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| # | Program | Source | Status | Relevance | Updated | Last Change |
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| 113 | IKEA Foundation - Environmental Programs (113) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:42Irrelevant |
irrelevant
IKEA Foundation homepage. Current focus is climate change through energy, land/food/forests, and buildings/transport - no ocean plastic or circular economy programs open. Not a specific funding program.
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| 95 | MSC Ocean Stewardship Fund (95) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:42Irrelevant |
irrelevant
MSC Ocean Stewardship Fund is focused on sustainable fisheries certification support and research. Main fund currently closed. No connection to plastic waste collection or circular economy value chains. Below relevance threshold for OPF-v2 and plastic-circular profiles.
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| 141 | Maersk Sustainability Initiatives - Ocean Health (141) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:36Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Maersk corporate sustainability homepage — cookie-walled, no open call or grant program)
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| 140 | Skretting Sustainability Fund & Programs (140) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:36Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Skretting corporate sustainability homepage — no open grant call or application process)
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| 136 | Adidas x Parley for the Oceans (136) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:36Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Adidas retail product page — no grant or open call present)
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| 142 | Blue Ventures - Marine Conservation Organization (142) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 08:34Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage — Blue Ventures is an implementer, not a grant-maker)
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| 579 | Crown Estate Scotland - Sustainable Communities Fund (SCF) (579) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 06:08Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page returns 404 error; URL has moved. SCF fund page now at /our-projects/sustainable-communities-fund or /how-we-help/communities/scf-grants
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| 1662 | The Coca-Cola Foundation - Corporate Philanthropy for Recycling and Sustainability (1662) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:29Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program open for applications (Coca-Cola Foundation overview page explicitly states they do not accept unsolicited proposals; grants are self-initiated by the Foundation)
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| 1654 | Waste Transformation Through CSR Projects in India - Earth5R (1654) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:29Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Earth5R case study / marketing page describing CSR waste projects in India, no grant or open call for external applicants)
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| 1636 | Plastic Bank - Social Fintech for Plastic Collection and Recycling (1636) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:29Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Plastic Bank corporate homepage, no open grant or application process)
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| 1687 | EPR Credits Explained - Driving India Plastic Waste Management (1687) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:23Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is a blog article from JBEcotex (rPET resin manufacturer) explaining India EPR credit mechanism. No grant or funding call for external organizations.
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| 1686 | Nestle - Non-Financial Statement 2025 - Packaging and Plastic Waste Reduction (1686) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:23Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is Nestle Non-Financial Statement 2025, a corporate sustainability/ESG report. No grant call or application process.
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| 1673 | PepsiCo Foundation - Philanthropy and Sustainable Food Systems (1673) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:21Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is PepsiCo corporate ESG philanthropy page describing their foundation giving strategy. No open call for applications or grant program to apply to.
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| 1671 | Coca-Cola Foundation - Lesser App Women-Led Recycling Partnership (Saudi Arabia) (1671) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:21Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — this is a press release / news article about a Coca-Cola Foundation grant to Lesser App (Saudi Arabia). No open call for applications.
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| 1818 | India CSR Section 135 Funding for Plastic Waste Management (1818) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:06Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (news article from CSR Journal listing Indian corporate CSR plastic waste initiatives, not an open grant call)
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| 1817 | Godrej Trusts Environmental Sustainability Programs (1817) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:05Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page returned 404 error (Godrej Good and Green sustainability page is dead)
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| 1816 | Tata Trusts Environmental Conservation and Waste Management (1816) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 03:05Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (Tata Trusts organizational portfolio overview page, no specific open call for grant applications visible)
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| 1825 | Unilever Plastic Collection and Circular Economy Programs (1825) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:57Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page returned 404 error — Unilever plastic packaging page no longer exists at this URL.
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| 1824 | Coca-Cola Foundation Plastic Waste Grants (Asia & Africa) (1824) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:57Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page returned 404 error — Coca-Cola Foundation grant page no longer exists at this URL.
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| 1906 | Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) - WEF (1906) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:50Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page inaccessible / dead URL (404 Not Found on WEF project page)
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| 1912 | SC Johnson - Plastic Waste Partnerships (1912) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:46Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (corporate sustainability page); SC Johnson page describes their own plastic reduction commitments and partnerships, no external grant program for NGOs
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| 1909 | CEFLEX - Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (1909) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:46Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (industry collaboration consortium homepage); CEFLEX is a 180+ company value chain consortium, not a funder offering grants to external parties
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| 1907 | Consumer Goods Forum - Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (1907) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:46Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (corporate industry coalition page); CGF Plastic Waste Coalition is a member-only industry body that does not offer grants to external organizations
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| 1933 | Plug and Play - Sustainability & Circular Economy Track (1933) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:38Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page content unreadable - blocked by cookie consent wall. Plug and Play is a corporate accelerator/innovation platform for startups, not a grant funding program for NGOs.
