Although the Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard, 2021 differs in focus from Waste & Opportunity 2020, it is evident from company scores that corporations are beginning to step up to the plate to tackle plastic pollution, both individually and collectively, through partnerships like the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and the U.S. Plastics Pact.

However, the top grade of B earned by only one company shows that all companies can, and should, be doing much more to stave off the immense predictions of ocean plastic deposition and corporate financial repercussions. It is critical to keep in mind that the Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard, 2021 ranks companies positively for the presence of goals; it is up to investors, policy makers, and the public to hold Coca-Cola and other companies in this report accountable for actually meeting their targets and taking tangible action to reduce the enormous plastic mess already in our oceans and avert the chilling predictions of massive future pollution.