Looking ahead The Global Risks Report 2025 signals that pollution – of which plastics are a major component – is no longer a peripheral hazard, but a recognized and rising global risk. GPAP has identified the complex and systemic nature of this challenge, and also the opportunities for accelerating innovation and investment in new solutions. We remain committed to serving our global and local communities. We seek to provide a platform for stakeholders to reshape the landscape for plastic action by evolving our approaches to better meet their needs and providing new forms of collaboration and dialogue. We have identified three priorities for the year ahead: 1. Continue to strengthen and support the National Plastic Action Partnerships to take stakeholder- owned, evidence-based and inclusive action 2. Draw on GPAP’s track record, credibility and networks to build a strong plastic action leadership community that supports the treaty process at global and regional levels 3. Identify emerging nexus topics to end plastic pollution, accelerate industry transition and unlock growth, competitiveness and innovation Fundamental to success for these three priorities, GPAP will continue building its community of business partners to accelerate collective impact, encourage innovation across value chains and ensure that private-sector leadership remains central to the transition to a circular plastics economy. GPAP will also place a greater focus on the role of technology and innovation to unlock the deployment of emerging technologies in support of a circular plastics economy. This effort will use the Forum’s Centre for AI Excellence and innovator communities to help businesses along the plastics value chain identify systemic solutions for driving the economic viability of circularity. While discussions in Busan and Geneva remained inconclusive, GPAP remains firmly committed to supporting the INC process by highlighting local insights from its 25 NPAPs and encouraging public–private collaboration and green growth. In an era marked by accelerating complexity, rising fragmentation and exponential innovation, the need for a trusted, impartial platform for dialogue has never been greater. GPAP will continue to convene leaders, including at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos-Klosters, to enable broad exchange of views, problem-solve around shared challenges and highlight innovations shaping the future.GPAP recognizes that, while the planet’s boundaries remain unchanged, our approaches to safeguarding must evolve. Visit our website Follow us on LinkedIn Unlocking Plastic Action for Inclusion, Resilience and Growth: GPAP Annual Report 2025 19

Unlocking Plastic Action for Inclusion Resilience and Growth GPAP Annual Report 2025