At the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), together with UNCTAD, GO!PHA brings the science and practice of sustainable, non-plastic materials into the spotlight—anchored in its mission to support viable substitutes to fossil-based plastics that are safe for people and planet. This aligns directly with UNCTAD’s call in the ‘Leaving the Shore – Marine-based substitutes and alternatives to plastics’ report for a science-driven transition to marine-based substitutes and its 12th recommendation at UNOC3: the establishment of a technical advisory body to assess sustainable biomaterials from origin to end-of-life. As the report notes, “The alarming global issue of plastics pollution has created a pressing case for natural and environmentally friendly substitutes and alternatives to plastics” – download ‘leaving the shore’
