2021 CORPORATE
PLASTIC POLLUTION SCORECARD
The Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard 2021 evidences 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, yet
no company is doing enough.
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.
TOP SCORING COMPANIES
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS
Ninefold increase in plastic reduction goals
Nearly fourfold increase in support for extended producer responsibility
AREAS OF CONCERN
• The improvements noted above still represent less than 1/3 of the 50 companies included in this report
• Only six companies have reuse-specific goals, a key part of transitioning from a take-make-waste linear economy to a circular economy (page 9)
• Only one company, Coca-Cola is publicly reporting the units of plastic packaging sold (page 14)
• Only 5% of funds necessary to expand and update U.S. recycling infrastructure has been secured (page 17)
• Zero companies are currently donating their fair share of funding to support recycling infrastructure (page 17)
BIG COMPANIES, LOW GRADES
Use the arrows below to sort by company and grade.
| COMPANY | OVERALL GRADE |
|---|---|
| the coca-cola company | B- |
| Keurig dr pepper inc | C+ |
| nestlé s.a. | C+ |
| Walmart inc | C+ |
| colgate-palmolive company | C+ |
| target corporation | C+ |
| henkel aG & co KGaa | C |
| l'oréal s.a. | C |
| the clorox company | C |
| unilever plc | C |
| the Kellogg company | C |
| starbucks corporation | C |
| danone sa | C |
| diageo plc | C- |
| mccormick & co inc | C- |
| mondelēz international, inc | C- |
| Johnson & Johnson consumer health | C- |
| Kimberly-clark corporation | C- |
| General mills inc | D+ |
| pepsico, inc | D+ |
| campbell soup company | D+ |
| church & dwight co inc | D+ |
| the molson coors beverage company | D+ |
| the estee lauder companies inc | D+ |
| the Kroger company | D |
| the procter & Gamble company | D |
| Kraft heinz company | D |
| conagra brands inc | D |
| the J.m. smucker company | D |
| shiseido company, limited | D |
| anheuser-busch inbev sa/nv | D- |
| heineken holding nv | D- |
| mcdonald’s | D- |
| amazon,com inc | D- |
| tyson Foods inc | D- |
| Walgreens | D- |
| yum! brands inc | F |
| Restaurant brands international inc | F |
| costco Wholesale corporation | F |
| hormel Foods corporation | F |
| pilgrim’s pride corporation | F |
| Grupo bimbo sab de cv | F |
| the hershey company | F |
| Jbs usa | F |
| united natural Foods, inc | F |
| Whole Foods market, inc | F |
| coty inc | F |
| smithfield Foods, inc | F |
| constellation brands inc | F |
| dean Foods | F |