Sustainable Retail Summit
Recap: 2022 Sustainable Retail Summit Day 3
AMSTERDAM, 28th OCTOBER 2022 – The third and final day of the Sustainable Retail Summit 2022 in Amsterdam began with a discussion around a hugely important element of sustainability strategies: plastics and package are making pledges to ensure products are recyclable by 2030. Willemijn Peeters, CEO & Founder at Searious Business spoke about how consumer […]
Corporate
Report Shows Challenges of 2022 Didn’t Slow Action on Global Issues by Consumer Goods Companies
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) 2022 annual report demonstrates tangible progress in addressing some of the global challenges facing the industry such as food waste, plastic pollution, deforestation and human rights challenges Contributions in the report come from Member CEOs including Ahold Delhaize, Alibaba Group, The Coca-Cola Company, Grupo Éxito, PepsiCo, Mondelēz International, Nestlé and […]
E2E Value Chain
5 Retail-Consumer Products Trends to Watch in 2022
Retail struggling!? Not quite in 2021 according to IHL Group[1]. US Retail growth in 2021 through November was $831B USD. The growth for November alone was $91.1B USD. Total retail growth year to year is 18.2% and that is a $5.5T market growing at 18.2% for the year. Even taking out C-stores and Gas Stations, […]
E2E Value Chain
Future of Data Collaboration: A Recap of CGF’s End-to-End Value Chain Activities in October 2022
The Consumer Goods Forum’s End-to-End Value Chain group had an eventful week of meetings and workshops last month from the 24th to 28th October 2022 beginning with the Supply Chain Conference in Amsterdam and ending with an Accelerated Solutions Environment (ASE) Workshop with Capgemini in Utrecht. The group began the week with a Technical Tour […]
Health & Wellness
Carrefour and Danone with Nine Major Food Manufacturers Wins 2022 SIRIUS Prize in Sustainable Collaboration for Healthier Lives Initiative in France
Paris, 25th November 2022 – The in-store and digital collaborative initiative “Le Lundi C’est Veggie” “Mondays are Veggie” led through The Consumer Goods Forum’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action (CHL) by Co-Chairs Carrefour and Danone with the engagement of Barilla, Bel, Bonduelle, Fleury Michon, Happyvore, Labeyrie, Nutrition Santé, Savencia and Unilever has won […]
Health & Wellness
The Workforce Nutrition Alliance Takes Stock of a Busy Year: 2022 Milestones
In its third year, the Workforce Nutrition Alliance, launched by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), achieved several milestones in its endeavours to reach three million employees in organisations and supply chains by 2025 and over ten million by 2030. Bärbel Weiligmann, Lead Workforce Nutrition at the Global […]
E2E Value Chain
CGF’s End-to-End Value Chain Returns to Barcelona-Sitges for the 2022 WinterComes Event
Members of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) Product Data coalition and a select group of supply chain professionals from the FMCG industry returned to Barcelona-Sitges for the latest in-person WinterComes event on the 26th and 27th September, 2022. The following companies attended the event – Capgemini, D-Wave Systems, Google, GS1 Global, Impact Buying, Incept, inoqo, […]
Sustainable Retail Summit
Recap: 2022 Sustainable Retail Summit Day 1
AMSTERDAM, 26th October 2022 – Amsterdam. The setting for the 7th annual Sustainable Retail Summit, and a perfect location, as highlighted by resident Amsterdammer Tobias Wasmuht, SPAR International, who shared the history of this multicultural city as well as its sustainability credentials in his special address. One of the top 10 sustainable cities across the globe, with future plans to decarbonise […]
Global Summit
Global Summit 2022 Store Tour & Special Sessions Highlights – 20 & 21 June
The Store Tour on the 20th June and the Special Sessions on the 21st June, kicking off the Global Summit 2022 in Dublin.
E2E Value Chain
SummerComes 2022, Interview With Bram van Schijndel, CEO, Pure Value Europe
In May 2022 at the SummerComes SpringBoard in New York, we interviewed Bram van Schijndel, CEO, Pure Value Europe on how promotional displays in stores can be sustainable yet profitable.
Sustainable Retail Summit
Recap: 2022 Sustainable Retail Summit Day 2
AMSTERDAM, 27th October 2022 – We kicked off an exciting start to our first full day of sessions with a warm welcome from moderator Isabelle Kumar and Wai-Chan Chan, Managing Director at The Consumer Goods Forum. The theme of this year’s Summit is moving conversation to action – ultimately, to drive change. With 63 speakers […]
E2E Value Chain
SummerComes 2022, Interview With Fabio De Bernardi, VP Business Development, Adverity
In May 2022 at the SummerComes SpringBoard in New York, we interviewed Fabio De Bernardi VP Business Development, Adverity on how data and marketing analytics are evolving.
Plastic Waste
CGF Sustainability Director Speaks at GFSI Conference 2022 in Barcelona
On March 31st, Ignacio Gavilan, Sustainability Director at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) joined a panel discussion at the 2022 edition of the GFSI Conference. Attendees gathered at the in-person event in Barcelona, Spain for three days of discussion on the theme of “Delivering Impact for Safe Sustainable Food”. The plenary session, in which Ignacio […]
Corporate
CGF Announces New Members for February 2022
PARIS, 25th February 2022 — The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business. Sunpac is a leading FMCG distribution business in South Africa. Our Focus is on non-foods, primarily in the beauty, […]
Forest Positive
2022 is the Year to Take Action on Deforestation – Here’s Why Businesses Can’t Wait
This article originally appeared in Spanish in C84 magazine. Para leer en español, haga clic aquí. Forests are disappearing at a terrifying rate. Trees are critical components of ecosystems around the world, and their continued loss is a huge problem for our planet, both for people, nature and climate. Over the years, efforts have been […]
E2E Value Chain
Highlights Video: E2E WinterComes Barcelona-Sitges, 2022
E2E Wintercomes is back! Members of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) Product Data coalition and a select group of supply chain professionals from the FMCG industry returned to Barcelona-Sitges for the latest in-person WinterComes event on the 26th and 27th September, 2022.
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