News Update08 Feb 2022Plastic Waste
CGF Members Publish New Guidelines for Ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility Fees Members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action of Plastic Waste (the Coalition) have today released a paper outlining guiding principles for the ecomodulation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees. This publication is...
Podcast04 Feb 2022E2E Value Chain
Data Supply Chains: Why Master Data Management Matters for CPGs In this episode of the E2E Podcast Series from The Consumer Goods Forum, E2E Director Ruediger Hagedorn speaks to Jeff Behn of Stibo Systems about the importance of master data management within the consumer goods...
Podcast03 Feb 2022Plastic Waste
Sustainability and Shifting Shopper Priorities: Part II In this first two-part episode of 2022, host Louise Chester speaks to Lars Holmquist, Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Communications at Tetra Pak. In Part II of their insightful conversation, Lars shared Tetra Pak’s...
News Update01 Feb 2022Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
SSCI Public Consultation Opens on the Processing and Manufacturing Scope Benchmarking Requirements Version 1.1 Parts I and II The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative has today launched a 30-day public consultation on the SSCI Processing and Manufacturing Scope Benchmarking Requirements Version 1.1, covering: • Part I: Benchmarking Process • Part...
Blog28 Jan 2022Corporate
Collaboration Has Never Been More Critical: 2022 Must be the Year to Prioritise Partnership Working As we race towards the planet’s best last chance to halt runaway climate change and the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals, time to ensure a greener planet and thriving communities is short. Almost...
Podcast28 Jan 2022Environmental Sustainability
Sustainability and Shifting Shopper Priorities: Part I In this first episode of 2022, host Louise Chester speaks to Lars Holmquist, Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Communications at Tetra Pak. In Part I of their insightful conversation, Lars shared details of the...
Press Release27 Jan 2022FLP-Conference
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Purpose-Driven Future Leadership Programme in Collaboration with Egon Zehnder and Boston Consulting Group PARIS, 27th January 2022 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), with a mission to support the development of the industry’s next generation of purpose-driven leaders, today announced it has joined forces with Boston Consulting Group...
Podcast26 Jan 2022Plastic Waste
Embracing Nature, Innovation and Collaboration to Brew Sustainable Beer In this month’s episode, we are joined by Preeti Srivastav, Group Sustainability Director at Asahi Europe & International, who shares on how the company is driving positive change through the implementation of their sustainability strategy,...
Press Release21 Jan 2022Corporate
CGF Announces New Members for January 2022 PARIS, 25th January 2022 — The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through...
Blog21 Jan 2022Social Sustainability
Resilient Trade Starts with Sustainable Supply Chains This article originally appeared on the OECD Forum Network. We are entering the third year of a global pandemic that has interrupted our lives, both professionally and personally, in unprecedented, unexpected and, in some cases,...
Podcast20 Jan 2022E2E Value Chain
The Road to Smarter Consulting for Producers, Wholesalers & Retailers In this episode of the End-to-End Podcast Series, E2E Director Ruediger Hagedorn speaks to Dr Werner Boysen about management consulting and what smarter consulting is all about and how we get there, especially in the...
Blog19 Jan 2022E2E Value Chain
A Post-Pandemic Perspective on Automation Of course, it all started in our industry. Automation, that is. Let’s call it “Industry 1.0”. In 1805, Jacquard was granted a patent for an automatic loom controlled by punch cards. Together with steam and...
Webinar18 Jan 2022Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Healthier & More Sustainable Diets Webinar Series: Session I – 1 Hour to Understand…How to Empower Consumer Choice & the Role of Environmental Labelling for Food
Blog18 Jan 2022E2E Value Chain
5 Retail-Consumer Products Trends to Watch in 2022 Retail struggling!? Not quite in 2021 according to IHL Group[1]. US Retail growth in 2021 through November was $831B USD. The growth for November alone was $91.1B USD. Total retail growth year to year is...
News Update18 Jan 2022Human Rights
Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour Welcomes Two New Members: The Bumble Bee Seafood Company and The Walt Disney Company At the start of 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC) has been pleased to welcome two new members: The Bumble Bee Seafood Company and The...