News Update06 May 2020
Addressing Mental Health – a Key Guide for CGF Members The CGF would like to thank members of the Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action Steering Committee, as well as members of the Employee Health and Wellbeing working group for their valuable contributions to...
Press Release05 May 2020Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Invites Certification Schemes to Take Part in Benchmarking Process PARIS, 5th May 2020 – The consumer goods industry has extended a formal invitation to third party audit & certification schemes to undergo the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative’s (SSCI) Benchmarking Process. This call to action follows the...
Blog30 Apr 2020Corporate
The Values of Values: Capturing the Value (Having Impact) In our 3-part series on ‘the value of values’ so far, we’ve defined: what values are, how they’re used, how a company can identify its values, and how to commit to them with action. Today,...
Video30 Apr 2020E2E Value Chain
E2E SpringBoard | Future of Fresh | Lisbon, February 2020 – Highlights
Podcast30 Apr 2020Health & Wellness
Employee Health and the Workforce Nutrition Alliance On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, the latest episode of the CGF Podcast brings together Christina Nyhus Dhillon from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the CGF’s very own Sharon Bligh to...
Blog29 Apr 2020Human Rights
COVID-19 and the Invisible Workers in Our Value Chains During this global pandemic, essential workers are at the frontlines ensuring that society can continue. These individuals in our businesses, supply chains and communities are doing all they can to ensure we are fed and...
Podcast29 Apr 2020Forest Positive
Collective Action and a Forest Positive Future In this month’s episode, Justin Adams, Executive Director at the Tropical Forest Alliance reflects upon the industry’s progress on deforestation as we move towards the launch of the CGF’s Forest Positive Coaliton of Action in...
Blog24 Apr 2020Corporate
The Values of Values: Walking the Talk (Taking Action) This is the second of three articles in our series about ‘the value of values’. Last week we defined what values are and how they’re used. Today, we’ll begin to ‘walk the talk’ – exploring...
News Update23 Apr 2020E2E Value Chain
CGF Publishes Parts 8-9 of E2E Management Cybernetics Learning Series Parts 8-9 of the End-to-End Value Chain (E2E) Management Cybernetics learning series has been published by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) in collaboration with Dr. Boysen Management + Consulting. This follows the launch of parts...
Blog22 Apr 2020Environmental Sustainability
#EarthDay: Why Sustainability Must Remain an Industry Priority Despite Covid-19 This year’s Earth Day has taken on new significance, as the global community continues to grapple to control the Covid-19 pandemic, an unprecedented crisis in our modern times with far-reaching and inter-connected global challenges and...
Press Release21 Apr 2020Corporate
The Consumer Goods Forum Announces New Film Series Produced by BBC StoryWorks LONDON and PARIS, 21st April 2020 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce an exclusive agreement with BBC StoryWorks to produce a new film series.
Blog20 Apr 2020E2E Value Chain
Part 1: If Necessity is the Mother of Innovation, Pandemics are the Father of Transformation Leading with agility to overcome supply chain and employee safety challenges The world as we know it has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consumer goods companies are in the middle of this...
Press Release16 Apr 2020Corporate
The Consumer Goods Forum Announces Managing Director Succession: Peter Freedman to be Succeeded by Wai-Chan Chan PARIS, 16th April 2020 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announces that Peter Freedman will step down as Managing Director (MD) after leading the organisation for more than six years.
Blog14 Apr 2020Corporate
The Values of Values: Setting the Course (Defining Values) This is the first of three articles in a series about ‘the value of values’ in which we will highlight values as a guiding principle for positive impact. We’ll begin by defining what values are,...