Food Waste
Spotlight on The CGF Japan: Driving Change Through Collaboration, Consumer Engagement and Local Innovation
In December, I visited The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Japan office to meet local teams and members working across food waste, climate transition and employee wellbeing. A clear theme throughout the visit was the strength...
Sustainable Retail Summit
The Sustainable Retail Summit 2026 Executive Summary
The 10th annual Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit convened in Paris at a critical inflection point for the consumer goods industry. Against a backdrop of climate-driven supply chain disruption, geopolitical volatility and eroding global...
Food Waste
Empowering Customers to Reduce Food Waste Through Optimised Merchandising
Walmart is dedicated to becoming a regenerative company, striving to place nature and humanity at the center of its business practices. As part of this commitment, Walmart partnered with The Consumer Goods Forum’s Food Waste...
Plastic Waste
The CGF Golden Design Rules Referenced in China’s National Recommended Standards for Plastic Packaging
On 1 August 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China and the Standardization Administration of China released two national recommended standards: Plastics – Guide of Design for Recycling – Part...
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition of Action Releases New Guiding Principles on EPR for Liquid Packaging Cartons in LMICs
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has today published a new paper: “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Recommended Guiding Principles for Liquid Packaging Cartons in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).” This new...
Plastic Waste
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Recommended Guiding Principles for Liquid Packaging Cartons in LMICs
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has today published a new paper: “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Recommended Guiding Principles for Liquid Packaging Cartons in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).” This new...
Food Waste
CGF Food Waste Coalition and OECD FCAN Share Ambition to Strengthen FLW Reporting and Action
Ahead of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Retail Summit, the CGF’s Food Waste Coalition of Action convened a dedicated half-day workshop with experts from the OECD Food Chain Analysis Network (FCAN) in Paris. The...
Climate Transition
From Ambition to Action: Defining Our Road to Impact in 2026
In February, leaders from across the consumer goods and retail sectors gathered in Paris for The Consumer Goods Forum’s Climate Transition Coalition Steering Committee meeting. The discussion, which was both energising and candid, centered on...
Sustainable Retail Summit
Highlights From the Sustainable Retail Summit in Paris: From Innovation to Impact
Marking a decade of progress, the 10th annual Sustainable Retail Summit (SRS) concluded today in Paris. This milestone forum gathered 250 industry leaders and experts from 100 companies and over 30 countries to shape the...
Plastic Waste
CGF Plastic Waste Coalition to Pilot City-Scale Reusable Packaging System in Ottawa with Reposit
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition, in collaboration with Reposit and leading retailers, brands and solution providers, today announced plans for The Reuse City Canada Project — a city-scale initiative in Ottawa designed...
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Releases New Report Showing Powerful Potential of AI To Support Packaging Circularity
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has released new research highlighting the challenges businesses face in achieving packaging circularity, and how artificial intelligence (AI) can act as a powerful enabler to...
Plastic Waste
Exploring AI for Packaging Circularity
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action and Bain & Company have launched “Exploring AI for Packaging Circularity”, highlighting how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate the transition to circular packaging. The report...
Food Waste
Turning Food Waste Into Value: The CGF and Capgemini Release New Blueprint
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition and Capgemini have launched “Turning waste into value: A blueprint for collective food waste transformation”, reframing food waste as a strategic opportunity to drive business value, innovation,...
Food Waste
Turning Waste Into Value: A Blueprint for Collective Food Waste Transformation
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition and Capgemini have launched “Turning waste into value: A blueprint for collective food waste transformation”, reframing food waste as a strategic opportunity to drive business value, innovation,...
Food Waste
Supermercados Peruanos Joins the Food Waste Coalition of Action
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to welcome Supermercados Peruanos S.A. (SPSA) as the newest member of its Food Waste Coalition of Action. The Coalition brings together leading consumer goods companies committed to accelerating...
Forest Positive
Forest Positive Coalition Publishes 2025 Report on Deforestation- and Conversion-Free Supply Chain Adoption by Consumer Goods Companies
Paris, 15 January 2026, The Consumer Goods Forum’s Forest Positive Coalition has today published its 2025 report, offering the most comprehensive view yet of how 22 global retailers and manufacturers are working to remove deforestation...
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