News Update14 Jun 2024Corporate
Live from Chicago: Final Thoughts from #CGFsummit 2024 Highlights from Day 3 of The Global Summit Groceries delivered by drone to high-rise windows. Pilotless freight planes. Shelf-stocking robots that can detect spills. These are just a few of the rapid-fire retail visions...
News Update14 Jun 2024Corporate
The Consumer Goods Industry Receives a Call to Action in Chicago Highlights from Day 2 of The Global Summit ‘You have a responsibility to take care of my health, to look after it, to look after the health of future generations’ exhorted 17-year-old food activist...
News Update13 Jun 2024Corporate
Industry Leaders Unite in Chicago for the CGF Global Summit Highlights and Strong Moments from Day 1 of The Consumer Goods Industry’s Premier Annual Event As The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit began this morning in Chicago, CGF Board Co-Chairs Frans Muller, President &...
Press Release12 Jun 2024Global Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit Gets Underway, Spotlighting Sustainability Progress Across the Industry Chicago, 12 June 2024 – Attended by almost 1,000 CEOs and C-suite leaders from the world’s biggest consumer goods companies, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) 2024 Global Summit kicked off today with a series of...
Press Release21 May 2024Global Summit
CEOs from World’s Major Businesses Set to Advance Action on Urgent Sustainability Challenges at The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit Paris, 9 May 2024 – Hundreds of CEOs from the world’s major consumer goods retailers and manufacturers are gearing up for The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Global Summit, in Chicago, United States, which will involve...
Press Release23 Apr 2024China
The Consumer Goods Forum Brings Together Industry Leaders and Experts for its Sixth Annual China Day The Consumer Goods Forum is hosting its annual event for members operating in China, regional industry experts, and leading CEOs today and tomorrow in Shanghai, China. This ‘China Day’, the sixth the organisation has held,...
News Update28 Feb 2024Corporate
Sharon Bligh to Highlight the Opportunities for a Sustainable Food Future at Upcoming World Retail Congress The Consumer Goods Forum’s Director of Health and Sustainability, Sharon Bligh, will speak about how we can create a sustainable future to protect the world’s long-term food supply at the World Retail Congress. Taking place...
Press Release27 Feb 2024Corporate
Powerful Impact of Consumer Goods Retailers and Manufacturers Uniting to Tackle Global Challenges Paris, 27 February 2024 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the only CEO-led organisation that brings together both retailers and manufacturers globally, today publishes its 2023 Annual Report, demonstrating how it is catalysing industry transformation...
Blog20 Dec 2023Corporate
Reflections from COP28 Just short of 100,000 badges were issued for participants to attend the recent UN climate talks in Dubai, touted by many as a defining moment in our fight against climate change. Sharon Bligh, Director of...
Blog11 Dec 2023Food Waste
New CGF and WWF Partnership Taking the Lead on Reducing Farm Loss to Help Shrink Footprint of Food Each year, 2.5 billion tonnes of food are wasted across food service, grocery retail, and our own kitchens. A lesser known, and often not as well measured, part of the issue happens on farms due...
Press Release01 Dec 2023Corporate
The Consumer Goods Forum Announces New Board Members Paris, Thursday, 30 November 2023: The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is proud to announce the appointment of new members to its Board of Directors, including Cécile Béliot of Bel Group and Nathalie Roos of Lipton...
Blog13 Nov 2023
Responsibility in an Essential Product Category: Empowering Women While Striving to Improve Environmental Impact In a world driven by innovation and sustainability, P&G has stood as a beacon of purpose, unwavering in its mission to touch lives and improve lives. What makes this purpose truly unique is its unyielding...
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...