Companies talk a lot about ending plastic pollution—but they’re not doing much to back it up
For the past several years, the issue of plastic pollution—and how to fight it—has been a mainstay of corporate sustainability initiatives. But even as brands like Tide and Crest begin to experiment with reusable packaging, and as companies make pledges to improve packaging, no large companies are doing enough to solve the larger problem.
Unilever scored highest out of the 50 large companies in a new report from the nonprofit As You Sow, but still only earned a grade of B–. PepsiCo, despite some experiments with packaging-free refill stations, earned a D+. Fifteen companies got failing grades, including Whole Foods, Tyson Foods, and Hershey’s. Read Full Article - Fast Company, June 17, 2020