Human Rights
Roundtable Insights on Advancing the Responsible Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, September 2023 – In collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Business, and the Responsible Labor Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance, the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition...
Social Sustainability
HRC and AIM-Progress Host Webinar on the Repayment of Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees with Case Studies From Top Glove and Sime Darby
On 22nd May, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC) hosted a webinar in collaboration with its partner, AIM-Progress, on practical examples of how businesses can repay Worker-paid recruitment fees. The webinar was...
Human Rights
人権に関する協力関係の推進に向け企業・政府が会合
2023年6月7日、京都/パリ発－本日、大手企業、日本政府、国連の関係者が京都に集結し、日本における消費財バリューチェーンに関する協力関係を強化し人権の尊重を推進するための
Human Rights
Business and Government Convene to Advance Collaboration for Human Rights in Japan
KYOTO, 7th June 2023 – Officials from leading businesses, the Japanese government, and the United Nations today met in Kyoto for a roundtable discussion to strengthen collaboration and accelerate respect for human rights in Japan’s...
Human Rights
Human Rights Coalition Welcomes New Co-Chairs from Mondelēz International and Woolworths Group
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce that Virginie Mahin, Senior Director Global Social Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement, Mondelēz International, and Rachel Elliott, General Manager Sustainability – Human Rights, Woolworths Group, were elected...
Human Rights
CGF Sustainability Director Joins Xplore Sustainability Conference for Dialogue on Future of Due Diligence
On 22nd March, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Director of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret, joined a panel at Sedex’s Xplore Sustainability Conference to discuss trends in human rights due diligence practices in the consumer goods industry....
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Responds to Human Rights at Sea’s 2023 Review of Fisheries and Aquaculture Certification, Standards and Ratings
PARIS, 19th April 2023 — The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has issued a response to Human Rights at Sea’s (HRAS) 2023 Review of Fisheries and Aquaculture Certification, Standards and Ratings, in which the SSCI...
Human Rights
Human Rights Coalition Hosts Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop With Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Malaysian Palm Oil Suppliers
KUALA LUMPUR and PARIS, 14th March 2023 – In collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Plantation and Commodities, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC) today hosted a practical workshop for Malaysian palm...
Human Rights
Advancing Due Diligence and Responsible Recruitment to Respect Human Rights: The Consumer Goods Forum and AIM-Progress Announce Renewed Collaboration
PARIS and BRUSSELS, 11th January 2023 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC) and AIM-Progress are excited to announce they have reaffirmed their commitment to collaboratively address human rights challenges in the...
Human Rights
Faces of Sustainability: Anbinh Phan, Walmart
In this “Faces of Sustainability”, we meet the people behind the scenes of the CGF’s five sustainability coalitions, working to advance sustainability goals in the consumer goods industry and make a better world for everyone....
Human Rights
#CloserThanYouThink: Why Consumer Goods Companies are Calling for Urgent Action on Forced Labour for Human Rights Day 2022
Forced labour is everywhere – and it’s on the rise. Recent reports from the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimate 28 million people were in situations of forced labour in 2021, a 12 percent increase from...
Human Rights
Forced Labour is #CloserThanYouThink
For Human Rights Day 2022, the CGF Human Rights Coalition has launched its #CloserThanYouThink campaign. The focus of this campaign is to raise awareness of the existence of forced labour risks in the consumer goods...
Plastic Waste
CGF Sustainability Directors Host Keynotes on Human Rights and Plastic Waste at Reuters’ Transform Supply Chains USA
On 1st November 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Directors of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret and Ignacio Gavilan, hosted two keynote speeches at Reuters’ Transform Supply Chains USA conference in Chicago, focused on human rights due...
Human Rights
Consumer Goods Companies Release Practical Guidance on Repayment of Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees
PARIS and AMSTERDAM, 27th October 2022 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC), in partnership with AIM-Progress, has today released new “Guidance on the Repayment of...
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