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World Environment Day 2025: Plastic, Power and Gender

Giulia Carlini, an environmental lawyer at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) talks about who actually pays the price for plastic pollution.
juin 8, 2025juin 17th, 2025
We often hear about the environmental impact of plastic but what about the social and gendered impacts? In our latest Voices Unveiled podcast episode, Ms Giulia Carlini, Manager and Senior Attorney in the Environmental Health Program at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) joins our audio podcast.Ms Giulia helps us unpack how plastic pollution disproportionately affects women and girls especially in marginalised communities as she reflects on this year’s theme, Putting an End to Plastic Pollution. From health risks to the lack of representation in decision-making spaces, this episode shines a light on the urgent need for intersectional and feminist solutions to #beatplasticpollution.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about gender equality, sustainability, and ending plastic pollution.

Get to know Giulia Carlini
Giulia Carlini is a Manager and Senior Attorney in CIEL’s Environmental Health program, protecting people and the environment from toxic exposure. Her work focuses on regulating hazardous chemicals, particularly endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), engaging in international negotiations on chemicals, waste, and a future plastics treaty, and exposing the health impacts of plastic. Giulia is the co-chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) Toxic Plastics Working Group and was previously a co-facilitator of the Women’s Major Group at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).