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26.01.2026

It’s Not That Consumers Don’t Care — It’s That We’ve Made It Too Hard

Consumers tell us they care about sustainability and have a true desire to live more sustainably. Yet why do so many people struggle to make…

Press Releases Plastic Waste

22.01.2026

Plastic Waste Coalition Releases New Report Showing Powerful Potential of AI To Support Packaging Circularity

Paris, 22 January 2026, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has released new research highlighting the challenges businesses face in achieving packaging…

Publications Plastic Waste

22.01.2026

Exploring AI for Packaging Circularity

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action and Bain & Company have launched “Exploring AI for Packaging Circularity”, highlighting how artificial intelligence…

News Food Waste

20.01.2026

Turning Food Waste Into Value: The CGF and Capgemini Release New Blueprint

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition and Capgemini have launched “Turning waste into value: A blueprint for collective food waste transformation”, reframing food…

Publications Food Waste

20.01.2026

Turning Waste Into Value: A Blueprint for Collective Food Waste Transformation

The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition and Capgemini have launched “Turning waste into value: A blueprint for collective food waste transformation”, reframing food…

News Food Waste

20.01.2026

Supermercados Peruanos Joins the Food Waste Coalition of Action

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to welcome Supermercados Peruanos S.A. (SPSA) as the newest member of its Food Waste Coalition of Action. The…

Publications Forest Positive

15.01.2026

The Forest Positive Coalition’s 2025 report

The Forest Positive Coalition’s 2025 report provides a transparent overview of how member companies are implementing systems to advance deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains…

Press Releases Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative

08.01.2026

The Consumer Goods Forum announces SSCI recognition of MPS-SQ under the social benchmark for primary production

Paris, 8 January 2026, The Consumer Goods Forum today announced that MPS’s MPS-Socially Qualified (MPS-SQ) programme has been recognised by the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative…

Case Studies Healthier Lives

07.01.2026

METRO France and Danone Initiative Lifts Healthier Product Sales by 11% Through Recipe Campaign for Chefs

Co-led by wholesaler Metro France and Danone, as well as members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Barilla, Bel, Bonduelle, Flora Food Group, Labeyrie Fine…

Case Studies Healthier Lives

19.12.2025

Haitian Introduces Iron-Fortified Soy Sauce to Support Better Everyday Nutrition in China

Haitian, a member of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Healthier Lives Coalition in China, has worked with the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention…

Press Releases Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative

15.12.2025

The Consumer Goods Forum’s SSCI recognises Kenya Flower Council (KFC)’s standard

Paris, 15 December 2025  The Consumer Goods Forum announced today that the Flowers and Ornamentals Sustainability Standards (F.O.S.S.) from the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) has…

News China Climate Transition

11.12.2025

CGF China Launches 2025 Green Consumer Goods Selection Guide to Advance Sustainable Consumption

At this year’s CGF China Day, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) officially launched the 2025 edition of CGF China Green Consumer Goods Selection Guide 2025,…

Publications Human Rights

10.12.2025

Tackling Forced Labour Through Human Rights Due Diligence — the Human Rights Coalition’s Own Operations Maturity Report

The Human Rights Coalition’s Own Operations Maturity Report — Tackling Forced Labour Through Human Rights Due Diligence offers a transparent overview of how member companies…

Press Releases Human Rights

10.12.2025

The Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition Shares Member Progress in Tackling Forced Labour

Report from The Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition shows advancements made by individual companies using CGF’s framework to strengthen approaches to tackle forced labour.…

News Data-Driven Value Chain Industry Solutions

08.12.2025

Interoperability and AI: Building the Next Growth Frontier for Consumer Goods

In an increasingly data-driven world, interoperability and AI readiness are fast becoming the defining enablers of growth in the FMCG sector. The ability for systems,…

News Plastic Waste

05.12.2025

Driving Industry Progress: Walmart’s Rob Nicol Looks Back on His Tenure as Plastic Waste Co-Chair

As Rob Nicol, Vice President Corporate Affairs at Walmart Canada steps down from his role as Co-Chair of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, we…

News Plastic Waste

05.12.2025

Ashley C. Hall, Director of Sustainable Packaging at Walmart Appointed as New Co-Chair of the Plastic Waste Coalition

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashley C. Hall, Director of Sustainable Packaging at Walmart, as the new Co-Chair…

News China Climate Transition

05.12.2025

CGF and Bain & Company Drive Sustainability Dialogue at CIIE 2025

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), in partnership with Bain & Company, hosted a roundtable on advancing green consumption at the 8th China International Import Expo…

News Climate Transition

03.12.2025

Climate Transition Coalition Launches “Guía de Agricultura y Ganadería Regenerativa” in Mexico City

On 19th November, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Climate Transition Coalition officially launched its new spanish-language “Guía de Agricultura y Ganadería Regenerativa” (Regenerative Agriculture and…

Press Releases Corporate Sustainable Retail Summit

02.12.2025

Over 250 Industry Leaders to Unite at The Sustainable Retail Summit to Share Practical Solutions to Urgent Challenges

Paris, 02 December 2025 Hundreds of global consumer goods leaders and industry experts are counting down to The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Sustainable Retail Summit…