Stewart Harris

Senior Director, Global Plastics Policy American Chemistry Council

Stewart Harris is senior director of global plastics policy for the American Chemistry Council (ACC), a Washington, DC-based trade association that represents America’s Plastic Makers and plastics value chain companies. Members of ACC’s plastics division include Braskem, Chevron Phillips Chemical, Covestro, Dow, ExxonMobil, SABIC, Shell Chemical, and other key industry leaders.Harris engages in international advocacy and global diplomacy on behalf of ACC, the World Plastics Council, and the International Council of Chemical Association, focused on driving global policies to advance sustainability and a circular economy for plastics with a lower carbon footprint. He represents these associations in multiple arenas, including the United Nations Environment Assembly, Basel Convention, International Maritime Organization, and APEC, among others.He leads ACC’s efforts to help countries draft a workable global agreement under the U.N. negotiations to address plastics in the environment. ACC is an accredited stakeholder to the United Nations Environment Assembly and is advocating for a legally binding global agreement that retains the societal benefits of plastics while ending plastic waste in our environment.