This Earth Day, the organisers are calling on governments, institutions, businesses, and the more than 1 billion citizens who participate annually to ‘Invest In Our Planet’. On this day and pretty much every other, I feel we must come together in partnership to address global challenges to advance progress towards a truly circular economy. A belief kp holds itself accountable to in our ‘Investing In Better’ sustainability strategy.

Tune in to the second episode of kp's series on the UN Global Compact's sustainability principles. This episode is based on the sixth principle: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

We all know that football, and by this we mean association football, is the world's most popular team sport. Played by millions of people, its simple formula is the reason it brings joy to so many. Children all over the world are kicking a ball from the time they take their first steps. And once you fall in love with the game, you’re hooked. It fosters teamwork and brings people together. It unites people and communities. It is called ‘the beautiful game’ for a reason.

I love working for kp. I’ve been here 14 years and it’s got into my blood. India’s a unique place to do business in, especially manufacturing. The local talent is huge, especially when it comes to innovating and developing new products. We’re very good at taking an existing product and making a better version of it.

In recent years, there were 5.2 million tons of plastic waste, of which less than 810,000 tons were recycled. This represents a rate of less than 18%. In order to protect the environment, we must create a circular economy.

Watch the first episode of kp's series about how we are incorporating the UN Global Compact's ten principles, an initiative we joined in 2022 as part of our sustainability strategy - Investing in Better.

This episode is all about renewable energy at kp and is hosted by our VP Sustainability, Yui Kamikawa and Group Energy Manager, Ethan O'Brien.