News Update21 Sep 2023Human Rights
Roundtable Insights on Advancing the Responsible Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia KUALA LUMPUR, September 2023 – In collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Business, and the Responsible Labor Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance, the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition...
Video21 Sep 2023E2E Value Chain
E2E Regional SpringBoard, Bogotá Colombia, Sept 2023 End-to-End Value Chain hosted LatAm industry leaders and experts to advance the future of supply chains, focusing on key topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Automation & Robotics, Machine Learnings, Blockchain and Quantum Computing. In this...
Blog19 Sep 2023Food Waste
Can Farm Food Loss be Reduced by Retailers and Growers Working Together? Fresh fruit and vegetables are lost and wasted throughout the supply chain at higher rates than other categories of food. In part, this is because of their perishability and handling requirements, and in part, it’s...
Blog18 Sep 2023E2E Value Chain
From Demand Chain to Value Chain: The Power of Product Enrichment in Modern Retail In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, supply chains across the food manufacturing and retail sectors are undergoing a transformation. As these industries evolve towards a more customer-centric approach, product...
News Update18 Sep 2023Environmental Sustainability
New report at NY Climate Week urges industry scaling regenerative agriculture as critical for the future NEW YORK, USA — At NY Climate Week, the CGF Net Zero Taskforce, Accenture and the Climate Champions Team (CCT) have jointly launched a brief report arguing that “consumer industries scale-up of regenerative agriculture is the...
News Update18 Sep 2023Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Director welcomes landmark “zero draft” for a binding global treaty on plastic pollution PARIS, FRANCE — On September 4, the United Nations published a first draft, or “zero draft,” of its global treaty to end plastic pollution. The draft marks historic progress towards a legally binding instrument, addressing...
News Update15 Sep 2023Corporate
Highlights from Japan Day 2023 Japan Day, which took place on August 31, 2023, at the Ajinomoto Takanawa Training Center, marked another successful edition. More than 200 delegates convened both in person and online to gain insights into the accomplishments...
Infographic13 Sep 2023Collaboration for Healthier Lives
CHL France Launches Scaling Flexitarian Diets Initiatives Through Recipes with Carrefour and Danone The Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action is pleased to announce the latest outcomes of its French initiative, aimed at scaling up the adoption of flexitarian diets across France in 2023. In alignment with...
News Update13 Sep 2023Food Waste
CGF Managing Director to Speak About Global Food Systems Challenges at Anuga 2023 Food waste is a global issue with far-reaching ecological and social ramifications. Each year, millions of tons of food are discarded worldwide, despite millions of people enduring hunger. Collaboration among all industry stakeholders, spanning from...
News Update13 Sep 2023Environmental Sustainability
Announcing Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action PARIS, FRANCE — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is very pleased to welcome Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (PWCOA). As the CGF’s newest director, Cédric will support 42 CEOs...
Video29 Aug 2023Health & Wellness
Tasty Talks: An Interview With GAIN And Google On Workforce Nutrition Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and Michiel Bakker the Vice President of Global Workplace Programs at Google joined the Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action in a special discussion on #WellbeingAtWork – delving into the...
Blog04 Aug 2023E2E Value Chain
CSOs: Are You Ready to Collaborate on Data Strategy? The number of Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) have tripled in the past two years. Many are relatively new and are tasked to lead the development of sustainability plans and interact with various departments across the...
Blog03 Aug 2023Health & Wellness
Celebrating WHO Self-Care Movement with Preventative Health Initiatives from A.S. Watson Group The CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action (CHL) has launched a workstream to focus on Preventative Health, which addresses one of the biggest shifts in life priorities after the COVID-19 pandemic. During the...
Infographic31 Jul 2023Health & Wellness
Public-Private Collaboration on Salt Reduction in Japan The mission of the CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives team in Japan is to solve health issues by improving nutrition, preventing lifestyle-related diseases, promoting employee health, through collaboration with government and academia, to “live better...
Podcast25 Jul 2023Environmental Sustainability
Effective Decarbonisation Strategies for the Consumer Goods Industry In the second episode of season 4 of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Sustainability Podcast Series, the CGF chats with Mark Chadwick, EMEA Executive Managing Director at ENGIE Impact to discuss the key takeaways from...