Updates & News from NextWave
NextWave Plastics Expands Consortium Supplier Network with the Addition of Heng Hiap Industries (HHI), Ocean Recovery Group, and PLIHSA
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
These companies bring a wealth of experience and capabilities to the consortium, as well as an expansion of NextWave’s geographic reach, with Heng Hiap Industries (HHI) headquartered in Malaysia, Ocean Recovery Group operating in the Dominican Republic, and PLIHSA in Honduras.
NextWave Plastics and The Circulate Initiative Join Forces to Advance Industry Collaboration for Healthier Oceans
JUNE 5, 2023
As NextWave Plastics celebrates five years, the consortium of multinational brands reaffirms commitment to keeping plastic out of the ocean through socially responsible ocean-bound plastic supply chains.
NextWave Plastics Expands Cross-Industry Consortium; Welcomes Logitech, Prevented Ocean Plastic, #tide ocean material
JUN 14, 2022
NextWave Plastics announces today the addition of international consumer technology company Logitech and leading ocean-bound plastic suppliers Prevented Ocean Plastic and #tide ocean material to its consortium of cross-industry companies and organizations taking measurable strides to keep plastic in the economy and out of the ocean.
NextWave Plastics Members Accelerate Ocean-Bound Plastic Product Innovation
APR 21, 2022
NextWave Plastics celebrates the growth of member companies’ portfolios of product innovations and sustainability milestones, furthering its commitment to keep plastics out of the ocean. NextWave Plastics also announces today the launch of its Currents of Change: NextWave Plastics Stories of Impact case study series.
NextWave Plastics Wins Silver at 2022 Anthem Awards
FEB 28, 2022
Thanks to the commitment of NextWave member companies, NextWave Plastics has earned global recognition for its collaborative effort to shift the status quo, recently winning a Silver distinction in the Webby’s inaugural Anthem Award competition. The inaugural competition received nearly 2,500 entries from 36 countries worldwide. Watch our acceptance speech here.
Diving Deep: NextWave Plastics 2021 Annual Report
JAN 24, 2022
Since 2017, NextWave member companies have prevented the equivalent of over 257 million water bottles from entering the ocean. In 2021, members accelerated our combined diversion of ocean-bound plastic by 98% over 2020. It’s our collective mission to keep plastic out of the ocean and in the economy. Join us in celebrating all that has happened this year by reading the annual report and watching the video.
Shinola, Veritiv Among Latest Companies to Scale Use of Ocean-Bound Plastics through NextWave Plastics
JAN 24, 2022
Shinola and Veritiv join NextWave as the consortium recently celebrated four years since its launch. In that time, NextWave member companies have diverted 2,316 metric tons of plastic from entering the ocean and in 2021, saw a 98% increase in annual diversion over 2020.
The NextWave Plastics Framework for Socially Responsible Ocean-Bound Plastic Supply Chains
OCT 18, 2021
NextWave member companies are committed to sourcing ocean-bound plastic that not only protects the ocean from plastic pollution, but also ensures that protections within these supply chains are inclusive of all the workers involved in waste management. This framework provides guidelines to help organizations provide for the social responsibility of all workers through to the point of collection by asking the right questions, enlisting the right partners, and seeking the best tools and information. Read the summary.
NextWave Plastics Honored in Three Top-Tier Sustainability Awards
SEP 23, 2021
NextWave Plastics announces its three recent award wins: United Nations SDG Action Awards, in the Connect category; Reuters Events: Responsible Business Awards, shortlisted as a Partnership of the Year; and the Business Intelligence Group Sustainability Awards, as a Sustainability Initiative of the Year.
NextWave Plastics Wins UN’s Sustainable Development Goal Action Award
MAR 25, 2021
Ambassador Giorgio Marrapodi, Director General for Development and Cooperation with Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, handed out the Connect award to Dune Ives of NextWave Plastics. By creating the first ever global network targeting multinational supply chains to keep plastic out of the ocean, the initiative’s members have prevented over 1,300 metric tons of plastic from entering the ocean in just two years.
