FLP-Conference
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Purpose-Driven Future Leadership Programme in Collaboration with Egon Zehnder and Boston Consulting Group
PARIS, 27th January 2022 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), with a mission to support the development of the industry’s next generation of purpose-driven leaders, today announced it has joined forces with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Egon Zehnder to launch the next generation of its Future Leaders Programme (FLP), which will include a combination […]
Corporate
Peter Freedman’s New Year Message to Members
First of all, I would like to wish you a very happy and successful New Year! This note provides a summary of how we at the CGF have been working on your behalf in 2018, as well as a look ahead to our priorities for 2019. If you would like to know more about anything […]
Environmental Sustainability
Ignacio Gavilan speaks at the CGF’s FLP Congress in Berlin
On the first day of the FLP Congress in October, CGF Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan began the afternoon with a session on “purpose in action”, alongside Isabelle Grosmaitre, Alimentation Initiatives Catalyst at Danone and Co-Chair of the CGF’s Health & Wellness Steering Committee. Ignacio focused on sustainability challenges, how positive actions are taking place […]
FLP-Conference
Lessons in Leadership from a Career in Retail
If you were to examine the trends of retail today, you’ll find that the industry is undergoing unprecedented change. The drivers of change range from globalisation and increasing competition, to technological advances and changing consumer behaviour. At FLP, I had the opportunity to speak with tomorrow’s leaders who will oversee this evolution and talk about […]
Health & Wellness
CGF Health & Wellness Co-Chair, Isabelle Grosmaitre, Danone, Speaks at FLP Congress in Berlin
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) held its annual FLP Congress in Berlin from 18th-20th October this year. The annual gathering of young leaders from within the consumer goods industry saw delegates travel from all over the world to learn what it means to be a great leader of a great company, with emphasis on building […]
FLP-Conference
FLP Day Three Recap: Leadership Lessons for Tomorrow’s Brightest
BERLIN, 20th October 2018 – The Consumer Goods Forum’s FLP Congress has drawn to a close on this, its third and final day. After two days of role plays, workshops and tactical tours, the final day provided the opportunity for these future leaders to sit back and listen to today’s leaders as they shared their insights on what makes […]
FLP-Conference
FLP Day One Recap: Young Leaders Delight on Day One in Berlin
BERLIN, 18th October 2018 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) kicked off its annual FLP Congress in Berlin today. The event, the annual gathering of young leaders from within the FMCG industry, saw delegates travel from all over the world to learn what it means to be a great leader of a great company, with emphasis on building […]
FLP-Conference
Future Leaders are the Activists for a Better Business
If consumer goods companies are to re-imagine the business model of tomorrow, we must first understand the consumers of today. Today millennials account for a third of total value consumption and this generation is craving change[1], a feeling driven by their awareness of global issues including water scarcity, the need for sustainable agriculture, and health […]
FLP-Conference
Retail Talent – The Search for Digital and Customer Centric Capabilities in a New Era
Retail is an industry that has undergone a multitude of changes over the last few decades, from family owned and run local stores to hypermarket chains and mega shopping malls. It can be said that most major technological and societal trends have impacted the sector in some shape or form and arguably none of them […]
FLP-Conference
Talent Development in a World Where Businesses Need Purpose
As a HR director, my mission is to make sure that our company is not only ready for today, but also for the challenges it will be facing tomorrow. Identifying the future leaders in the company – those who have both the business credentials and the personal qualities to be on the succession path as […]
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