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News20 May 2022
Misión Nutrición
Malnutrition is one of Colombia’s most serious public health challenges. Thus, the Collaboration for Healthier...
Report09 Dec 2021
Superlist UK Health 2021
British supermarkets and the promotion of unhealthy food. For Superlist UK Health we've tracked all promotions of food products in the online stores of the four biggest UK supermarkets.
Insight18 Aug 2021
Epicurean Food Marketing
Rather than selling food as fuel as if they were in the energy business, food marketers concerned about public health and the obesity epidemic should consider focusing on eating’s pleasure.
09 Dec 2020
Viewpoint: Effectiveness or Consumer Acceptance? Trade-offs in Selecting Healthy Eating Nudges
Abstract Governments and companies that want to promote healthier eating must consider both the effectiveness...
09 Dec 2020
Effects of Front-Of-Pack Labels on The Nutritional Quality Of Supermarket Food Purchases: Evidence from A Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract To examine whether four pre-selected front-of-pack nutrition labels improve food purchases in real-life grocery...
Report01 Dec 2020
Paniers D’achat Plus Sains Et Approche Territoriale : Les Clés De Succès
Ce document vise à codifier les clés de réussite de l’action au niveau local identifiées...
Insight05 Aug 2020
The Return of Value: How Can Grocers Best-Position Themselves to Thrive Post-Crisis?
Grocery retail has seen a large surge in sales from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated...
Summary27 Jul 2020
Insider Tips: Demand Planning During Business Disruptions
No one can predict the future, but every FMCG/CPG manufacturer must prepare for it. But...
19 Jul 2020
Which Healthy Eating Nudges Work Best? A Meta-Analysis of Field Experiments
Abstract We examine the effectiveness in field settings of seven healthy eating nudges, classified according...
Insight09 Jul 2020
Rebound Or Reboot: What’s Next For Australia’s Retail Sector?
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted and driven incredible changes in consumer behaviour, not just...
Report03 Jul 2020
Collaboration For Healthier Lives: ‘On s’y met’ Goes Digital
Following the recent launch of two local CHL reports, the UK and China, the French...
Case Study25 Jun 2020
Hard Seltzer Defies Categorization And Limits As The Most Resilient Alcohol Segment In U.S.
Hard seltzer is one juxtaposition after another—and that’s what’s driving its overall success. For starters,...
Case Study23 Jun 2020
Context Is Critical for Brands Responding To Covid-19
With many countries re-opening into what appears to be a long-term recessionary environment, companies are...
Report11 Jun 2020
BCG: COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #11
In this report, BCG looks at how things will look like when we reach the...
Insight02 Jun 2020
Understanding Consumer Sentiment Can Help Companies Adjust As The U.S. Begins to Re-Open
Even though the year is almost half over, it’s just now starting to feel like...
Case Study28 May 2020
COVID-19 Case Studies: Actions from Retailers & Manufacturers (In Communities)
Check out the collection of case studies from CGF members and the wider industry on...
Insight28 May 2020
A Pandemic Dilemma: Stop Advertising or Maintain Brand Equity Through A Cause
Throwing a global pandemic at brands and marketers, who already have had to endure epic...
Report26 May 2020
Anticipating Consumer Needs Today and Tomorrow
Consumer behaviors are changing rapidly, so your decisions need to be faster, too. Learn how...
Case Study12 May 2020
Become the Brand That People Remember: How To Increase Share Of Market In Uncertain Times
Unprecedented times like these bring massive challenges. Yet even during a crisis like the novel...
Insight07 May 2020
Rebalancing The ‘Covid-19 Effect’ On Alcohol Sales
While approximately half of U.S. states plan to be partially re-opened by mid-May, nearly two...
Case Study04 May 2020
Scenarios Beyond COVID-19: Rebound, Reboot, Reinvent
Governments around the world are edging toward plans to exit mass population lockdowns, albeit at...
Insight04 May 2020
Scenarios Beyond COVID-19: Rebound, Reboot, Reinvent
Governments around the world are edging toward plans to exit mass population lockdowns, albeit at...
Report23 Apr 2020
BCG Consumer Spending Tracker: COVID-19 Impact
In this report, BCG tracks consumer spending patterns over the course of the COVID-19 crisis...
Report20 Apr 2020
COVID-19: BCG Perspectives, Facts, Scenarios and Actions for Leaders
In this summary, BCG breaks down the progression and impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, and...
