Plenary
A Warm Welcome to the 2027 Sustainable Retail Summit
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Sustainable Retail Summit
Companies taking action to drive positive change and overcome today’s biggest people & planet challenges.
Paris, France | 9–10 February 2027
250
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Senior Executives
30
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Countries
125
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Companies
Mitigate today, innovate for tomorrow: Driving supply chain resilience
2027 Theme
The consumer goods industry is navigating an unprecedented tide of change. Climate pressures, shifting consumer expectations, and tightening regulations are accelerating, while geopolitical uncertainty and increasingly complex supply chains make it harder than ever to balance short-term resilience with long-term sustainable growth. The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Retail Summit is where leaders come together to turn these challenges into opportunities.
In today’s world, innovation is not optional — it is essential. But ideas alone are not enough. Our industry must transform bold thinking into scalable solutions that deliver measurable benefits for both people and the planet.
SRS will shine a spotlight on how leaders can move beyond pilots and pledges toward real impact — reshaping supply chains, strengthening communities, and protecting ecosystems. Speakers will share strategic insights and practical tools you can take back to your organisation to drive meaningful change.
More than a conference, the Sustainable Retail Summit is a platform for decisive, collaborative action — focused on turning innovation into lasting impact.
Key themes to be explored:
- Leadership and resilience: sharing leadership insights on driving resilience, and embedding sustainability and health into corporate DNA.
- Technology, AI, and digital tools for sustainability: how AI and digital tools are helping companies make faster, smarter sustainability decisions.
- Sustainable sourcing and supply chains: building more resilient, responsible supply chains from farm to shelf.
- Finance and business integration: building the financial case for people- and nature-positive transitions and organisational transformation.
- Retail operations, logistics, and sustainable transformation: embedding sustainability into everyday retail and logistics operations.
- Decarbonisation and climate action: turning climate ambition into credible, measurable action across business.
- Circularity, packaging and waste reduction: rethinking packaging and food waste to support a truly circular economy.
- Scope 3 emissions and data collaboration: closing persistent emissions data gaps through cross-industry collaboration.
- Human rights and Forest Positive agendas: strengthening human rights and forest protection across global supply chains, and exploring predictive AI to flag risks in supply networks.
- The latest on health and consumers: how emerging health trends are reshaping consumer behaviour.
- Responsible consumption and consumer engagement: encouraging healthier, more sustainable choices while building lasting consumer trust.
- Measurement and reporting: what credible, decision-ready sustainability reporting looks like today.
- Non-food perspectives: how sustainability priorities are playing out across sectors beyond food and beverage.
Who attends the Sustainable Retail Summit?
- Retailers & Manufacturers
- Senior Executives
- Sustainability & Impact professionals
Our advisory group
Industry leaders supporting the organisation of the event
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Plenary
Architecting sustainable enterprise: Evolving governance for value creation
Plenary
Architecting sustainable enterprise: Evolving governance for value creation
Governance is shifting from passive compliance to a dynamic engine for core business strategy. As regulatory pressures and market volatility intensify, consumer goods companies are overhauling corporate structures to embed climate, nature, and social metrics directly into daily operations. Join industry experts as they share how modern, cross-functional governance models protect enterprise value, mitigate risk, and build resilient, future-ready supply chains.
Plenary
Partner Session - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
Plenary
Partner Session - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
More to be announced soon.
Breakout
Value of Food Framework: Turning food loss and waste into business value
Breakout 1
Value of Food Framework: Turning food loss and waste into business value
Food loss and waste is often seen as a cost or a compliance issue. The CGF’s new Value of Food Framework invites us to see it differently, connecting climate, health, waste and financial value in one practical approach. Drawing on learnings from the pilot stage, this session explores how retailers and manufacturers can build a stronger business case for action across the value chain.
Breakout
Scaling human rights through smarter procurement
Breakout 2
Scaling human rights through smarter procurement
Procurement teams often face a patchwork of human rights data, standards and requirements - making it hard to know where to focus or how to act at scale. This session explores how shared resources, common approaches and better-connected social and environmental data can create a more consistent, efficient due-diligence journey. Discover how reducing duplication and managing costs can free up capacity for meaningful action across the supply chain.
