How these companies tried to greenwash their plastic waste

Europe’s food and drinks companies make big promises to cut plastic waste. But they don't deliver. We checked. A story about ambitious commitments, hidden failures and how to hold firms accountable. Credits: Reporter: Kira Schacht Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Graphics: Therese Giemza, Christin Grothe & Jorana Paetz Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann, Joanna Gottschalk & Kiyo Dörrer We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. #PlanetA #Plastic #GreenWashing Read More: Data and Methodology Behind This Analysis: https://github.com/dw-data/plastics-p... European Data Journalism Network: https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/ Online Database of Promises: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... Break Free From Plastic: Brand Audit 2021: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/... Changing Markets Foundation, Reports on Plastic Waste: https://changingmarkets.org/portfolio... Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Commitment: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/... UN Report on Single-use Plastic Regulations Around the World: https://www.unep.org/resources/report... OECD: Plastic Production Policy Outlook Until 2060: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/a... Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Our Research Process 01:48 Danone's Promises 03:06 What We Found 03:31 Marketing Over Impact 05:08 Companies Pick Easy Battles 06:58 What is Changing: More Transparency 07:59 What Needs to Change: Legislation 09:21 Conclusion