Corporate
Business Leaders Unite to Accelerate Impact with a Royal Welcome in Amsterdam for The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit
Highlights from Day 1 of the consumer goods industry’s premier annual event Opening Day Sparks Action Around the Business Case for Change The 68th 2025 Global Summit of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) opened today...
Human Rights
The CGF Advances Business Leadership on Human Rights at the UN Forum in Geneva
A strong theme at this year’s UN Forum on Business and Human Rights was the call for a shift toward a more consistent and efficient approach to human rights in global value chains. Across three...
Global Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit Day Three: Business Transformation
VANCOUVER, 14th June 2019 — We review the key messages from the final day of the The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Vancouver, Canada, including the keynote session with Walmart International’s President & CEO, Judith...
Plastic Waste
Uniting for Change: Nestlé’s Jodie Roussell Discusses the Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution and Its Impact on Business
As a co-chair of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty—convened by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund—Nestlé is working alongside industry leaders and stakeholders to champion a harmonized, impactful approach...
Global Summit
Why Business Transformation Needs a Platform
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” I love this quote by Mario Andretti, one of the world’s most successful race car drivers, and a fellow Italian. Winning the race to meet...
Human Rights
Business and Government Convene to Advance Collaboration for Human Rights in Japan
KYOTO, 7th June 2023 – Officials from leading businesses, the Japanese government, and the United Nations today met in Kyoto for a roundtable discussion to strengthen collaboration and accelerate respect for human rights in Japan’s...
Human Rights
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Director of Sustainability leads panel on Human Rights in Logistics at Engaging Business Forum
On 15 October 2024, The Consumer Goods Forum’s Director of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret, representing our Human Rights Coalition (HRC), expertly moderated an insightful panel discussion at the Engaging Business Forum on Human Rights in Logistics....
Sustainable Retail Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Retail Summit to Unite Hundreds of Industry Leaders to Help Ensure Better Lives Through Better Business
Senior leaders from hundreds of retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and other industry stakeholders gear up for The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Retail Summit, taking place 26-28 October in Amsterdam Event will focus on collaborative actions to...
Forest Positive
What COP30 Signals for Business Leadership on Forests
Deforestation and conversion is not a side issue. It is a structural threat to business stability, climate targets and food systems. COP30, held in the heart of the Amazon, made that impossible to ignore. Our...
Industry Solutions
Aligning Purpose with Profits: How Consumer Goods Companies can Unlock Business Growth by Integrating Sustainability into their Operations
The rapid advancement of technology and social media has created a new generation of well- informed, empowered, and discerning consumers. These individuals prioritise brands that not only provide high-quality products and services, but also resonate...
Corporate
The Consumer Goods Forum Unveils New China Office – a Hub for Promoting Sustainable Business Growth
BEIJING and PARIS, 17th January 2018 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has opened a new office in China to promote its “Better Lives through Better Business” message and to help provide Chinese companies with...
Forest Positive
Business Must Ensure Southeast Asia’s Forest Positive Future
Supply chains have to be made more sustainable, ethical and reliable Wai-Chan Chan is managing director of The Consumer Goods Forum, a global network of retailers and manufacturers focused on industry standards and driving positive...
Human Rights
Expert Series: Best Practice for Business on Human Rights Defenders
On 9 September 2025, we hosted an Expert Series webinar with to explore how companies can integrate respect for Human Rights Defenders into their human rights policies and due diligence processes using the the Best...
Corporate
Business Collaboration to Protect Our Planet has Never Been More Critical
Today is Earth Day, an international day of environmental action and an important moment to reflect on the vital role of businesses in protecting the planet. Our unique and precious world is on the brink of...
Corporate
In a New Online Film Series, The Consumer Goods Forum Illustrates the Power of the Consumer Goods Sector to Create Better Lives Through Better Business
Produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, this exploratory online video series travels from the North Pole to South America and around the world to meet the people and businesses creating better lives through better business...
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