Report20 Apr 2020
BCG: Sensing and Shaping the Post-COVID Era
In this report, BCG examines past “societal shifts” caused by global crises, such as World...
Report20 Apr 2020
BCG: COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #6
In this report, BCG gives predictions on consumer behaviour over the next 6 months, specifically...
Report13 Apr 2020
BCG: COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #5
In this report, BCG gives an overview of consumer sentiments and behaviours during the COVID-19...
Case Study08 Apr 2020
While Still In Lockdown, Many Europeans Expect The Impact Of COVID-19 To Last Another Year
Europeans are split over just how long the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will continue to have...
Report06 Apr 2020
BCG: COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Snapshot #4
In the fourth edition of their weekly insights into the impact of the COVID-19 crisis,...
Insight06 Apr 2020
ALTAVIA: COVID-19: Unprecedented Collaborations in the Retail Sector
During the coronavirus crisis, we have witnessed a number of new collaborative initiatives emerging, sometimes...
STANDARD: The BRCGS Global Standard for Ethical Trade & Responsible Sourcing Issue 2 achieved SSCI Recognition under Scope AI — Social Compliance: Manufacturing & Processing in November 2021.
BRCGS is an established global standards leader, with a rigorous GFSI recognised assurance program that touches every aspect of the 21st century supply chain – from food ingredients to packaging, distribution, retail and beyond. It sets the benchmark for best practice manufacturing, helping to provide reassurance that products and services are high quality, legal and safe. BRCGS is recognised across food and non-food categories as the global standard underpinning brand reputation through compliance, at over 30,000 certificated sites in 130 countries. Visit brcgs.com to find out more.
STANDARD: The Florverde standard for the sustainable production of flowers and ornamentals version 7.2.1 is currently being benchmarked under Scope BI – Social Compliance: Primary Production.
Florverde Sustainable Flowers (FSF) is an independent social and environmental standard which ensures that flowers certified under this scheme have been responsibly produced. This requires flower growers to adopt measures that will protect and enable worker’s rights, implement best environmental practices, and comply with national regulations. FSF also helps safeguard quality by requiring the proper care and handling of flowers.
STANDARD: FSSC 24000 Social Management System Certification Version 6.0 achieved SSCI Recognition under Scope AI — Social Compliance: Processing and Manufacturing in January 2024.
The aim of FSSC 24000 is to ensure that social sustainability management system requirements are met, resulting in certifications that assure organisations provide safe and fair working conditions, meet business ethics requirements, and apply due diligence in their supply chain management. FSSC 24000 provides a strategic approach incorporating the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle and risk-based thinking, which ensures the identification and control of social risk and continuous improvement. This process demonstrates corporate responsibility and facilitates improving the social management systems and performance thus driving impact.
FSSC 24000’s scope of certification includes the manufacturing and processing sector (food and non-food), including its related service provision. The certificate confirms that the organisation’s social sustainability management system is in conformance with the FSSC 24000 Scheme requirements based on the following normative documents:
BSI/PAS 24000:2022 – Social management system requirements (Publicly Available Specification)
FSSC 24000 Additional Requirements (as determined by the FSSC Board of Stakeholders)
The FSSC 24000 certification scheme is owned and governed by the non-profit Foundation FSSC and outlines the requirements for the audit and certification of a Social Sustainability Management System of an organization. More information on the FSSC 24000 Scheme is available on their website.
Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard
STANDARD: The Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard 2.1 achieved SSCI Recognition under Scope CI — Social Compliance: At-Sea Operations in November 2022.
In 2018, Global Seafood Assurances and the UK Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) announced a memorandum of understanding to work together to create the next version of the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS), committing to expand its global applicability, which resulted in the creation of the Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard. Now part of the Global Seafood Alliance, GSA took ownership of the standards last year. The first RFVS-certified vessel was announced in Australia in January, and the second set of RFVS-certified vessels was announced in the United Kingdom in April. The standard addresses social responsibility, including working conditions and worker voice, about fishing vessels.
STANDARD: The SIZA Social Standard Version 6 achieved SSCI Recognition under Scopes AI — Social Compliance: Manufacturing & Processing, and BI — Social Compliance: Primary Production in June 2023.
