Sustainability Magazine April 2024 | Page 138

MARTYN TICKNER TITLE : CHIEF ADVISOR , CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS
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MARTYN TICKNER TITLE : CHIEF ADVISOR , CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS

COMPANY : ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE
INDUSTRY : ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
LOCATION : NETHERLANDS
Having spent over 40 years in the chemical and plastics industry , including as President of HMC Polymers , Martyn Tickner joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste in 2020 .
In order to support and develop the necessary new finance mechanisms to accelerate the transition to plastics circularity , the Alliance has partnered with Lombard Odier Investment Managers to launch an impact private equity fund that supports enterprises committed to reducing environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic value chain . Since inception in May 2022 , the Plastic Circularity Fund has secured private equity capital from institutional and other accredited investors including Alliance members . In addition to being a seed investor , the Alliance acts as a technical advisor during the fund ’ s five-year investment phase .
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