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 of plastics (polymers, durable goods and packaging) used or sold broken down into the raw material content. For EN/ HB: Reporting of the core global metric should include plastic building materials used. For RE/ RS: No further sector specific guidance. Refer to the core global metric guidance.

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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Built Environment

Value chain stage

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Raw Materials

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Medium

Related actions

Minimize waste from single-use packaging by redesigning products and systems to prioritize circularity

Minimize waste from single-use packaging by redesigning products and systems to prioritize circularity

Description

Value chain stage

Raw Materials

Sector of stage operator

Built Environment

How the action applies

E.g., single-use plastic.