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Report07 Feb 2024
The Economics of the Food System Transformation
Healthy diets are vital to the transformation of global Food Systems as outlined in a recent policy report by the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC)
Webinar06 Feb 2024
VP of Human Resources at Grupo Éxito Champions Employee Well-Being and Mental Health
Juan Felipe Montoya Calle, Vice President of Human Resources at Grupo Éxito, whose CEO Carlos Mario Giraldo sits on the CGF Board of Directors, led an online masterclass session to share the company’s comprehensive well-being strategy
Video05 Feb 2024
A Message on #WellbeingAtWork from Angela Liu, Chairlady of New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd
Chairlady of New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd, Angela Liu lends her voice to the CEO video series for the #WellbeingAtWork campaign
Insight19 Jul 2023
A Practical Guide for Selecting a Canteen Provider in the Workplace – WNA Checklist
The Workforce Nutrition Alliance developed this practical checklist to help companies make an informed decision when selecting the best nutrition and sustainability conscious catering provider for their organisation.
Video19 Jul 2023
Talking Employee Wellbeing with Erin Boyd Kappelhof, CEO, Eat Well Global
This episode, featuring Erin Boyd Kappelhof, CEO, Eat Well Global, deep dives into a 'Practical Look at the Employee Wellbeing Framework.'
Toolkit13 Jun 2023
The Playbook on Winning Behavior Change: A Toolkit for Building Impactful Initiatives
Partnering with Bain, the Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action at The Consumer Goods Forum has released a report showcasing the data and key learnings from CHL's global initiatives and provide a prescriptive view on how businesses can establish and execute impactful projects and strategies.
Video13 Jun 2023
A Message on #WellbeingAtWork from Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Walmart
President and CEO of Walmart, Doug McMillon lends his voice to the CEO video series for the #WellbeingAtWork
Video13 Jun 2023
A Message on #WellbeingAtWork from Martin Boden, Managing Director of Greater China, Sodexo
Managing Director of Greater China, Sodexo, Martin Boden lends his voice to the CEO video series for the #WellbeingAtWork campaign
Video13 Jun 2023
A Message on #WellbeingAtWork from Taro Fujie, CEO, Ajinomoto Group
CEO of the Ajinomoto Group Taro Fujie lends his voice to the CEO video series for the #WellbeingAtWork campaign
Toolkit24 Jan 2023
CGF Employee Wellbeing Framework
Insight04 Nov 2022
WWF Basket: Halving the Environmental Impact of UK Baskets by 2030
The WWF Basket has put together a bluprint for measuring outcomes and action when addressing the environmental footprints of our baskets
Webinar20 Jul 2021
Aligning Business Reporting in Nutrition [Webinar]
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), The Consumer Goods Forum and Nutrition Connect hosted a webinar on "Aligning business reporting on nutrition for better accountability" on Tuesday 20th July 2021.
Report03 Apr 2021
Aligning Business Accountability in Nutrition with Business
This report delves into the current landscape of business accountability in nutrition, the reporting burden,...
Report03 Apr 2021
Aligning Business Accountability in Nutrition with Business Associations
This report delves into the current landscape of business accountability in nutrition, the reporting burden,...
Report09 Feb 2021
Business Accountability For Better Nutrition
This report summarises the discussions and solutions identified around this topic between 2018 and 2020,...
Report11 Jan 2021
Leadership for the Decade of Action
As we began the UN Decade of Action and approached the 20th anniversary of the...
Toolkit09 Dec 2020
Tokyo NG4 2021 Commitment-Making Guide
2020 marked the beginning of a decade-long race towards the deadline of the world’s 2030...
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.