Networking
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Time to recharge! Grab a coffee, catch up with fellow attendees, and unpack your favorite insights from the sessions so far.
Special Session
Special Sessions
Special Sessions
More to be announced soon.
Breakout
Scaling decarbonisation: The practical realities of delivering low-carbon products
Breakout 1
Scaling decarbonisation: The practical realities of delivering low-carbon products
Setting ambitious climate targets is one thing; bringing low-carbon products to market at scale is another. This session cuts through the noise to explore the operational realities, financial tradeoffs, and supply chain hurdles companies face in executing their climate plans. Hear how industry leaders are turning Scope 3 commitments into measurable, market-ready progress across sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution.
Breakout
The 15€ billion packaging bill: Turning EPR spend into better recycling systems
Breakout 2
The 15€ billion packaging bill: Turning EPR spend into better recycling systems
EPR is becoming a significant operational and financial issue for the consumer goods industry. This session will explore how producers, retailers, PROs and recyclers can move beyond compliance to improve system efficiency, strengthen recycling infrastructure, create better incentives through eco-modulation and ensure that rising EPR spend translates into better circular-economy outcomes.
Plenary
Leveraging data and AI to advance human rights
Plenary
Leveraging data and AI to advance human rights
Forced labour and human rights risks can be challenging to identify across complex, multi-tiered supply chains. This session explores how data and AI can help companies move from periodic checks to more continuous, risk-based due diligence - surfacing risks earlier and directing attention where it is needed most. Discover how these insights can strengthen ethical recruitment, inform remediation and turn information into practical action.
Plenary
Packaging 2030: Getting packaging right for consumers
Plenary
Packaging 2030: Getting packaging right for consumers
As recyclability rules, recycled-content requirements, source-reduction obligations and EPR costs accelerate, companies are rethinking packaging choices with consumers’ needs at the centre. This session will explore how brands, retailers, packaging producers and recyclers can balance materials, recyclability, product protection, cost and local infrastructure – and move towards solutions that work for consumers at scale.
Networking
Official Cocktail & Dinner - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
Official Cocktail & Dinner - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
More to be announced soon.
Plenary
Leading through change: Shaping the future of consumer goods
Plenary
Leading through change: Shaping the future of consumer goods
The consumer goods industry is navigating a period of unprecedented change, driven by evolving consumer expectations, economic uncertainty, sustainability challenges and a rapidly changing policy landscape. Success will depend on strong leadership, collaboration across the value chain, and a willingness to embrace innovation while balancing commercial resilience with environmental and social responsibility. In this session, Karen Betts OBE, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation, joins Isabelle Kumar for a thought-provoking conversation on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of the industry. Together, they will explore the role of business leadership in driving sustainable growth, strengthening competitiveness and building a more resilient food system, while offering insights into the priorities that will define the next chapter for manufacturers, retailers and their partners.
Plenary
Building resilience in retail: Making the healthier choice the easier choice for consumers
Plenary
Building resilience in retail: Making the healthier choice the easier choice for consumers
Consumers increasingly expect retailers to make healthier and more sustainable choices easier, but turning these expectations into everyday shopping behaviour remains a significant challenge. This candid conversation will explore where the industry is heading and what it takes to drive change at scale. Drawing on fresh research and real-world retail experience, the session will examine how businesses can respond to evolving consumer demand and turn shifting expectations into a source of commercial resilience and growth.
Networking
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Time to recharge! Grab a coffee, catch up with fellow attendees, and unpack your favorite insights from the sessions so far.
Industry Spotlight
Navigating AI, data, and trust: Carrefour’s journey in health and nutrition
Breakout 1
Navigating AI, data, and trust: Carrefour’s journey in health and nutrition
Can a major food retailer use AI to nudge shoppers toward healthier eating without losing their trust? In this session, we look at how Carrefour is tackling that question, combining data-driven health strategies, clear nutrition standards, and well-trained store teams to change what ends up in the basket.
