Getting ready for the plastic stewardship guidelines (Europe session)

Date: 1st December

Time: 9:00am - 10:00am CET (Zurich)

Note: This session will be twice, once during a time favourable for people in Europe and another session for people in the Americas. Register below for the Europe session or register here for the Americas session.

When the guidelines for corporate plastic stewardship launch in 2021, will your company be ready?

Join the 3R Initiative, Quantis, EA and South Pole for an hour-long conversation on how you can prepare to hit the ground running upon the release of new plastic footprinting and waste reduction guidelines early next year.

• Understand the milestones you'll cross as you set out on your stewardship journey.
• Anticipate questions you'll hear and challenges you may encounter within your organization.
• Learn how to build the case to the C-suite about the importance of this work, and earn their commitment to allocating resources that will help your organization make an impact with its plastic stewardship.

The Guidelines for Leadership in Corporate Plastic Accounting set out a vision for corporations to assess their plastic footprint and level of circularity, and identify mitigation actions within their value chain that will allow them to make credible, consistent and transparent plastic waste leadership claims.

We'll introduce you to the three key pillars of the Guidelines and explain the benefits of creating a plastic stewardship strategy that aligns with them. The session will conclude with a 20-minute Q&A so you can ask the experts any questions you may have.

Supported by:

Speakers
	Grace Blackham (BVRio, Programme Manager, UK) Grace manages BVRio's international projects focused on developing market solutions to facilitate environmental policy compliance, help foster sustainable development and support the green economy. s. Part of Grace's work currently focuses on adding value to plastic waste through BVRio's leadership, together with Verra, of the 3R Initiative.
	Anna Kounina (Quantis, Senior Sustainability consultant, Lausanne) Passionate about understanding the numbers behind sustainability, Anna spent more than 10 years supporting organizations who desire to embed sustainability in their strategy. Anna is a senior sustainability consultant at Quantis, working with the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) community in Europe. Anna has been closely involved in the development of the Guidelines, especially on the framework for plastic footprint accounting.
	Patrick Bürgi (South Pole, Co-Founder & Director Innovation, Zurich) Patrick Bürgi is a sustainability entrepreneur and expert with over 18 years of experience in carbon markets, climate policy, corporate sustainability and impact investing. He is a co-founder of both the myclimate Foundation in 2002 and South Pole in 2006. Patrick sits in the steering committee of the 3R Initiative and has been closely involved in the development of the Guidelines and the crediting methodologies of the Plastic Waste Reduction Standard.