Home » Resource Database Case Study Unlocking the plastics circular economy: case studies on investment Authoring Organisation Global Plastic Action Partnership, a and World Economic Forum Publish Date December 2022 Geography Brazil Global Kenya Mexico Nigeria Thailand Visit website (Unlocking the plastics circular economy: case studies on investment)(This link will take you to an external website) About this Case StudyThis report brings together ten case studies that demonstrate the financial and business opportunities of a circular economy for plastics. Key outcomesGovernments at all levels play a key role in catalysing investment in plastics circularity. With new policies and regulation on the horizon, brands and strategic investors in the plastics value chain play an important role in boosting demand and supporting a more circular economy for plastics – as demonstrated most clearly to date within the PET recycling supply chain. Impact-focused, strategic and concessionary capital sources – together with companies and governments – have driven early-stage investment in downstream and upstream solutions. Governments also play a central role in the development of domestic capital markets through green bond issuances and loans. The development of circular economy solutions can be fast-tracked by linking to impacts on climate and oceans, as well as lessons learned in analogous sectors.Visit website (Unlocking the plastics circular economy: case studies on investment)(This link will take you to an external website) Related resources Case Study: Belize blue bonds for ocean conservation The Nature Conservancy | May 2022Location: BelizeCase Study In November 2021 the world's largest debt refinancing for ocean conservation was completed by the Government of Belize. This case study outlines the process. Are sustainability-linked bonds suitable for nature finance? Capital Monitor (July 2022) An insight looking into sustainability-linked bonds, following from the announcement of a new Uruguyan sustainability-linked bond with nature-based targets. PRB Nature Target Setting Guidance (UNEP FI, November 2023) Authored by the UNEP FI with the support of Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) signatories, the new nature target-setting guidance aims to help the banking industry act on nature loss and set targets to align with the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal... Diving Deep: Finance, Ocean Pollution & Coastal Resilience UNEP-FI (March 2022) The Diving Deep Guidance helps you break the pollution cycle, including plastics and other solid waste, and manage the impacts of coastal infrastructure projects such as seawalls, while exploring the potential of nature-based solutions including mangroves... New Guidance on Blue-Themed Bonds to Help Unlock Finance for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (International Capital Markets Association, September 2023) Voluntary guidance that provides market participants with clear criteria, practices, and examples for blue bond lending and issuances. Read it here.