NextWave Plastics 2020 Annual Report & 2021 Strategy
MAR 25, 2021
When we published our inaugural annual impact report in March 2020, we could not have known what the remainder of 2020 would hold. Even during an uncertain year, NextWave member companies reported a 70.5% increase in utilization of ocean-bound plastic over 2019 levels and launched over a dozen new product use cases. NextWave Plastics member companies continue to demonstrate that change is possible at scale and remain committed and optimistic about a future with clean seas, but more action must be taken today.
Lonely Whale Joins World Economic Forum's Plastic Pollution Platform
JAN 25, 2021
Lonely Whale joins leading organizations from the civil society and private sectors to become a member of the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), the World Economic Forum’s platform for advancing progress in the fight against plastic waste and pollution, as well as transitioning governments, businesses and society towards a sustainable, circular economy for plastics. Averda, Borealis, Bye Bye Plastic Bags, Lonely Whale and The Ocean Cleanup officially signed on to GPAP at the 2021 Davos Agenda.
NextWave Plastics Named Finalist in UN’s Sustainable Development Goal Action Awards
DEC 18, 2020
NextWave Plastics is an open-source initiative convened by Lonely Whale, connecting and uniting traditionally competing multinational companies to develop the first global network of ocean-bound plastics supply chains. Current member companies include Dell Technologies, Herman Miller, Interface, Humanscale, Trek Bicycle, General Motors, IKEA, HP, Bureo, Solgaard, and CPI Card Group.
CPI Card Group joins NextWave Plastics to Further Strengthen Commitment to Use Recovered Ocean-Bound Plastic in Payment Card Products
SEP 1, 2020
CPI® joins other leading companies to scale the use of ocean-bound plastics; builds on CSR initiatives and Second Wave™ recovered ocean-bound plastic credit and debit cards.
World Resource Institute INSIDER Blog Highlights NextWave Plastics’ Use of Systems Mapping Tools
AUG 17, 2020
Paragraph: Systems mapping is a critical tool for the success of NextWave Plastic’s member companies. WRI writes about how initiatives like NextWave Plastics can use mapping tools to understand the systems they’re working in and align on a shared vision and strategy for change.
Rethinking Plastic: NextWave Plastics 2019 Annual Report & 2020 Strategy
MAR 31, 2020
In just two years, NextWave has grown to 10 members, which have collectively prevented more than 850 metric tons of plastic from entering the ocean. With a total of 10 established use cases, or products integrating recycled ocean-bound plastic content, our member companies have demonstrated impact and uncovered key obstacles to sourcing ocean-bound plastic.
Solgaard Joins NextWave Plastics, Expands Sustainable Luggage Collection
OCT 31, 2019
Solgaard joins companies Dell, HP, IKEA and more, to scale the use of ocean-bound plastics; introduces new suitcase made with recycled ocean-bound plastics.
HP Inc. Launches World’s First PC With Ocean-Bound Plastics
SEP 18, 2019
HP announces it has recycled more than 1 million pounds of ocean-bound plastic bottles in Haiti; HP commits to including ocean-bound plastic material in all new HP Elite and HP Pro desktop and notebook computers launching in 2020
Lonely Whale and NextWave Plastics Featured in Closing the Material Loop - How Innovators from the Public and Private Sector are Creating Value from Waste
JUN 11, 2019
Lonely Whale and NextWave Plastics are pleased to be featured in a new publication from the Upcyclers Network. The report features over 15 case studies contributed by corporate, non-profit, and public sector leaders who understand the economic and environmental imperative to valuing waste as a resource.
HP Inc. and IKEA Join Initiative to Develop First Global Network of Ocean-Bound Plastics Supply Chains
OCT 22, 2018
HP announces a major ocean-bound plastics sourcing milestone; IKEA advances its 2020 no single-use plastic products commitment.
Dell Inc. and Lonely Whale Convene Cross-Industry Group to Address Marine Litter
DEC 12, 2017
Dell Inc. and Lonely Whale bring together cross industry consortium of companies including General Motors, Trek Bicycle, Herman Miller, Interface, Van de Sant, Humanscale and Bureo to scale the use of ocean-bound plastics.
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