Sustainable Retail Summit

With our global reach, CEO leadership and focus on retailer-manufacturer collaboration, the Consumer Goods Forum is in a unique position to drive positive change and help address key challenges impacting the industry. Join Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director at the CGF, to learn more about how our core activities in the areas of health and sustainability are benefiting people, planet and business to ensure better lives through better business.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

Highlighting the crucial role of leadership in driving health and sustainability, this session will showcase key strategies from industry leaders who are actively implementing impactful solutions. Critical focus will be given to the CGF’s new Co-Chair Ambition, where for the next two years we are committed to accelerating positive impact on People and Planet by driving focused actions faster together and empowering coalitions to focus on key initiatives while maintaining high standards of impact.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

We’ve all seen the press release, but putting words into action and making change real, is something that we should all be striving towards. Join Mike Barry, Strategic Advisor on Sustainable Business, as we examine what the critical enablers are for driving action towards sustainable consumption, bridge the intrinsic gap between people and planet and look to the future, where both a transformative mindset and action plan for industry is needed to pave the way for positive change.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

In this session, we will address daily challenges in driving business impact for health and sustainability, offering strategies for aligning long-term goals, prioritising customer needs and breaking the silos on people & planet. Panelists, bringing together a number of the CGF’s Coalition co-chairs, will discuss the steps needed to ensure all departments are working towards the same goals, from vision through to operational realities and will share what they are currently doing to overcome the challenges and advance the Coalitions they are helping lead.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

This session will explore the current state of food tech business and the key challenges facing the industry. We will highlight the latest developments in food technology and provide insights into the benefits and challenges of these emerging transformative innovations to explore how they have the potential to reshape the future.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

Driving Sustainable Business Transformation Through the Smarter Use of Data

Sustainability is a C-level agenda with growing focus on business transformation. In the current economic climate, focus on sustainability is moving from a ‘nice to have’ to ‘a must have’ as organisations need to become more resource effective, resilient and agile in order to survive and thrive. Hear how Google Cloud customers meet these challenges and achieve sustainable change through the smarter use of data.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

The CGF’s Human Rights Coalition (HRC) plays a pivotal role in propelling the discourse on social sustainability and driving actionable change. Join Mette Thygesen from the Danish Institute of Human Rights as she talks about the state of play of contemporary human rights in Denmark. Discover strategies for meeting corporate responsibilities, the importance of advocacy and stewardship and the key internal actions business leaders can take to proactively address and navigate this critical domain.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

In this session, focus will be given to the interlinkages and integration of environmental and social sustainability to achieve systemic change and solutions on human rights issues. By exploring the critical link between human rights and land rights, panelists will highlight the experiences of indigenous communities facing displacement, the vital role of frontline defenders in protecting the environment, the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its impact on smallholders, as well as look to the challenges being faced with climate change and human rights abuses, all of which necessitate comprehensive action targeting multiple stakeholders.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

Responsibility in an essential category

At P&G, we have embedded sustainability in how we do business; we’re stepping up as a force for growth and a force for good by reducing our footprint across our business, developing high quality products that meet consumer needs in a sustainable way.

When it comes to Period protection products, because of their essentiality nature, the challenge is multifaced: there is not only performance and sustainability to be considered but also many other aspects.

Period protection is about women Empowerment. Our aspiration is that all women can make choices to manage their periods effectively based on their lifestyles, needs and preferences – without compromising between protection, comfort, and sustainability.

Blomstersalen (Ground Floor)

Environmental Footprinting in Retail: the need for consistent methodology & supply chain data

To analyse and compare the environmental performance of a food product in retail, a consistent life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and high-quality supply chain data are necessary to enable fair and realistic comparisons of food products.

Blonk, a Mérieux NutriSciences company, collaborated with Foundation Earth to develop a harmonized LCA method aligned with the European Commission’s PEF, addressing aspects such as system boundaries, functional units, data quality, and calculation rules. In parallel, Blonk and Albert Heijn created an automated LCA tool to consistently gather farm data, thereby advancing environmental footprint analysis.

During this session, Blonk will present their work on harmonizing LCA methodology and share Albert Heijn’s sustainability ambitions and experiences with farm-level data collection.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

The pressing need to address environmental issues caused by plastic waste is urgent. With 95% of plastic packaging designed for single use and global packaging production increasing, a lot more has to be done. The United Nations Environmental Programme warns that around 60% of the 8.3 billion tonnes of plastics produced since the 1950s end up in landfills or the natural environment. The visible and alarming 8-12 million tonnes of plastic litter entering the ocean annually underscores this problem. Collaborative action is essential, and the CGF is well-positioned to drive change towards a circular economy. Join us as we discuss strategies and solutions to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable and circular future. Panelists will explore the transformative concepts of re-use and refill and showcase their potential for reducing waste and promoting sustainability.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

Kat, captain and founder of Copenhagen Cartel, embarked on a journey that kicked off on the sun-kissed beaches of Bali and transformed into a booming bikini business. Motivated by her love for the ocean and fueled by a desire to challenge, this led her to launch Copenhagen Cartel — where design meets responsibility and purpose drives change. Dive into Kat’s journey of disrupting the status quo and be inspired by her philanthropic approach that defies convention. Explore the way in which Kat’s vision has cultivated a community that resonates with authenticity, purpose and a shared passion for positive change – and how its impact extends far beyond the realm of customers.

Vandsalen (Ground Floor)

Location: Langelinie Pavillonen

Address: Langelinie 10, 2100 København, Denmark

Access: Transfers from the Tivoli Hotel to Langelinie Pavillonen will take place by bus (& no longer by boat due to stormy weather). Delegates to please meet in the Tivoli Hotel lobby at 19:20 for a 19:30 departure.