing
It’s good business to be good. Emerald Venture Capital co-lead for materials and packaging, Neil Cameron, talks about the motivations required to foster a circular economy.
Lessons in Fundraising and Transparency from Buy Food with Plastic
Join us on the journey of “Buy Food With Plastic” as we sit down and talk to Khalil Radi and learn from his innovative project turning plastic waste into a force for good on three continents.
The Complicated Path Towards A Global Plastics Treaty
Half way through the complex process of agreeing a global plastics treaty, adaPETation® looks at the pitfalls of getting the world to agree on closing the loop on plastic waste.
The Investment Funds Betting on Plastic Circularity
A growing group of powerful investment funds have spotted an opportunity to finance the transition to full circularity, backing the solutions that will close the loop on plastic waste.
Second Life Takes Lead on Plastic Offseting
Our sixth PET Hero 2023 is Tristan Lecomte, founder of the Thailand-based cleanup operation, Second Life leading the way with plastic offsetting.
The Complexity of Plastic’s Carbon Footprint
In the race to net zero, plastic has a big role to play in decarbonizing so many aspects of our daily lives.
PET’s Central Role in Reuse Systems
Reuse, reduce and recycle is the popular mantra and PET’s place at the center of a complex mix of closed loop recycling and reuse systems is a key part in the material’s transition to a greener future.
Life-Mimicking Organizations
If the PET polymer industry is to find its way towards a regenerative path it will be life-mimicking organizations that help take it there.
Nested Systems
Regenerative thinking requires us to look at nesting systems within others to ensure that we restore balance between them. To ensure they are healthy each system should aim to be reciprocal to the others.
Global Plastic Regulations
The world has signed up to end plastic waste, but how do we realistically achieve this? Which countries are driving changes in the regulatory framework for the industry and how can we all make sense of this rapidly changing space?
Interdependence and the Plastic Paradox
Clearly we have a problem with plastic waste but until we can fully understand the systemic issue surrounding the material we will struggle to find a solution – not to our dependence on plastic – but to our interdependence with the material.
A Waste-Free World
Moving from a “take-make-waste” economic model to a circular world of infinite abundance, a world free of waste is closer than we think.
Packaging Economics
A more systemic approach to investing is influencing the flow of money away from old ways of financial thinking towards new solutions that push living
Closing the Loop
From take-make-dispose to a re-cyclical model, PET holds the key to reaching the world’s recycling goals. The world has had a logo for recycling since
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