I wanted to wish you all happy holidays and a joyous start to the New Year.
This year has been transformative for WRAP as we set about our new mission to embed
Circular Living in every boardroom and every home. In reality we’ve been on this job for the best part of two decades, but under our new brand we’re feeling emboldened to expand our influence and deepen our impact globally in order to tackle the climate crisis head-on.
In the spirit of reflection, below is my WRAP-up of 12 highlights from 2024, many of which you can dig deeper into in our Annual Report for 2023/24. These, and so many more successes, are yours to share.
It’s already shaping up to be an exciting 2025 – the halfway point in this critical decade for climate action. But first, the WRAP team will be taking a break from 23 December – 2 January. We’re looking forward to reconnecting and continuing our work together in the New Year!
With my best wishes,
Harriet
Unwrapping 12 highlights from 2024
- Received $15m in catalytic funding from the Ballmer Group to tackle food waste globally (press release)
- Launched new major partnerships, including one with Primark to extend clothing life (press release)
- Supported Wales to become the second-best recyclers in the world (blog)
- Launched our new WRAP brand and Circular Living ambitions (blog)
- Urged citizens to only ‘Choose What You’ll Use’ for Food Waste Action Week (press release)
- Proposed UK policy to remove packaging from 21 fresh produce items (report)
- Shared a progress update from the Plastics Pact Network, spanning 19 countries (report)
- Encouraged the public to rescue 5 recyclable heroes from the rubbish bin for Recycle Week (press release)
- Argued the case for Circular Living at COP 29, INC5 and the Global Fashion Summit (blog)
- Opened an office in America and grew our teams in the US and Australia (press release)
- Released a Net Zero Transition Plan for the UK Food System with the Institute of Grocery Distribution and EY (blog)
- Ranked in the National Centre for Diversity’s Top 100 inclusive employers (careers page)