Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Director welcomes landmark “zero draft” for a binding global treaty on plastic pollution
PARIS, FRANCE — On September 4, the United Nations published a first draft, or “zero draft,” of its global treaty to end plastic pollution. The draft marks historic progress towards a legally binding instrument, addressing...
Environmental Sustainability
Announcing Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action
PARIS, FRANCE — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is very pleased to welcome Cédric Dever as Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action (PWCOA). As the CGF’s newest director, Cédric will support 42 CEOs...
Plastic Waste
L’Oréal Consumer Products Division President Alexis Perakis-Valat Appointed Co-Sponsor of Plastic Waste Coalition of Action
PARIS, FRANCE — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce that Alexis Perakis-Valat, President of the Consumer Products Division for L’Oréal, has been appointed as the new Co-Sponsor of the Consumer Goods Forum’s...
Plastic Waste
CGF China Golden Design Rules Case Study Booklets Launched in Chinese and English
SHANGHAI, CHINA — The Consumer Goods Forum China has issued its Golden Design Rules (GDR) Case Study Booklet at the 3rd Annual CGF China Health and Sustainability Collaboration Conference on March 21, 2023. Sixteen CGF...
Plastic Waste
CGF CEOs Release a Video Message Ahead of INC2 UNEP Plastic Treaty Negotiations
CEO’s from some of the world’s leading Consumer Goods Companies have come together to deliver a video message ahead of multilateral negotiations towards a Global Plastics Treaty to be held in Paris at the end...
Plastic Waste
Delivering a Circular Economy for Plastics – A Message from CGF Plastic Waste Coalition CEOs
A legally binding UN treaty is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the plastic pollution crisis in a globally coordinated way. Hear from CEOs from member companies of the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition about leading industry...
Plastic Waste
Celebrating our Third Anniversary: A Message from the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action celebrates its third anniversary in 2023. Three years ago, 42 leading consumer goods retailers and manufacturers came together to focus on reducing and re-designing packaging, on...
Plastic Waste
To Mark First-Ever Zero Waste Day, CGF Director of Sustainability Explains Why We Need to Create a Circular Economy
In a recent article published by EDIE, The Consumer Goods Forum Director of Sustainability, Ignacio Gavilan, marks the UN’s first-ever Zero Waste Day by exploring the necessity of creating a circular economy. Entitled “Creating a...
Plastic Waste
Faces of Sustainability: Allison Lin, Mars Inc
In “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. In...
Plastic Waste
CGF Sustainability Director Calls for Cross-Sector Action to Reduce Plastic Waste at 2023 Economist Impact World Ocean Summit
At the Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit this month, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainability Director, Ignacio Gavilan, will set out the progress made towards reducing plastic waste by the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition and...
Plastic Waste
Faces of Sustainability: David Clark, Amcor
In “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. In...
Plastic Waste
Faces of Sustainability: Arndt Scheidgen, Henkel
In this “Faces of Sustainability” episode, 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...
Plastic Waste
Faces of Sustainability: Katie Decker, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health
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....
Plastic Waste
How We Design Our Way Out of Our Plastic Problem
Our relationship with plastic needs to change, and fast. The urgency around the plastics issue has been felt even more keenly since negotiations for a legally binding global plastic treaty began last month. There is...
Plastic Waste
Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics
In the latest episode of the podcast, host Louise Chester is joined by Colin Kerr, Global Head R&D Packaging Excellence & Technology at Unilever. Colin, who is co-lead of the Plastic Waste Coalition’s...
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