Corporate
Fifth Annual CGF China Day, and Food Safety, Health and Sustainability, Digital Supply Chain Days to Take Place 9th – 10th January 2023
SHANGHAI, 8th Dec 2022 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) will host on 9th – 10th January 2023 the fifth annual edition of the China Day in Shanghai, which will bring together CEOs from the CGF China Board of Directors and from CGF member companies based in China. Under the theme “From Resilience to Reinvention: […]
Corporate
Reflecting on the 2022 GFSI Conference
In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Global Food Safety Initiative Director Erika Sheward to hear her reflections on the recent 2022 GFSI conference which took place in Barcelona. She shares some of the conference highlights, GFSI’s top priorities, including trust and capability building, and explains why the conference […]
Corporate
Transparency in Sustainability Reporting Takes Centre Stage as Consumer Goods Leaders Launch First Collective Annual Report
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today underlined its dedication to transparent reporting by launching its first Annual Report. The report reviews commitments, activities, and accomplishments of 400 CGF members over the last 12 months and highlights business leadership on sustainability. It follows COP26 climate talks and the CGF’s announcement as a UN Race to […]
Food Safety
How Companies Are Preparing for the Next Pandemic
Public health experts have been sounding the alarm on pandemics for years. Now that we have been living and working for more than a year in the COVID-19 pandemic, what have we learned and how do we best move forward? To better understand how the pandemic has impacted the food industry and its outlook on […]
Corporate
Plastic Waste, Food Safety and Food Waste: How Interconnected Are They?
In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to fellow CGF colleagues Erica Sheward, Director of the Global Food Safety Initiative, and Ignacio Gavilan, Director of Sustainability, who leads the CGF’s Coalitions of Action on Plastic Waste and Food Waste. In this episode, they share how the complex issues they […]
Corporate
The Year Ahead for CGF China
In the Chinese Zodiac, the new year that started on 12th February is the Year of the Ox. The many qualities of the ox are believed to influence the year’s outcome: a symbol of hard work, positivity and honesty, the ox can bring long-awaited success and prosperity to 2021. The Consumer Goods Forum’s team […]
Food Safety
Global Food Safety Initiative Starts New Chapter as CEO-led Coalition of Action
33 CGF Members Join the All-New Coalition and Will Be Governed by New Steering Committee GFSI Becomes Eighth Coalition of Action Under the Stewardship of The Consumer Goods Forum PARIS, 23rd March 2021 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today announced that the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition) is starting a new […]
Food Safety
New GFSI Podcast Series to Explore Food Safety, Industry Action and Multi-Stakeholder Dialogues
PARIS, 29th January 2021 – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) today launches its all-new GFSI Podcast Series. The series will welcome food safety experts from across the spectrum of sectors and stakeholders that form part of the broader GFSI community to discuss the latest happenings in the world of food safety. The first episode, […]
Food Safety
Food Safety: Rethink, Reset, Recharge
In this, the first episode in our new GFSI Podcast Series, “Food Safety: Rethink, Reset, Recharge”, we speak to Erica Sheward, Director of GFSI, who looks back on 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 on food safety, and looks ahead to all the new and exciting actions taking shape within GFSI. These include updates on […]
Sustainable Retail Summit
The View From 2023: How the Pandemic Helped Us Build the Next Generation of Safe Retail
Fast-forward about three years. It’s late 2023. The pandemic of 2020 is behind us. The much-anticipated vaccine was successful, widely distributed, and we’re living in what is commonly known as “the new normal.” Most of that new normal is much like the old normal. We’re humans after all, and most of us didn’t like social […]
Corporate
Statement: CGF Response to Covid-19
Protecting the health and wellbeing of people around the world has been a key strategic priority of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) for more than a decade. However, at no time since the CGF was founded have we found ourselves facing such a global health crisis. As such, our member companies are working around-the-clock to […]
Food Safety
20 Years of GFSI
GFSI turns 20 in 2020, offering a timely opportunity to take stock of the past two decades of food safety advancement with the Global Food Safety Initiative.
Food Safety
Happy Birthday GFSI!
On the occasion of GFSI's 20 anniversary, stakeholders from around the food industry wish the Global Food Safety Initiative a "happy birthday" and another 20 years of driving food safety forward!
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