SIZA, the Sustainability Initiative of South Africa, is enabling the South African agricultural sector to become a global leader in sustainable farming, ethical trade, and environmental stewardship. The aim is to encourage continuous improvement in practices over time. SIZA aims to have a cost-effective approach for growers by supplying one standard and one audit, no matter which market a producer supplies. SIZA engages directly with stakeholders throughout the value chain to improve supply chain sustainability, ensuring compliance and reducing risks while at the same time offering support and training with regard to best practices and continuous improvement. Verification occurs via third-party audits. For more information on SIZA, please visit our website: www.siza.co.za
Founded in 2003, the amfori BSCI enables companies to drive sustainability by setting up the human rights due diligence principles that business enterprises strive to implement in their global supply chain.
Representing over 2,400 participants in 46 countries, the amfori BSCI operates in a variety of sectors, the two largest being General Merchandise, and Garment & Textile with a combined annual turnover is evaluated to EUR 1.6 trillion.
The amfori BSCI Code of Conduct set out the values and principles for the implementation of supply chain due diligence, based on the OECD’s six-step framework. The amfori BSCI System Manual outlines the supporting tools and methodology for participants to exercise human rights due diligence and environmental protection set out in the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct.
Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA)
STANDARD:The Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) is currently being benchmarked under Scope BI – Social Compliance: Primary Production.
Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA) is a business membership organisation which was established in 2002. It is an organisation meant to promote the interest of its members who are engaged in the production and export of cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, cuttings as well as vegetable seeds.
Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew
STANDARD: FISH Standard for Crew Version 1.0 is currently being benchmarked under Scope CI — Social Compliance: At-Sea Operations.
The Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew is a voluntary, third party labour certification program for wild harvest fishing vessels. FISH is designed to provide harvesters a tool to demonstrate to customers and other stakeholders that the seafood harvested comes from responsible sources with respect to crew treatment, compensation, and conditions. It was developed with input from the full seafood supply chain, including large and small harvesters, processors, retailers and restaurant groups, in consultation with labour non-profit organisations, to create a program that is open to vessels and fleets of all sizes around the globe. Read more about the Standard here.
STANDARD: The KFC Flowers and Ornamentals Sustainability Standard Version December 2021 is currently being benchmarked under Scopes AI — Social Compliance: Manufacturing & Processing, and BI — Social Compliance: Primary Production.
Kenya Flower Council (KFC) is the country’s leading Business Membership Association for growers and exporters of cut-flower and ornamentals. KFC members account for approximately 80 percent of Kenya’s floricultural exports.
KFC also owns the Flowers and Ornamentals Sustainability Standards (FOSS), a trusted standard worldwide. It is one of only three internationally benchmarked standards that demonstrate sustainable social, environmental and good agricultural business practice benchmarks set by the EU-based Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI). The standard encourages commitment to ethical practices, innovation and promoting equitable trading practices, thus ensuring that certified producers foster sustainable, responsible and safe production of cut flowers and ornamentals.
The Council is in the forefront promoting Kenya as a reliable source of quality cut flowers and ornamentals and the country’s competitiveness in the global floriculture trade. KFC is actively engaged in all major trade negotiations in existing, new and emerging markets and in amplifying Kenya’s image in the international market as the most trusted source of cut flowers and ornamentals.
Currently, Kenya is the third largest producer of cut-flowers and ornamentals in the world and exports to over 60 destinations globally. Floriculture is the fastest growing export sector in the Kenyan economy, providing direct employment for over 200,000 workers.
KFC engages with key actors locally for a favourable business environment for growers and exporters of cut flowers and ornamentals.
The Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard, is designed to deliver more value to the more than four million farmers and workers and thousands of businesses that use Rainforest Alliance certification to drive more sustainable agricultural production and responsible supply chains. The Sustainable Agriculture Standard is used in more than 70 countries around the globe. Their program focuses on coffee, cocoa, tea, bananas, and many other important commodity sectors facing urgent environmental and social challenges.
Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trade Association (WIETA)
STANDARD: WIETA Standard Version 4.0 is currently being benchmarked under Scope AI — Social Compliance: Manufacturing & Processing.
The Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trade Association T/A WIETA was the first South African social standard, established in 2002, to establish an appropriate social auditing methodology for fruit and wine suppliers in South Africa. WIETA proudly demonstrates how a multi-stakeholder model can successfully promote a world class ethical trade and human rights programme within the wine value chain. Innovative social dialogue engagements, a rigorous capacity building and training programme for both workers and producers, coupled with a participative multi-pronged approach to auditing and remedial approach to ensure sustained corrective actions.