Industry Spotlight
Snackification: How leading companies are tackling the nutrition challenge
Breakout 2
Snackification: How leading companies are tackling the nutrition challenge
Snackification is reshaping how people eat and raising tough questions about nutrition. In this panel discussion, leaders from various companies share how they are approaching healthy snacking, from adapting to local dietary patterns and health challenges to making the business case for better nutrition. Join a collaborative conversation on common challenges, different solutions and what it takes to turn healthier snacking into real business value.
Industry Spotlight
Beyond the best-before: Navigating the future of date labelling and food waste reduction
Breakout 1
Beyond the best-before: Navigating the future of date labelling and food waste reduction
Clear date labels are transforming how consumers make food choices while helping supply chains cut unnecessary waste. This session examines how clear, targeted labelling can distinguish quality from safety, reshape product and packaging decisions, and influence consumer behaviour across markets. It will explore evolving regulation and the practical business challenges of implementation - from supply chain collaboration to consumer communication. Join a forward-looking discussion on what companies can do next to share best practices and turn date-labelling into measurable waste reduction.
Industry Spotlight
Packaging data exchange: Unlocking circularity through standardised data
Breakout 2
Packaging data exchange: Unlocking circularity through standardised data
A circular economy depends on accurate, accessible, and standardised packaging data. This session will showcase how Packaging Data Exchange initiatives, enabled through GS1 standards and the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN), can help manufacturers, retailers, recyclers, and regulators speak the same data language. The discussion will highlight the role of digital product information in improving reporting, compliance, recyclability assessments, and waste management outcomes, while reducing complexity across the value chain.
Industry Spotlight
Building business value through forest-positive landscapes
Breakout 1
Building business value through forest-positive landscapes
Resilient supply chains increasingly depend on how companies manage forest-related risks and opportunities across key landscapes. This session will make the business case for integrating forest protection into core supply chain strategy, showing how it can reduce disruption, protect sourcing, and strengthen brand value. Participants will leave with practical approaches to embed forest outcomes into risk assessment, supplier engagement, and strategic decisions that drive both supply chain resilience and environmental performance.
Industry Spotlight
Regenerative agriculture in action: Scaling nature-positive business models
Breakout 1
Regenerative agriculture in action: Scaling nature-positive business models
Regenerative agriculture is key to long-term food security and supply chain resilience, but turning ambition into credible, scalable action remains a challenge. This session shows how the CGF’s SSCI benchmarking framework helps companies align climate goals with verified regenerative programmes, incentivise farmers and boost biodiversity, while preparing for regulation and guarding against greenwashing. Speakers will share how brands and standard owners work together to support farmers, ensure market compliance and use the right certification tools, providing practical strategies for building sourcing models that protect ecosystems and strengthen business performance.
Industry Spotlight
Purpose, powered by innovation: Leading with resilience in the age of AI
Breakout 2
Purpose, powered by innovation: Leading with resilience in the age of AI
How do purpose-led leaders stay resilient when technology is reshaping everything? In this session, expert speakers will share how they are using AI and innovation to adapt faster, make smarter decisions, and stay true to their mission. Hear practical lessons on building businesses that can handle disruption while creating lasting value for people and planet.
Networking
Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch
Take time to recharge, meet with peers and build new connections over lunch.
Learning Circles
Learning Circles
Learning Circles
Join a series of interactive, topic-driven discussions designed to foster innovation and collaboration among delegates through practical case studies and real-world company experiences. Delegates will be able to engage in meaningful dialogue about pressing business challenges while learning from internal examples and best practices.
Networking
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Time to recharge! Grab a coffee, catch up with fellow attendees, and unpack your favorite insights from the sessions so far.
Plenary
Regenerative agriculture of the future: Data, trust and farmer-led scale
Plenary
Regenerative agriculture of the future: Data, trust and farmer-led scale
Scaling regenerative agriculture requires moving beyond greenwashing to establish verifiable, data-driven frameworks that growers actually trust. This session explores how leading companies are transitioning from isolated pilots to scalable supply chain strategies that enhance soil health, protect regional biodiversity, and fortify farmer livelihoods.
