Corporate
The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024: Climate Action at the Core of Our Sustainability Vision
As the world gathers for New York Climate Week (NYCW) 2024, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is ready to bring together our global network of retailers and manufacturers to drive meaningful progress toward one unifying...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights to Reduce Food Loss & Waste
This document is one of six practical sections from Climate Ambition into Action: A Practical Guide for Retailers and Manufacturers, developed by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition. Focused on the critical issue of...
Corporate
Seizing the Moment: Navigating Climate Action at a Crucial Juncture – Insights from Climate Week NYC 2024
As The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) team returned from Climate Week NYC 2024, we had the opportunity to sit down with Sharon Bligh, Director of Health and Sustainability, and Didier Bergeret, Director of Sustainability. We...
Corporate
Leading the Charge on Climate and Sustainability: The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024
As New York Climate Week (NYCW) 2024 has now come to an end, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) reflects on a week of impactful discussions and collaborations centered on climate action. Throughout the event, the...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights for Retailers and Manufacturers
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition has just launched a new guide designed to help retailers and manufacturers move from climate ambition to real, measurable action. This guide is divided into six sections, addressing key...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights to Enhance Sustainable Agriculture
This document is one of six practical sections from Climate Ambition into Action: A Practical Guide for Retailers and Manufacturers, published by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition. Focusing on sustainable agriculture, this section...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights to Adopt Circular or Sustainable Packaging
This document is one of six practical sections from Climate Ambition into Action: A Practical Guide for Retailers and Manufacturers, published by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition. Focused on the shift toward...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights to Merchandise Sustainable Products
This document is one of six targeted sections from Climate Ambition into Action: A Practical Guide for Retailers and Manufacturers, developed by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition. This section focuses on how companies...
Planet
Open Letter to CGF Members from Managing Director Wai-Chan Chan on Recent IPCC Report and Need for Urgent Action
The Consumer Goods Forum has published an open letter to its members from Managing Director Wai-Chan Chan in response to the recent IPCC report and need for urgent action. Dear Members, You will have seen...
Climate Transition
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Climate Transition Coalition Launches New Resource to Drive Supplier Decarbonisation
New York, 23rd September 2025 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and its Climate Transition Coalition today published its new Supplier Decarbonisation Playbook, a practical guide providing actionable steps for consumer goods companies to engage...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights to Increase Low Carbon Energy & Transport
This document is one of six focused sections from Climate Ambition into Action: A Practical Guide for Retailers and Manufacturers, created by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition. Concentrating on the transition to low-carbon...
Climate Transition
Climate Action in Practice: Actionable Insights to Reduce Deforestation
This document is one of six focused sections from Climate Ambition into Action: A Practical Guide for Retailers and Manufacturers, created by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Towards Net Zero Coalition. Centered on the urgent need to...
Climate Transition
The Towards Net Zero Coalition Launches New Guide to Help Retailers and Manufacturers Advance Climate Action
Paris, 22 April 2025 – To mark Earth Day, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Towards Net Zero Coalition of Action, with the support of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), is proud to launch ‘Climate Action in...
Forest Positive
Scaling Solutions Through Collaboration: CGF at London Climate Action Week 2025
At London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) showcased its commitment to building climate-resilient, deforestation-free, and socially responsible supply chains. With people and planet at the heart of our priorities and...
Climate Transition
Henkel Joins the Climate Transition Coalition of Action
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce that Henkel has joined its Climate Transition Coalition of Action, bringing the total number of member companies to 30. Henkel’s addition further strengthens the Coalition’s collective...
Human Rights
Forests, Climate & People: CGF at the OECD GGSD Forum 2025
At the OECD Green Growth & Sustainable Development (GGSD) Forum in Paris on 3 July 2025, Maria Isabel Cubides, Senior Manager of the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC), joined the session “Forests,...