News Update09 Apr 2025Plastic Waste
The CGF and Reposit Invite Consumer Goods Industry To Join City-Wide Reusable Packaging Pilot in Ottawa, Canada The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action and Reposit are pleased to announce the successful completion of the design phase for its reusable packaging program, tailored for personal and home care categories...
News Update25 Mar 2025Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Eckes-Granini The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, Eckes-Granini, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 41 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular economy. Lars Wagener, CEO...
News Update13 Mar 2025Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Steering Committee Gathers in Brussels to Advance 2025 Priorities The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action convened its Steering Committee on 24th February in Brussels, bringing together representatives from 25 member companies to assess progress and align on key initiatives for...
News Update28 Feb 2025Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Huhtamaki The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, Huhtamaki, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 39 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular economy. Ralf K. Wunderlich,...
News Update06 Feb 2025Plastic Waste
Mario Abreu Appointed as New Co-Chair of the Plastic Waste Coalition The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce that Mario Abreu, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ferrero, has been elected as the new Manufacturer Co-Chair of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action joining fellow Co-Chair...
News Update03 Dec 2024Plastic Waste
Advancing the Global Plastics Treaty: Reflections from INC-5 Cédric Dever, Director of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, has returned from a pivotal week in Busan, where he participated in the 5th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5)...
News Update06 Nov 2024Plastic Waste
CGF Plastic Waste Director Cedric Dever Speaks on Sustainability and Innovation at the Retail Sustainability Conference in Canada Cedric Dever, Director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), recently participated in a dynamic panel discussion at the Retail Sustainability Conference in Canada on October 16th. Joined by...
News Update14 Oct 2024Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Completes 2024 Review of Golden Design Rules for Plastic Packaging The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 2024 review of the Golden Design Rules (GDRs) for plastic packaging. The GDRs are nine simple yet powerful packaging design principles...
News Update28 Aug 2024Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: CJ CheilJedang The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, CJ CheilJedang, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 43 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular economy. “We are...
News Update29 Jul 2024Plastic Waste
CGF China Releases New Booklet on Sustainable Packaging Management Systems with SynTao CGF China has released “Consumer Goods Industry Sustainable Packaging Management System and Best Practice Case Study Booklet”, in collaboration with SynTao. This initiative involved contributions from CGF members such as Danone, Haleon, Mengniu, Nestlé, Mondelēz,...
News Update14 Mar 2024Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Publishes New Paper on Extended Producer Responsibility in Indonesia Members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action of Plastic Waste (the Coalition) have today released a paper analysing the opportunities and challenges in implementing EPR in Indonesia, and drawing upon the Optimal...
News Update18 Sep 2023Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Director Welcomes Landmark “Zero Draft” for a Binding Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution 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 the full lifecycle...
News Update13 Sep 2023Environmental 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...
News Update13 Jul 2023Plastic 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...
News Update13 Jul 2023Plastic 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...
News Update23 May 2023Plastic 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...