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The Consumer Goods Forum, WRAP, and WRI Streamline Food Waste Reporting with Common Reporting Deadline for 2025 Press Release 17 Apr 2025 Food Waste The Consumer Goods Forum, WRAP, and WRI Streamline Food Waste Reporting with Common Reporting Deadline for 2025 Paris, Thursday 17th April – The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action, in partnership with WRAP and the World Resources Institute (WRI), has announced 13th June 2025 as a shared deadline for voluntary annual food waste reporting...
Food Waste Coalition of Action Publishes New Learning Report on 2024 Knowledge Sharing Series News Update 19 Feb 2025 Food Waste Food Waste Coalition of Action Publishes New Learning Report on 2024 Knowledge Sharing Series The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action has released a second Learning Report, which brings together insights from the 2024 Knowledge Sharing Series. Building on the success of the 2023 edition, this...
Food Waste Coalition Steering Committee Meets in London to Set 2025 Agenda News Update 10 Feb 2025 Food Waste Food Waste Coalition Steering Committee Meets in London to Set 2025 Agenda The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action Steering Committee met in London at the end of January, setting its sights on an ambitious 2025 agenda. The group is co-chaired by Chris Franke,...
Driving Change Locally: CGF Japan’s Efforts to Combat Consumer Food Waste in 2024 News Update 27 Jan 2025 Food Waste Driving Change Locally: CGF Japan’s Efforts to Combat Consumer Food Waste in 2024 Building on the impactful initiatives of 2024, the member companies of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Japan Food Loss and Waste Working Group carried out a series of activities throughout October to raise social awareness...
Food Waste Coalition Publishes Series of One-Pagers on Reducing GHG Emissions News Update 18 Dec 2024 Food Waste Food Waste Coalition Publishes Series of One-Pagers on Reducing GHG Emissions The Food Waste Coalition of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has introduced a new series of concise and impactful one-pagers designed to spotlight the critical role of food loss and waste (FLW) in tackling climate...
Leading the Charge on Climate and Sustainability: The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024 News Update 30 Sep 2024 Corporate Leading the Charge on Climate and Sustainability: The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024 As New York Climate Week (NYCW) 2024 has now come to an end, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) reflects on a week of impactful discussions and collaborations centered on climate action. Throughout the event, the...
The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024: Climate Action at the Core of Our Sustainability Vision News Update 19 Sep 2024 Corporate The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024: Climate Action at the Core of Our Sustainability Vision As the world gathers for New York Climate Week (NYCW) 2024, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is ready to bring together our global network of retailers and manufacturers to drive meaningful progress toward one unifying...
Food Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Danone News Update 09 Jul 2024 Food Waste Food Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Danone The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, Danone, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 19 CGF members committed to halving food loss and waste in their supply chains,...
Food Waste Coalition of Action Share Updates and Progress at Global Summit in Chicago News Update 20 Jun 2024 Food Waste Food Waste Coalition of Action Share Updates and Progress at Global Summit in Chicago The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action convened last week in Chicago, driving forward their ambitious agenda to tackle food waste and its impacts on climate change.  During the CGF Board meeting,...
The CGF and AlixPartners Release New Report on Climate Impact of Food Waste Reduction News Update 13 Jun 2024 Food Waste The CGF and AlixPartners Release New Report on Climate Impact of Food Waste Reduction The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action (the Coalition) has released a new report – developed in partnership with global consulting firm AlixPartners – demonstrating the full business case for tackling food...
The CGF Launches ‘The Sustainable Kitchen’: An Online Hub Showcasing Industry Best Practice to Inspire Healthier Cooking and Less Food Waste News Update 11 Jun 2024 Food Waste The CGF Launches ‘The Sustainable Kitchen’: An Online Hub Showcasing Industry Best Practice to Inspire Healthier Cooking and Less Food Waste The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today launched The Sustainable Kitchen an online hub created to showcase best practices in consumer communication to inspire companies to facilitate behaviour change towards reducing food waste while adopting healthier...
WWF Collaborates With The Consumer Goods Forum to Launch New Global Farm Loss Tool to Tackle Emissions From Food Loss Press Release 16 Apr 2024 Food Waste WWF Collaborates With The Consumer Goods Forum to Launch New Global Farm Loss Tool to Tackle Emissions From Food Loss Paris, 16th April 2024 – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-farm food loss. Developed by WWF and tested...
Sharon Bligh to Highlight the Opportunities for a Sustainable Food Future at Upcoming World Retail Congress News Update 28 Feb 2024 Corporate 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...
Food Waste Coalition of Action Publishes New Learning Report on 2023 Knowledge Sharing Series News Update 25 Jan 2024 Food Waste Food Waste Coalition of Action Publishes New Learning Report on 2023 Knowledge Sharing Series The Consumer Goods Forum’s Coalition of Action on Food Waste has today published a Learning Report comprising summaries of its 2023 Knowledge Sharing Series sessions, which provided members with an opportunity to come together to...
Global Consumer Goods Companies Release First Collective Baseline Study, Putting Increased Transparency at the Forefront of Action to Reduce Food Waste and Loss Press Release 10 Nov 2023 Food Waste Global Consumer Goods Companies Release First Collective Baseline Study, Putting Increased Transparency at the Forefront of Action to Reduce Food Waste and Loss Paris, 16th November 2023 –The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition of Action has today released its first baseline report, presenting operational food surplus and waste aggregated data from sixteen of its retailer and...
Japanese Member Companies Join the Call to Action to Reduce Consumer Food Waste News Update 27 Oct 2023 Japan Japanese Member Companies Join the Call to Action to Reduce Consumer Food Waste Throughout the month of October, eight member companies of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Japan Sustainability Local Group Food Loss and Waste working group (JSLG-FLW) are taking action to raise social awareness on the need...