Plenary
Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master: The neuroscience of change and the human edge in the age of AI
Plenary
Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master: The neuroscience of change and the human edge in the age of AI
Our brains are wired for certainty, yet we now work in a world of constant change and accelerating AI. This interactive keynote explores what happens in the brain when we face continuous unpredictability, and how to respond well instead of just reacting. Drawing on neuroscience, we'll look at how to bring AI and technology into the way we work without losing the human connection that drives performance, and how leaders can guide their teams through ongoing change. Participants will leave with practical strategies to build resilience, lead with confidence and create cultures where people use technology instead of being used by it.
Plenary
A Warm Welcome to the 2027 Sustainable Retail Summit
Plenary
A Warm Welcome to the 2027 Sustainable Retail Summit
Plenary
Architecting sustainable enterprise: Evolving governance for value creation
Plenary
Architecting sustainable enterprise: Evolving governance for value creation
Governance is shifting from passive compliance to a dynamic engine for core business strategy. As regulatory pressures and market volatility intensify, consumer goods companies are overhauling corporate structures to embed climate, nature, and social metrics directly into daily operations. Join industry experts as they share how modern, cross-functional governance models protect enterprise value, mitigate risk, and build resilient, future-ready supply chains.
Plenary
Partner Session - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
Plenary
Partner Session - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
More to be announced soon.
Breakout
Value of Food Framework: Turning food loss and waste into business value
Breakout 1
Value of Food Framework: Turning food loss and waste into business value
Food loss and waste is often seen as a cost or a compliance issue. The CGF’s new Value of Food Framework invites us to see it differently, connecting climate, health, waste and financial value in one practical approach. Drawing on learnings from the pilot stage, this session explores how retailers and manufacturers can build a stronger business case for action across the value chain.
Breakout
Scaling human rights through smarter procurement
Breakout 2
Scaling human rights through smarter procurement
Procurement teams often face a patchwork of human rights data, standards and requirements - making it hard to know where to focus or how to act at scale. This session explores how shared resources, common approaches and better-connected social and environmental data can create a more consistent, efficient due-diligence journey. Discover how reducing duplication and managing costs can free up capacity for meaningful action across the supply chain.
Networking
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Time to recharge! Grab a coffee, catch up with fellow attendees, and unpack your favorite insights from the sessions so far.
Special Session
Special Sessions
Special Sessions
More to be announced soon.
Breakout
Scaling decarbonisation: The practical realities of delivering low-carbon products
Breakout 1
Scaling decarbonisation: The practical realities of delivering low-carbon products
Setting ambitious climate targets is one thing; bringing low-carbon products to market at scale is another. This session cuts through the noise to explore the operational realities, financial tradeoffs, and supply chain hurdles companies face in executing their climate plans. Hear how industry leaders are turning Scope 3 commitments into measurable, market-ready progress across sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution.
Breakout
The 15€ billion packaging bill: Turning EPR spend into better recycling systems
Breakout 2
The 15€ billion packaging bill: Turning EPR spend into better recycling systems
EPR is becoming a significant operational and financial issue for the consumer goods industry. This session will explore how producers, retailers, PROs and recyclers can move beyond compliance to improve system efficiency, strengthen recycling infrastructure, create better incentives through eco-modulation and ensure that rising EPR spend translates into better circular-economy outcomes.
Plenary
Leveraging data and AI to advance human rights
Plenary
Leveraging data and AI to advance human rights
Forced labour and human rights risks can be challenging to identify across complex, multi-tiered supply chains. This session explores how data and AI can help companies move from periodic checks to more continuous, risk-based due diligence - surfacing risks earlier and directing attention where it is needed most. Discover how these insights can strengthen ethical recruitment, inform remediation and turn information into practical action.
