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Mapping the Road to a Forest Positive Future Podcast 22 Oct 2020 Forest Positive Mapping the Road to a Forest Positive Future In this episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Madelaine VanDerHeyden catches up with the co-chairs of the Forest Positive Coalition, Christine M. McGrath and Bertrand Swiderski, a month after the launch of the Coalition...
Food Waste Front and Centre at this Year’s Sustainable Retail Summit News Update 03 Nov 2016 Food Waste Front and Centre at this Year’s Sustainable Retail Summit Some 240 delegates from nearly 30 countries joined this year’s Sustainable Retail Summit, held in Paris on 27th & 28th October. The event delivered on its promise to inspire and inform, leaving participants equipped with the...
Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at EuroCommerce Conference on Circular Economy in Brussels News Update 21 Nov 2018 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at EuroCommerce Conference on Circular Economy in Brussels On 17th October 2018, Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan spoke at a conference organised by EuroCommerce, entitled “Circular Economy – Scaling up Market Solutions in Retail and Wholesale”. Speakers and delegates discussed how retail &...
Healthier Lives Co-Chairs Carrefour and Danone Create Appetite For Flexitarian Diets with “Le Meilleur du Végétal” Press Release 11 May 2023 Health & 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...
‘On s’y met’, The Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) Initiative in France, Shares Learnings from Its Very First Geotargeted Collaborative Digital Campaign News Update 03 Jul 2020 Collaboration for Healthier Lives ‘On s’y met’, The Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) Initiative in France, Shares Learnings from Its Very First Geotargeted Collaborative Digital Campaign Following the recent launch of two local CHL reports, the UK and China, the French team have today published their digital report, focusing on the initial learnings from the very first geotargeted collaborative digital campaign,...
CGF Forest Positive Coalition Launches Digital Civil Society Stakeholder Engagement Platform News Update 15 Oct 2020 Forest Positive CGF Forest Positive Coalition Launches Digital Civil Society Stakeholder Engagement Platform As part of its commitment to collaboration, transparency and accountability, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today launched a digital engagement platform as a tool to use in its ongoing...
Forest Positive Coalition Participates in Pre-COP26 Discussion with FACT Dialogue News Update 26 Oct 2021 Forest Positive Forest Positive Coalition Participates in Pre-COP26 Discussion with FACT Dialogue On 7th October 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition was pleased to join representatives from the United Kingdom and Ghanian governments for a discussion focused on the Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade...
New Publication from CGF Forest Positive Coalition Illustrates Consumer Goods Companies’ Collective Strategy for Driving End to Commodity-Driven Deforestation Press Release 31 Mar 2021 Forest Positive New Publication from CGF Forest Positive Coalition Illustrates Consumer Goods Companies’ Collective Strategy for Driving End to Commodity-Driven Deforestation PARIS, 31 March 2021 — Six months after being officially launched at New York Climate Week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has published its first-ever report,  “Taking Root: Embarking on...
Carrefour and Danone Present the CHL France Initiative at the Sustainable Retail Summit News Update 08 Nov 2018 Human Rights Carrefour and Danone Present the CHL France Initiative at the Sustainable Retail Summit Thomas Kyriaco, Customers Alimentation Initiative Director, Danone and Bertrand Swiderski, Sustainability Director, Carrefour Group, France joined forces at the Sustainable Retail Summit (SRS) in Lisbon at the end of October to speak about the latest...
Sustainable Retail Summit 2023 – Day 2 Highlights Press Release 19 Oct 2023 Sustainable Retail Summit Sustainable Retail Summit 2023 – Day 2 Highlights COPENHAGEN, 19th October 2023:  We kicked off an exciting start to our first full day of sessions with a warm welcome to the room of over 250 industry changemakers from moderator Isabelle Kumar, alongside Wai-Chan...
The Consumer Goods Forum Advances on Commitment from Businesses to Publicly Report Against New Deforestation Performance Metrics Press Release 22 Sep 2021 Forest Positive The Consumer Goods Forum Advances on Commitment from Businesses to Publicly Report Against New Deforestation Performance Metrics PARIS, 22nd September 2021 — The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has today published its first-ever Annual Report – marking the first time member businesses have aligned on a set of...
Inspiring Healthier Lives at the Sustainable Retail Summit News Update 09 Nov 2018 Health & Wellness Inspiring Healthier Lives at the Sustainable Retail Summit Members of The Consumer Goods Forum got together at the Sustainable Retail Summit in Lisbon on 26 October to showcase the different ‘Collaboration for Healthier Lives’ interventions taking place in communities around the world, including...
CGF Sustainability Director Joins Panel on Plastic Packaging at The Economist Group’s World Ocean Summit News Update 09 Mar 2022 Plastic Waste CGF Sustainability Director Joins Panel on Plastic Packaging at The Economist Group’s World Ocean Summit On March 3rd, Director of Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Ignacio Gavilan joined a panel discussion dedicated to rethinking plastic packaging solutions at The Economist Group’s World Ocean Summit. Ignacio who oversees the...
CGF’s First-Ever Sustainable Retail Summit Shows Collaboration is the Way Forward Press Release 28 Oct 2016 Sustainable Retail Summit CGF’s First-Ever Sustainable Retail Summit Shows Collaboration is the Way Forward PARIS, 28th October 2016 – The 2016 Sustainable Retail Summit of The Consumer Goods Forum has come to a close. This year’s first-ever edition, taking place in Paris, delivered on its promise to inspire and inform....
CGF Partners with Economist Impact’s 9th Annual World Ocean Summit: CGF Sustainability Director to Speak on Plastic Waste News Update 18 Feb 2022 Plastic Waste CGF Partners with Economist Impact’s 9th Annual World Ocean Summit: CGF Sustainability Director to Speak on Plastic Waste Next month, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan will be speaking at Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit 2022. The CGF is once again a proud association partner of this year’s event, which...
Sustainable Retail Summit Day Two Recap Press Release 25 Oct 2019 Sustainable Retail Summit Sustainable Retail Summit Day Two Recap BERLIN, 25th October 2019 – The 4th edition of the Sustainable Retail Summit has officially come to a close in Berlin. Close to 300 industry experts convened at the Hilton Hotel in the German capital...