Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
New SSCI Benchmark Consultation Opens for amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce a public stakeholder consultation for amfori BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative), amfori’s flagship solution for managing social risks in global supply chains. This consultation falls...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
The Consumer Goods Forum’s SSCI Recognises Sedex’s SMETA 7.0, the World’s Most Widely Used Social Audit Platform
Paris, 18 November 2025 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announced today that SMETA 7.0, Sedex’s flagship social and environmental auditing methodology, has achieved recognition from the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI), providing companies with...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
SSCI’s Environmental Benchmark Receives First Applicant from USD 2 Billion Floriculture Industry
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce a major milestone in its global mission to build trust in sustainability standards worldwide. Florverde® Sustainable Flowers (FSF) has become the...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Flor Ecuador Plus Certified® Applies for SSCI Benchmarking
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmarking application from Expoflores (Ecuador’s National Association of Flower Producers and Exporters), for its certification scheme Flor Ecuador Plus Certified®. This marks...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Fresh Thinking for Sustainable Supply Chains: SSCI and IFPA Convene North American Leaders in Anaheim
The CGF’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative and the International Fresh Produce Association bring sustainability conversations to life around the world’s largest produce and floral gathering. The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) — an industry solution...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
New SSCI Benchmark Consultation Opens for Kenya Flower Council and MPS
Please note that this public consultation is now closed. The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce a public stakeholder consultation for two floral schemes; Kenya Flower Council (KFC), for its Flowers and...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Building Trust in Seafood Supply Chains: CGF Showcases SSCI at the Conxemar International Congress
At the Conxemar International Congress, held on 6 October 2025 in Vigo, Spain, 26,000+ industry leaders from across the seafood sector gathered to debate the future of sustainable growth in a complex global market. The...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
New SSCI Benchmark Consultation Opens for Sedex-SMETA 7.0
The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce a public stakeholder consultation for SMETA 7.0, Sedex’s flagship social and environmental auditing methodology. This consultation falls under the SSCI’s Processing & Manufacturing and Primary...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sedex-SMETA 7.0 Advances on SSCI Benchmarking Journey
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to highlight the ongoing benchmarking process of Sedex’s SMETA 7.0 — its flagship social and environmental auditing methodology — under the SSCI’s Manufacturing...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Welcomes New Member Dutch Flower Group
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to welcome a new member, the floral retail supplier Dutch Flower Group (DFG), bringing its membership to 26 CGF members. The SSCI builds...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
SSCI Invites Stakeholders to Review the Benchmarking Process
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce the opening of a stakeholder consultation for the SSCI Benchmarking Process, SSCI’s practical guidance tool. The consultation will be running for a...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Welcomes New Member ALDI SOUTH Group
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to welcome a retailer new member, ALDI SOUTH Group, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 26 CGF members committed to building trust in the...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
SSCI Spotlights Trends in Social Sustainability at FSSC Insights
On 21 May 2025, Luiza Reguse, Senior Manager at The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) spoke on a panel at Foundation FSSC’s Insights Event a global certification organisation supporting the consumer goods...
Forest Positive
Driving the Human Rights and Forest Agendas Forward: CGF at SPOD 2025
At the Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue (SPOD) Europe 2025 on 21 May, over 250 stakeholders from business, civil society, and government gathered to explore the role of companies in creating fair, equitable, and sustainable palm...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
CGF Champions Sustainable Supply Chains at World Seed Congress 2025
On Monday 19 May 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum’s Director of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret, representing the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI), participated in a panel discussion at the World Seed Congress, the International Seed Federation...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
CGF and GSSI Launches Technical Working Group to Advance Social Responsibility in Seafood
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) and the Global Sustainable Seafood Alliance (GSSI) have joined forces to launch a new Technical Working Group which aims to identify and develop solutions to...
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