News Update09 Nov 2021Forest Positive
Companies Must Embrace Transparency to End Deforestation, says CGF Managing Director In a recent article published in Food Dive, The Consumer Goods Forum Managing Director, Wai-Chan Chan, has advocated for companies to adopt increased transparency efforts in order to make real progress against the deforestation crisis....
Press Release06 Nov 2021Forest Positive
Leading Consumer Goods Retailers and Manufacturers Launch Actions to Transform Production Landscapes to ‘Forest Positive’ by 2030 Forest Positive Coalition of Action aligns on landscape engagement ambition to help stop deforestation and advance forest positive strategy
News Update05 Nov 2021Human Rights
CGF Sustainability Director Joins Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean On 6th October 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Director of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret, joined a panel discussion at the 6th annual Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean....
Video05 Nov 2021Corporate
#COP26: Consumer Goods CEOs Commit to #RacetoZero Through The Consumer Goods Forum
Press Release05 Nov 2021Corporate
The Consumer Goods Forum Becomes UN Race to Zero Accelerator at COP26 PARIS and GLASGOW, 5th November — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today announced it is an official “Accelerator” of the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, to encourage faster progress on carbon reduction across its global...
Video05 Nov 2021Food Waste
#TogetherForTomorrow — CGF and the World Resources Institute The Consumer Goods Forum believes collaboration is key to reaching the Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030. We’re reflecting with our key partners about what collaboration means to us. In this video, hear from Dr. Liz...
News Update04 Nov 2021Forest Positive
CGF Response to COP26 Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030 As more than 100 governments pledge to end deforestation by 2030 ahead of the 26th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) welcomes this commitment and, in alignment with...
Blog02 Nov 2021E2E Value Chain
Dip into the (Profit) Pool No matter how you define value, for-profit companies will continue to be measured by, well, profit. Of course, there is accounting profit and economic profit. The major difference is that accounting profit only considers tangible...
Video27 Oct 2021E2E Value Chain
WinterComes – The Consumer Goods Forum’s Flagship End-to-End Value Chain Event
Podcast26 Oct 2021Plastic Waste
Closing the Loop on Packaging Waste In this month’s episode, host Louise Chester is joined by Ségolène Challe, Plastic Packaging Manager to Carrefour to hear more about the company’s work on returnable packaging, and more specifically their innovative partnership with...
Blog26 Oct 2021E2E Value Chain
The Future of Value Creation It isn’t sufficient to talk about Value Creation: value has to be sustained. The International Federation of Accountants talks about a cycle of definition, creation, delivery, and sustainability. This idea of a dynamic Value Creation...
News Update26 Oct 2021Forest Positive
Forest Positive Coalition Participates in Pre-COP26 Discussion with FACT Dialogue On 7th October 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition was pleased to join representatives from the United Kingdom and Ghanian governments for a discussion focused on the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade...
Press Release26 Oct 2021Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
First Scheme Receives SSCI Recognition: BRCGS PARIS, 26th October 2021 – The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce that BRCGS has completed the benchmarking process and has achieved SSCI recognition against the SSCI Benchmarking...
Podcast24 Oct 2021Corporate
Consumer Trends in the Post Covid-19 Era In the October episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Oliver Wright, Senior Managing Director at Accenture. Oliver shares insights on key consumer trends uncovered by Accenture during the Covid-19 pandemic,...
News Update21 Oct 2021Collaboration for Healthier Lives
CHL Coalition Takes Stock of 2021 Progress and Maps Out Priorities for the New Year On 12th October 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition (CHL) held their second annual Steering Committee meeting of the year in Paris and online. The meeting marked an opportunity for...