Blog19 Jul 2021Food Waste
Food Waste: Let’s Talk about Solutions Fighting food waste is a critical problem in our society and an ethical imperative as it has social, economic and environmental impact. Each year 1/3 of food produced is never eaten, representing a cost to...
Blog01 Jun 2022Food Waste
Tackling Food Waste Holistically: Straight from the Dairy Farm An estimated 1/3 of all food produced globally is lost or goes to waste, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). On the other hand, a quarter of the world’s...
Press Release04 Jul 2019Corporate
CGF Announces New Members for July 2019 PARIS, 4th July 2019 — 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...
Press Release11 May 2023Health & Wellness
Healthier Lives Co-Chairs Carrefour and Danone Create Appetite For Flexitarian Diets with “Le Meilleur du Végétal” Montesson, 11th May 2023 – Carrefour and Danone, Co-chairs of the CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action working group in France, along with partners Alpro, Barilla, Bel, Bonduelle, Catalina, CPM, Savencia and Nutrition...
Press Release25 Nov 2022Health & 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...
Press Release26 Nov 2021Health & Wellness
Carrefour & Danone Join Forces with Five Other Food Industry Players and Win the 2021 Sirius Prize Paris, 26th November 2021 — Carrefour & Danone Join Forces with Five Other Food Industry Players and Win the 2021 Sirius Prize
Video05 Jun 2023Health & Wellness
CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives, Flexitarian Diets in France Carrefour and Danone, Co-chairs of the CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action working group in France, along with partners Alpro, Barilla, Bel, Bonduelle, Catalina, CPM, Savencia and Nutrition & Santé, convened at a Carrefour...
News Update17 Aug 2020Food Waste
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Food Waste Coalition of Action The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today launched a CEO-led Coalition of Action on Food Waste, bringing together 14 of the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers with the goal of halving per capita global food...
News Update03 Apr 2020Corporate
Special Edition: Industry Actions to Tackle Covid-19 and Support People The strength of the CGF lies in its collaborative efforts and ability to bring our industry together to discuss challenges impacting our people, our customers and our businesses, and to share best practices and knowledge....
Video08 Apr 2022Plastic Waste
Celebrating our Second Anniversary: A Message from CGF Plastic Waste Coalition CEOs The Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has just celebrated its second anniversary. After two years of hard work and solid progress across our different workstreams on packaging design, extended producer responsibility...
Press Release08 Dec 2020Plastic Waste
World’s Leading Brands and Retailers Join Forces to Tackle Plastic Waste Challenge Through Packaging and Policy Commitments PARIS, 8 December 2020 — Demonstrating global leadership in the consumer goods industry’s effort to tackle the plastic pollution challenge and help advance a world where no plastic waste ends up in nature, the Plastic...
Press Release22 Jul 2019Health & Wellness
The CGF and GAIN Join Forces on Employee Health GENEVA and PARIS, 17th July 2019 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have joined forces to drive the conversation on health and nutrition in the workplace. On...
Press Release07 Jun 2023Global Summit
Industry Leaders Convene in Kyoto for The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit; Ahold Delhaize and Mondelez International CEOs Announced as New Co-Chairs KYOTO, 7 June 2023 – Over 1,000 CEOs and executives from the world’s leading companies gathered in Kyoto today for the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit, the industry’s annual meeting to set priorities and move...
Press Release23 Sep 2019Health & Wellness
A Collaborative Movement Launched for the First Time in Lyon to Encourage Healthier Behaviours LYON, 23rd September 2019 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), through its Health & Wellness Pillar, has today launched a Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) initiative in Lyon. The movement, “Let’s Do It: The More...
Press Release13 Jul 2022Health & Wellness
CGF Healthier Lives Coalition Launches a Health & Wellness Pilot Programme in Chicago Co-led by Walmart and PepsiCo PARIS and CHICAGO, 13th July 2022 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition (CHL) have launched a pilot project in Chicago to empower consumers and vulnerable communities in the city to...
Press Release23 Jun 2022Global Summit
Industry Leaders Dare to Change for the Better DUBLIN, 22 June 2022 — The second day of The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit — the first in-person edition since 2019 — continued to explore the potential for responsible growth in the post-pandemic era,...