Plenary
Packaging 2030: Getting packaging right for consumers
Plenary
Packaging 2030: Getting packaging right for consumers
As recyclability rules, recycled-content requirements, source-reduction obligations and EPR costs accelerate, companies are rethinking packaging choices with consumers’ needs at the centre. This session will explore how brands, retailers, packaging producers and recyclers can balance materials, recyclability, product protection, cost and local infrastructure – and move towards solutions that work for consumers at scale.
Networking
Official Cocktail & Dinner - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
Official Cocktail & Dinner - kindly hosted by Bain & Company
More to be announced soon.
Plenary
Leading through change: Shaping the future of consumer goods
Plenary
Leading through change: Shaping the future of consumer goods
The consumer goods industry is navigating a period of unprecedented change, driven by evolving consumer expectations, economic uncertainty, sustainability challenges and a rapidly changing policy landscape. Success will depend on strong leadership, collaboration across the value chain, and a willingness to embrace innovation while balancing commercial resilience with environmental and social responsibility. In this session, Karen Betts OBE, Chief Executive of the Food and Drink Federation, joins Isabelle Kumar for a thought-provoking conversation on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of the industry. Together, they will explore the role of business leadership in driving sustainable growth, strengthening competitiveness and building a more resilient food system, while offering insights into the priorities that will define the next chapter for manufacturers, retailers and their partners.
Plenary
Building resilience in retail: Making the healthier choice the easier choice for consumers
Plenary
Building resilience in retail: Making the healthier choice the easier choice for consumers
Consumers increasingly expect retailers to make healthier and more sustainable choices easier, but turning these expectations into everyday shopping behaviour remains a significant challenge. This candid conversation will explore where the industry is heading and what it takes to drive change at scale. Drawing on fresh research and real-world retail experience, the session will examine how businesses can respond to evolving consumer demand and turn shifting expectations into a source of commercial resilience and growth.
Networking
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Time to recharge! Grab a coffee, catch up with fellow attendees, and unpack your favorite insights from the sessions so far.
Industry Spotlight
Navigating AI, data, and trust: Carrefour’s journey in health and nutrition
Breakout 1
Navigating AI, data, and trust: Carrefour’s journey in health and nutrition
Can a major food retailer use AI to nudge shoppers toward healthier eating without losing their trust? In this session, we look at how Carrefour is tackling that question, combining data-driven health strategies, clear nutrition standards, and well-trained store teams to change what ends up in the basket.
Industry Spotlight
Snackification: How leading companies are tackling the nutrition challenge
Breakout 2
Snackification: How leading companies are tackling the nutrition challenge
Snackification is reshaping how people eat and raising tough questions about nutrition. In this panel discussion, leaders from various companies share how they are approaching healthy snacking, from adapting to local dietary patterns and health challenges to making the business case for better nutrition. Join a collaborative conversation on common challenges, different solutions and what it takes to turn healthier snacking into real business value.
Industry Spotlight
Beyond the best-before: Navigating the future of date labelling and food waste reduction
Breakout 1
Beyond the best-before: Navigating the future of date labelling and food waste reduction
Clear date labels are transforming how consumers make food choices while helping supply chains cut unnecessary waste. This session examines how clear, targeted labelling can distinguish quality from safety, reshape product and packaging decisions, and influence consumer behaviour across markets. It will explore evolving regulation and the practical business challenges of implementation - from supply chain collaboration to consumer communication. Join a forward-looking discussion on what companies can do next to share best practices and turn date-labelling into measurable waste reduction.
Industry Spotlight
Packaging data exchange: Unlocking circularity through standardised data
Breakout 2
Packaging data exchange: Unlocking circularity through standardised data
A circular economy depends on accurate, accessible, and standardised packaging data. This session will showcase how Packaging Data Exchange initiatives, enabled through GS1 standards and the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN), can help manufacturers, retailers, recyclers, and regulators speak the same data language. The discussion will highlight the role of digital product information in improving reporting, compliance, recyclability assessments, and waste management outcomes, while reducing complexity across the value chain.
