ICC's closing plenary statement delivered to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on plastic pollution in Busan, South Korea


We extend our sincere gratitude to you, Mr Chair, to the INC Secretariat and to all Parties for the hard work and dedication to this process.


If there is one message, we would like to convey today, it is that the global business community at large remains resolutely and squarely behind the goal to secure an ambitious, effective and workable internationally legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.


We were gratified to observe that Parties here at INC-5 have taken some important steps in the right direction and that the latest text presents the contours of a future agreement, with key elements to effectively address the plastic pollution crisis.


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