Plastic footprint as measured by total weight of plastics (polymers, durable goods and packaging) used or sold broken down into the raw material content

Unit

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: Metric tonnes (t)

Indicator

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: Resource consumption

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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Target 7
TNFD C2.3 - Plastic footprint as measured by total weight (tonnes) of plastics (polymers, durable goods and packaging) used or sold broken down into the raw material content. For plastic packaging, percentage of plastics that is: • Re-usable; • Compostable; • Technically recyclable; and • Recyclable in practice and at scale.

Target example

[Company name] will reduce the total weight of plastics [used/sold] by [amount, in absolute tonnes broken down into the raw material content, or percentage] by [target year], compared to a [baseline year] baseline.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Energy

Value chain stage

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Raw Materials

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Medium

Related actions

Implement due diligence and traceability systems for all raw materials, ensuring that all materials used in the production stage are sourced sustainably

Implement due diligence and traceability systems for all raw materials, ensuring that all materials used in the production stage are sourced sustainably

Description

Value chain stage

Raw Materials

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

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