BlackRock this week announced a partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the latest in a trio of recent developments that hold hope for progress on tackling the plastic waste crisis.

At a press conference in London announcing the tie-up, Evy Hambro, global head of thematic and sector investing at BlackRock, said the BGF Circular Economy Fund, which went live last week, was the first step in an ongoing global partnership with the UK circular economy charity.