Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Sally Smith, Upfield Plant butters, creams, cheeses, and liquids are the successor products to dairy. With no animal-based ingredients and lower climate impacts, Flora Food Group is a leading producer of “delicious, sustainable foods.” Sally Smith, their Chief...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Rolf Ladau, Paulig Group On the journey to net zero, there is still a long road ahead for consumer goods companies. Watch CEO Rolf Ladau discuss with BCG’s Andreas Liedtke at the CGF’s Global Summit in June 2024, how...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Rebecca Marmot, Unilever As Chief Sustainability Officer Rebecca Marmot says, it’s important that consumer goods companies share best practices so that everyone can make progress in sustainability. Rebecca joins Shalini Unnikrishnan in our #TowardsNetZero conversations at the CGF’s...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Nina Jonnson, ICA Gruppen In this interview filmed at the CGF’s Global Summit 2024, Nina Jönsson, CEO of ICA Gruppen, and Aftab Hussain explore ICA’s leadership in sustainability, focusing on scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Discover how ICA...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Michael Durach, CEO of Develey Senf & Feinkost GmbH In a heartfelt conversation with Karin von Funck filmed at the CGF’s Global Summit in June, Michael Durach, CEO of Develey Senf & Feinkost GmbH, encourages companies to take bold steps towards sustainability by joining...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Grant Sprick, Ahold Delhaize What does the trajectory of climate impact look like in the consumer goods industry? At The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Global Summit in June 2024, Grant Sprick, VP of Climate & Environment at Ahold Delhaize,...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Facundo Etchebehere, Danone “If your company is on the journey towards net zero, you need to be part of this.” Facundo Etchebehere, SVP of Global Sustainability Strategy & Partnerships at Danone, joins Shalini Unnikrishnan at the CGF Global...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Chris McGrath, Mondelēz International Karin von Funck sat down with Christine Montenegro McGrath, SVP of Global Sustainability Strategy & Partnerships at Mondelēz International, to discuss the importance of industry collaboration for a sustainable future. Through The Consumer Goods Forum’s...
Publication10 Oct 2024Human Rights
Guidelines for responsible management of brand promoters These guidelines, developed by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition in collaboration with the Fair Labor Association, provide comprehensive recommendations for the ethical management of brand promoters. The document outlines key risks faced by...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Cecile Beliot-Zind, Bel Group Sustainability is embedded in everything we do and should be central to any strategy. “The value creation we aim to deliver is on both legs. We will not jeopardize one leg for the other,” says...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Carine Kraus, Carrefour Curious about how Carrefour is advancing its sustainability goals? Watch Carine Kraus in conversation with Aftab Hussain during our #TowardsNetZero series, filmed at the CGF Global Summit in June 2024. They dive into Carrefour’s sustainability...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Bertrand Swiderski, Perifem “I am 100% sure we can do it.” Hear why Bertrand SWIDERSKI, President of Perifem, la Fédération Technique du Commerce, believes that banning single-use packaging is an achievable first goal for the Association of French...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Archana Jagannathan, PepsiCo What can consumer goods leaders learn from PepsiCo’s sustainability strategy, “PepsiCo Positive?” Watch this interview from our #TowardsNetZero conversations filmed at the CGF 2024 Global Summit with Archana Jagannathan and Miranda Hadfield to discover the...
Video10 Oct 2024Towards Net Zero
Moving #TowardsNetZero | A Conversation with Alejandra Vazquez Langle, Grupo Bimbo How is Grupo Bimbo driving the future of sustainability? Alejandra Vazquez Langle, VP of Global Sustainability, sat down with Yotam Ariav to share how they’re bringing their vision to life. From pursuing 100% electric renewable...
Blog08 Oct 2024Corporate
Seizing the Moment: Navigating Climate Action at a Crucial Juncture – Insights from Climate Week NYC 2024 As The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) team returned from Climate Week NYC 2024, we had the opportunity to sit down with Sharon Bligh, Director of Health and Sustainability, and Didier Bergeret, Director of Sustainability. We...
News Update06 Oct 2024E2E Value Chain
IOO·HORIZON – CGF’s Annual Data and Supply Chain Conference Explores the Intersection of Data, Sustainability and Supply Chain Transformation SPAIN, 5TH OCTOBER 2024: The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF)’s Product Data Coalition of Action hosted the 1OO·HORIZON conference from 3rd to the 5th October held across various locations in the Catalan countryside. The conference enables...
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.