Industry Spotlight
Building business value through forest-positive landscapes
Breakout 1
Building business value through forest-positive landscapes
Resilient supply chains increasingly depend on how companies manage forest-related risks and opportunities across key landscapes. This session will make the business case for integrating forest protection into core supply chain strategy, showing how it can reduce disruption, protect sourcing, and strengthen brand value. Participants will leave with practical approaches to embed forest outcomes into risk assessment, supplier engagement, and strategic decisions that drive both supply chain resilience and environmental performance.
Industry Spotlight
Regenerative agriculture in action: Scaling nature-positive business models
Breakout 1
Regenerative agriculture in action: Scaling nature-positive business models
Regenerative agriculture is key to long-term food security and supply chain resilience, but turning ambition into credible, scalable action remains a challenge. This session shows how the CGF’s SSCI benchmarking framework helps companies align climate goals with verified regenerative programmes, incentivise farmers and boost biodiversity, while preparing for regulation and guarding against greenwashing. Speakers will share how brands and standard owners work together to support farmers, ensure market compliance and use the right certification tools, providing practical strategies for building sourcing models that protect ecosystems and strengthen business performance.
Industry Spotlight
Purpose, powered by innovation: Leading with resilience in the age of AI
Breakout 2
Purpose, powered by innovation: Leading with resilience in the age of AI
How do purpose-led leaders stay resilient when technology is reshaping everything? In this session, expert speakers will share how they are using AI and innovation to adapt faster, make smarter decisions, and stay true to their mission. Hear practical lessons on building businesses that can handle disruption while creating lasting value for people and planet.
Networking
Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch
Take time to recharge, meet with peers and build new connections over lunch.
Learning Circles
Learning Circles
Learning Circles
Join a series of interactive, topic-driven discussions designed to foster innovation and collaboration among delegates through practical case studies and real-world company experiences. Delegates will be able to engage in meaningful dialogue about pressing business challenges while learning from internal examples and best practices.
Networking
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Networking Break - kindly hosted by The Coca-Cola Company
Time to recharge! Grab a coffee, catch up with fellow attendees, and unpack your favorite insights from the sessions so far.
Plenary
Regenerative agriculture of the future: Data, trust and farmer-led scale
Plenary
Regenerative agriculture of the future: Data, trust and farmer-led scale
Scaling regenerative agriculture requires moving beyond greenwashing to establish verifiable, data-driven frameworks that growers actually trust. This session explores how leading companies are transitioning from isolated pilots to scalable supply chain strategies that enhance soil health, protect regional biodiversity, and fortify farmer livelihoods.
Plenary
Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master: The neuroscience of change and the human edge in the age of AI
Plenary
Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master: The neuroscience of change and the human edge in the age of AI
Our brains are wired for certainty, yet we now work in a world of constant change and accelerating AI. This interactive keynote explores what happens in the brain when we face continuous unpredictability, and how to respond well instead of just reacting. Drawing on neuroscience, we'll look at how to bring AI and technology into the way we work without losing the human connection that drives performance, and how leaders can guide their teams through ongoing change. Participants will leave with practical strategies to build resilience, lead with confidence and create cultures where people use technology instead of being used by it.
2027 SPEAKERS
A SELECTION OF 2026 SPEAKERS
A Stellar Line-up!
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Conference Sponsors
Exhibitors
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Maison de la Chimie, Paris
Acces & Visa
Access
Metro
M8: Invalides; M13: Invalides; M12: Assemblée Nationale & Solférino
RER C: Invalides
Bus
Buses 63, 69, 83, 93: bus stop Bac–Saint-Dominique & Buses 24, 73, 84, 94: bus stop Invalides
CAR (also equipped for electrical vehicals)
Parking Invalides: 23 rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris
Bike
Vélib’ stations close by: Station n° 7010 (28 rue Saint dominique, 75007 Paris); Station n° 7009 (Assemblée Nationale, 75007 Paris)
Visa
Delegates are advised to check the visa requirements for their country of citizenship before travelling. Should an official invitation letter be required for visa purposes, please contact the team: tcgfsrs@theconsumergoodsforum.com
CSR at La Maison de La Chimie
La Maison de la Chimie is advancing its CSR strategy through two main pillars:
Environmental Action: Reducing its carbon footprint via clean energy (district heating), energy efficiency (LEDs, insulation, automated controls), strict waste management under ISO 20121, food waste reduction, and microfiltered local water to eliminate single-use plastics.
