The ANZPAC is part of the global Plastics Pact Network, convened by Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and WRAP, an international effort to address plastic pollution. It now spans every populated continent, across 19 countries. It involves over 900 local and global organisations all working towards a circular economy for plastics.

Plastics Pacts help businesses, governments, and NGOs work together to create a circular economy for plastics, where plastic never becomes waste or pollution. The Plastics Pact Network includes Pacts in Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (US).

ANZPAC is a regional Plastics Pact delivered by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO). With strong relationships in government, industry associations, academia, business, and the community sector, APCO has over 20-years’ experience in bringing people and businesses together to deliver collaborative, multi-stakeholder projects.

By combining their expertise and resources, ANZPAC, APCO, EMF and WRAP drive innovation, research, and collaboration to transform the plastic packaging system, create a more sustainable future, and reduce the environmental impact of plastic packaging.

To ensure the whole region has an active voice in shaping and governing ANZPAC, a senior steering committee of industry experts has been established to oversee the program. The ANZPAC Collective Action Group (ACAG) is a team of leading industry, government, and civil society representatives from across the supply chains in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. ACAG Members are highly experienced, committed to achieving positive environmental outcomes and willing to collaborate.