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| 1911 | Unilever - Circular Packaging & Waste-Free World (1911) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 02:36Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Page returned 404 error - URL no longer exists
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| 2463 | Archipelago Ventures — Apply for Investment (Rolling) (2463) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-05-07 00:51Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Application form closed (Typeform for Archipelago Ventures investment application is now closed, website returns 503)
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| 2224 | AB InBev 100+ Accelerator — Circular Economy Challenge (2224) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 05:25Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Below relevance threshold (all profiles < 0.15). AB InBev 100+ Accelerator is a corporate-sponsored startup accelerator (not an NGO grant program). Applications currently closed for Cohort 7. Targets startups with for-profit models — incompatible with OPF/NGO profiles. Circular economy challenge is relevant in topic only.
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| 2228 | Pernod Ricard India Foundation — Prakriti Circular Economy Incubation (2228) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 04:56Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not an open grant program — Pernod Ricard India Foundation is a corporate CSR foundation that implements its own programs in India (social transformation, WASH, skill development). No external grant calls or open application mechanisms found for third-party NGOs.
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| 2232 | CIRCLE Alliance — Plastic Packaging Circularity Grants (2232) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 04:56Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — news article (Aug 2024) describing CIRCLE Alliance launch. No open call or application mechanism found; CIRCLE Alliance grants flow through Resonance Global as implementing partner, not directly from this page.
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| 2298 | Archipelago Ventures – Early-Stage Circular Economy Investment (2298) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 02:53Irrelevant |
irrelevant
VC equity investor for early-stage tech companies — not a grant or NGO funding program
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| 2299 | Emerald Technology Ventures – Early-Stage Investment in Sustainable Industrial Innovation (2299) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 02:53Irrelevant |
irrelevant
VC equity investor for early-stage cleantech/industrial companies — not a grant program, NGOs ineligible
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| 2296 | Danone — Partnering for Impact (2296) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 02:52Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — corporate CSR/partnership narrative page with no open grant mechanism or application process
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| 2295 | Eastman Chemical — Circularity Community Partnerships (2295) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-04-21 02:51Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — corporate circularity page with no grant/partnership application mechanism
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| 134 | Orsted Marine Biodiversity Programs (134) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:30Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Corporate sustainability page — URL returns 404, cookie wall, not a grant program
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| 133 | Patagonia Environmental Grants Program (133) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:28Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a grantmaking program with open application process — Patagonia environmental support page describes the 1% for the Planet pledge and existing grantees; no open grant calls for external applicants found on the pages reviewed
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| 117 | Ocean 14 Capital - Sustainable Ocean Impact Fund (117) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:25Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (news article about IKEA Ingka Group investing in Ocean 14 Capital fund — describes an investor-fund relationship, not an open call for grant applicants)
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| 131 | MSC In-Transition to MSC Program (131) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:25Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — MSC Improvement Program is a structured certification pathway for fisheries; no grants or financial support for external organizations
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| 128 | MSC Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) Support (128) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:23Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — MSC informational page about Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) certification pathway; no grants or financial support for external applicants
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| 109 | Cargill Aqua Nutrition Sustainability Program (109) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:22Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (corporate sustainability impact report PDF — Cargill annual report describing their business operations, not a grant or funding mechanism)
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| 104 | ASC Improver Programme (104) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:20Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (certification improvement pathway for aquaculture farms — ASC Improver Programme is a standards/compliance tool, not a grant or financial funding mechanism)
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| 102 | Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Certification Programs (102) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:20Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program (organization homepage — ASC is a certification standards body, not a grant funder)
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| 120 | Unilever Nature & Sustainability Programs (120) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:19Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a funding program — corporate sustainability strategy page, no grants for external organizations
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| 580 | Crown Estate Scotland - Offshore Wind Evidence & Change (OWEC) Programme (580) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 14:05Irrelevant |
irrelevant
Not a grant program for external applicants - Crown Estate Scotland offshore wind page describes their leasing and internal research activities (OWEC is their own funded research, not an open call)
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| 543 | RWE & TORC Native Oyster Reef Restoration at Offshore Wind Farms (543) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 13:31Irrelevant | irrelevant |
| 544 | RWE & ARC Marine Reef Cubes Nature-Inclusive Design at Rampion (544) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 13:31Irrelevant | irrelevant |
| 860 | The Ocean Cleanup - Partnership Programs (860) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 12:32Irrelevant | irrelevant |
| 861 | The Ocean Cleanup - Become a Partner (861) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 12:32Irrelevant | irrelevant |
| 862 | The Ocean Cleanup - 30 Cities Program (862) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 12:32Irrelevant | irrelevant |
| 863 | AEPW - The Incubation Network (Circulate Initiative) (863) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 12:32Irrelevant | irrelevant |
| 864 | AEPW - Plastic Credit Exchange (864) | Corporate | Irrelevant | – | 2026-03-15 12:28Irrelevant | irrelevant |