Societal & Scientific Support: It supports innovation in SMEs, assists women researchers following maternity leave and promotes chemistry education among young people.
Call for proposals
Calling for innovative ideas and solutions
Thank you for your interest in shaping the agenda of the next edition of the Sustainable Retail Summit 2027!
The Consumer Goods Forum is pleased to launch a new initiative for the Sustainable Retail Summit 2027, taking place in Paris in February 2027. In order to provide our audience – hundreds of sustainability and health experts from all over the world – the most relevant programme, we are looking for innovative ideas and concepts to bring to the table in 2027.
We want to hear from you about what’s trending and top of mind in sustainability and health across the consumer goods industry.
This call for Proposals is an invitation to retailers and manufacturers to help shape a high-quality, forward-looking programme that reflects the most relevant sustainability challenges, opportunities, innovations, and practical solutions in the sector. We are especially interested in ideas that are current, actionable, collaborative, and relevant across markets.
Proposals should bring fresh thinking to the agenda and offer practical learnings, inspiration, and usable takeaways for the audience in the form of pertinent case studies.
The areas of expertise
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Technology, AI, and Digital Tools for Sustainability
How AI and digital tools are helping companies make faster, smarter sustainability decisions.
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Decarbonisation and Climate Action
Turning climate ambition into credible, measurable action across business.
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Sustainable Sourcing and Supply Chains
Building more resilient, responsible supply chains from farm to shelf.
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Circularity, Packaging and Waste Reduction
Rethinking packaging and waste to support a truly circular economy.
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Scope 3 Emissions and Data Collaboration
Closing persistent emissions data gaps through cross-industry collaboration.
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Human Rights (HRDD) and Forest Positive Agendas
Strengthening human rights and forest protection across global supply chains.
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The Latest on Health & Consumers
How emerging health trends are reshaping consumer behaviour.
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Responsible Consumption and Consumer Engagement
Encouraging healthier, more sustainable choices while building lasting consumer trust.
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Retail Operations, Logistics, and Sustainable Transformation
Embedding sustainability into everyday retail and logistics operations.
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Measurement & Reporting
What credible, decision-ready sustainability reporting looks like today.
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Non-Food Perspectives
How sustainability priorities are playing out across sectors beyond food and beverage.
Who can submit
- To be eligible, proposals must come from a retailer, manufacturer companies, technology solution or start-up (CGF members & non-members).
- We encourage submissions that include collaboration across organisations and that bring more than one perspective to the topic.
- Proposals should be non-commercial in nature and focused on industry insight, shared learning, and practical value for the wider audience.
What we are looking for
- Strong relevance to sustainability and health topics in global consumer goods.
- Clear alignment with the event’s objectives and audience needs.
- Fresh thinking & originality.
- Practical value and clear takeaways.
- Diversity of sector, geography, and perspective.
- Collaboration between companies and functions where possible.
Submission requirements
Each proposal should include
- Session title
- Abstract/teaser outlining the session topic, key learnings; practical applications (200 words).
- Proposed format – i.e. panel, workshop, fireside chat, or other.
- Proposed moderator/facilitator
- Proposed speaker(s), including role; company
- Any prior speaking experience relevant to the topic? Please give details.
- Proposal lead contact details.
Selection process
All proposals will be reviewed by the CGF internally. The selection process will be based on relevance, quality, diversity, originality, and fit with the overall programme.
The CGF Events team reserves the right to curate the final agenda to ensure balance across themes, sectors, and formats.
Please note that submission of a proposal does not guarantee selection. All decisions regarding the selection or rejection of proposals rest solely with,and at the discretion of, The Consumer Goods Forum.
Deadline
The deadline for submission is 30 October 2026. Proposals received after this date will not be considered. Selected proposals will be notified by email after the review process (end of October 2026). Please note that not all proposals can be accommodated due to space constraints on the programme.