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World Environment Day
Did you know that World Environment Day is held annually on 5 June? Laura Bate ACIPP, Quality, Environment, Safety and Health Executive, CIPP, discusses how you can prevent plastic pollution, which is the focus of 2025’s event
W orld Environment Day was year, the Republic of Korea will be hosting the event, with the focus on ending plastic pollution. With approximately 430 million tonnes of plastic being produced annually, we need to ensure we’re using, reusing and recycling the correct way and, where possible, eliminating single-use plastic. One of our nominated charities for 2024/25 is the Marine Conservation Society. Their mission is to protect and sustain marine wildlife and habitats in the UK and UK overseas territories. established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. This Reducing the amount of plastic will help to save multiple marine wildlife species. Currently, lots of plastic is entering our oceans and working its way through the food chain. Marine wildlife can mistake plastic particles for food, which is detrimental to their health and the surrounding environment, and can lead to extinction.
Don’t litter – anything dropped should be disposed of correctly Rainwater and wind can carry plastic waste into streams and rivers via drains which then lead to the ocean. Don’t flush products containing microfibres and microbeads down toilets, such as wet wipes Remember, there are many forms of pollution which enter our oceans, such as tiny fibres in clothes, dyes within fabrics and chemicals washed down the sink. The UK government has introduced a ban on microbeads in rinse-off cosmetic and cleaning products. This is to eliminate small plastic beads from getting washed down the sink and into our oceans. Unfortunately, there are many items which can also contribute to this problem. Institute update Our top five sustainable development goals (SDGs) are shown below:
In 2024, we scored 29.9% for SDG 14 – life below water. This is because our products / services prevent waste generation, and we reuse or recycle waste. Waste production is also monitored and recorded monthly. Most of our Institute waste is produced via: l printing l receiving orders from couriers (e.g., cardboard boxes and envelopes) l using paper, notebooks and sticky notes l employees consuming food products. All employees are educated on best practice when recycling and disposing of waste. Items to dispose of are listed above the general refuse, recycling, cardboard / paper, food waste and glass bins. Throughout the summer, we’ll be reviewing our SDGs by using the ‘B Impact Assessment Tool Interpreting your SDG Score’ and communicating findings on our website. A comparison report will be devised which will act as a gap analysis for 2025/26. Check out our brand-new CIPP climate hub for our latest updates, here: https:// ow.ly/6HTA50VwocN.
How to prevent plastic pollution
DECENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 58.4%
CLIMATE ACTION 40.4%
Ensure you’re disposing of plastics in the correct way – is it recyclable, is it re- useable? Plastic thrown into general refuse is then transported to landfill, which can take up to 500+ years to decompose. Throughout transportation, plastic is often blown away due to its weight, which can eventually clutter drains and enter rivers and seas.
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 46.3%
NO POVERTY 40.2%
QUALITY EDUCATION 57.3%
The percentages have been calculated via the B Impact Assessment Tool Interpreting your SDG Score : Support Portal (bimpactassessment.net) and an explanation is below: Scoring for each module is presented as a percentage (0-100%), with underlying subtopics presented on a “points” basis (0-25) in order to provide an easily understandable overall score for a given SDG module while also allowing for users to more clearly track and quantify detailed performance and improvements on a deeper level. Each subtopic per module is equally weighted in the overall performance rating for that module.
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June 2025 | Issue 111
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