16 Philippine Companies Recovered 100% of their Audited Plastic Footprint in 2025

At the PCX PULSE event in Manila in November, PCX honored 16 Philippine organizations that achieved 100% recovery of their audited plastic footprints for 2025 - an accomplishment that goes well beyond what the law requires.

These companies are charting a new standard for responsible production, and showing what true leadership on plastic accountability looks like. DENR Secretary Raphael P. M. Lotilla joined the celebration virtually, commending the companies for their role in advancing responsible plastic management in the Philippines.

As Founder and Executive Chairperson of PCX Nanette Medved-Po shared: “The leaders we honored today show that responsible action is possible. When companies commit to verified recovery of 100% of their plastic footprint, we can turn the tide on plastic waste and create lasting impact for people and planet.”

Watch the video recap of PCX's 2025 Pulse Event below.

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Climate Week NYC Event

During Climate Week NYC, PCX Markets and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) co-hosted a vital conversation with leaders from Colgate-Palmolive, Atlantic Packaging, and Kimberly-Clark to explore how companies can navigate rising regulatory pressure and accelerate meaningful reductions in plastic use.

PCX's Global Packaging EPR Software

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations for packaging are expanding rapidly, increasing the complexity of data collection, reporting, and cost management across jurisdictions. PCX supports global packaging EPR compliance by structuring and harmonizing packaging data, mapping materials and SKUs to jurisdiction-specific reporting requirements, and enabling consistent, auditable reporting across markets from a single platform. This creates a centralized system of record - a single source of truth - for EPR data and workflows.

In addition to annual reporting, the platform supports scenario modeling to evaluate how changes in packaging design, material selection, and volumes impact future EPR obligations, fees, and compliance risk. By combining software with in-market policy expertise, PCX enables teams to manage EPR proactively as regulatory requirements evolve globally.

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News

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Circularity’s Next Frontier

The recent collapse of the INC 5 global plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva highlights how difficult it is to reach consensus on uniform international rules. In the absence of a global agreement, countries and regions are moving ahead with their own Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems, digital product passports, and reporting requirements.

The result is a growing patchwork of regulations that increases cost and complexity for companies operating across borders. The article underscores the need for interoperable data and traceability systems that allow materials, claims, and financing to move more seamlessly across jurisdictions,

Read the full World Economic Forum article here.

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The Lancet Sounds the Alarm on Plastics

A landmark article in a leading medical journal, The Lancet, has sounded an urgent alarm on plastic pollution as a threat to human health & the environment, calling for stronger global policy action. “Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health,” it said. “Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age” and are “contributing to climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.”

The article also announces the launch of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics, an independent global monitoring initiative that tracks progress in reducing plastic exposures and harms to people and the planet.

Read The Lancet article here.

Read The Guardian coverage here.

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The World's Most Ambitious EPR Legislation

California’s Senate Bill 54 (SB54) is widely regarded as the most ambitious packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law globally. If California were a country, it would rank as the fifth-largest economy in the world, making the scale and impact of this legislation far-reaching.

By 2032, companies must reduce the amount of plastic they place on the California market by 25%, alongside meeting expanded reporting, recyclability, and compliance requirements. These mandates will drive meaningful changes in packaging design, material choices, and supply chains worldwide.

Read the full Waste Today article here.

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Breaking the Plastic Wave

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts takes a hard look at where global plastic pollution is headed, and what it would take to change course. The report projects that, without significant intervention, plastic pollution could double by 2040, underscoring the limits of incremental solutions.

At the same time, the analysis outlines a set of practical, system-level actions that could dramatically reduce plastic pollution while also cutting emissions and health impacts. For anyone working on packaging, policy, or sustainability strategy, it’s a clear-eyed assessment of both the scale of the challenge and the pathways forward.

Read The Pew Report here.

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Thought Leadership

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BCG Thought Leadership Interview with PCX CEO Sebastian DiGrande

PCX CEO Sebastian DiGrande shares how market-based solutions are essential to addressing both plastic pollution and its growing climate impact. Drawing on his experience as a BCG Senior Partner and managing Director, Sebastian discusses how PCX helps companies align profitability and sustainability through an integrated approach to EPR compliance, verified plastic recovery, and circular materials.

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Nanette Medved-Po honored with the Tatler Impact Award for Humanity

We’re proud to share that Nanette Medved-Po, Founder and Executive Chairperson at Hope and PCX, was honored at this year’s Tatler Impact Awards, which celebrate leaders who are reshaping the Philippine landscape through culture, innovation and humanity.

Nanette’s recognition reflects her decades-long commitment to building systems that uplift communities and advance environmental responsibility. As Nanette shared on stage, “At a time when the world feels more like it is coming apart than it is coming together, this work is a testament not to what one person can do but to what we all can do when we work together.”

Read the full story here.  

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Podcast Feature: Scaling Plastic Responsibility with PCX CEO Sebastian DiGrande

In an interview for the Geeks of the Valley podcast, Sebastian shares his perspective on why the plastic crisis feels so urgent right now, and how PCX is helping companies move from good intentions to practical execution. Drawing on his time at BCG and Gap Inc., he talks about why marketplace infrastructure, data, and software matter if plastic responsibility is going to work at scale, and how PCX brings together EPR compliance, verified recovery, and circular materials to meet growing regulatory and business demands.

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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PCX Solutions PRO Updates

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PCX Solutions Joins Circularity Partners at the Plastic Reboot Conference in Brazil

PCX Solutions is honored to have represented the Philippines alongside UNIDO and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at the first ever Plastic Reboot Annual Conference in Salvador, Brazil on October 22-24, 2025.

Plastic Reboot is a global program that aims to build systems that keep plastic out of nature, transforming how the food and the beverage industry uses plastic. Supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), co-led by the UN Environment Programme and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and implemented with UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), it is the first initiative at this scale aimed at addressing plastic pollution through upstream and midstream circular solutions.

The three-day conference, hosted by the Government of Brazil, brought together governments, the GEF Secretariat, UN agencies, private sector, and civil society across 14 countries to accelerate the shift toward circular systems. It enabled participants to share experiences, lessons, and build new partnerships, emphasizing practical collaboration and real progress.

Learn more about the program here.

📷  Photos by Francisco Moreira

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PCX Solutions Supports Integration of EPR in Local SWM Systems through Capacity Building Series

PCX Solutions has been actively aiding the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the Philippines. To support its integration to solid waste management (SWM) systems at the community level, it delivered a series of EPR capacity building activities targeting local government units (LGUs) and informal waste workers (IWWs) in October and November 2025.

PCX Solutions conducted the activity in three cities– Antipolo in Rizal, Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental, and Tagbilaran in Cebu – all of which could benefit from private sector support through EPR, enabling them to invest in recycling facilities, logistics, behavioral change, and livelihood support, creating both environmental and social benefits.

PCX Solutions trained 111 barangay officials, primarily those overseeing SWM and environment programs, and 79 informal waste workers from 111 barangays across the three cities. Apart from raising awareness of EPR, the event enabled PCX Solutions to improve its services as a Producer Responsibility Organization, providing its Obliged Enterprise (OEs) partners with pathways to help strengthen SWM systems.