The health care and pharmaceutical sectors depend heavily on single-use plastics for product packaging and distribution.
The Circularity in Primary Pharmaceutical Packaging Accelerator is a nonprofit launched in 2024 to improve the recyclability of devices such as inhalers, blister packs, and injectors.
"The measures noted above not only improve manufacturing operations, but also play a role in making the entire pharmaceutical value chain more sustainable," authors say.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles, an agreement signed by 34 banks, including the original eight of the nation’s leading banks, that covered nine key areas: environmental and social risk management, environmental and social footprint, human rights, women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion, environmental and social governance, capacity building, collaborative partnerships and reporting.