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The position had been vacant for four months amid a deadlock in negotiations for the treaty to curb global plastic pollution.
The move reclassifies electronic waste under absolute prohibition to tighten border controls and curb environmental risks in the country amid recent corruption probes.
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New wave of restructuring at Coca-Cola affects sustainability teams
The consumer goods giant is cutting jobs across departments and geographies, with sustainability teams affected globally including in Asia Pacific.
Disputes over voting rules have allowed a small group of countries to block ambition – stalling a global treaty to curb plastic production and pollution.
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