Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
New SSCI Benchmark Consultation Opens for FSSC 24000
The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is delighted to announce the opening of a stakeholder consultation for FSSC 24000, as it advances to the final stages in the SSCI Benchmark process. Foundation FSSC’s FSSC 24000...
Human Rights
The Imperative for Holistic Corporate Responsibility: Tackling Worker Rights Violations and Climate Crisis Together
#CloserThanYouThink: Why we’re calling for urgent action on forced labour for Human Rights Day 2023 Despite much progress, there has been a record level of worker rights violations around the world this year, according to...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
FSSC 24000 Achieves SSCI Recognition
PARIS, 26 January 2024 – The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce that Foundation FSSC has successfully completed the SSCI Benchmarking process and achieved SSCI Recognition for their FSSC 24000 Scheme.
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Rainforest Alliance Applies for SSCI Benchmarking
PARIS, 21 November 2023 — The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce it has received an application from Rainforest Alliance submitting its Sustainable Agriculture Standard for the SSCI Benchmarking...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
FSSC 24000 Applies for SSCI Benchmarking
PARIS, 16th May 2023 — The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce it has received an application from Foundation FSSC submitting its FSSC 24000 Social Sustainability Management System...
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...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Florverde® Sustainable Flower Achieves SSCI Recognition
PARIS, 12th April 2024 – The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce that Florverde® Sustainable Flowers (FSF) has successfully completed the SSCI Benchmarking process and achieved SSCI Recognition....
Forest Positive
To Achieve a ‘Forest Positive’ Planet, We Must Prioritise the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
With the climate crisis threatening to turn tracts of the lush Amazon into dry grassland, companies need to put in place policies that respect Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ rights While environmental and social sustainability...
Human Rights
A Deep Dive Into Social Sustainability in the Seafood Sector
In this episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Madelaine VanDerHeyden speaks with Leslie Hushka, Senior Vice President of Global Corporate and Social Responsibility at The Bumble Bee Seafood Company, which is one of...
Responsibility in an Essential Product Category: Empowering Women While Striving to Improve Environmental Impact
In a world driven by innovation and sustainability, P&G has stood as a beacon of purpose, unwavering in its mission to touch lives and improve lives. What makes this purpose truly unique is its unyielding...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Welcomes New Members Lindt & Sprüngli and Lipton Teas and Infusions
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has been pleased to welcome two new members, Lipton Teas and Infusions and Lindt & Sprüngli, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 25 CGF members committed...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Welcomes New Member The Schörghuber Group
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has been pleased to welcome a new member, The Schörghuber Group, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 22 CGF members committed to building trust in the...
Sustainable Retail Summit
Sustainable Retail Summit 2023 – Day 3 Highlights
COPENHAGEN, 20th October 2023: The third and final day of the SRS began with moderator Isabelle Kumar in conversation with Nathalie Roos, Chief Executive Officer at LIPTON Teas and Infusions, exploring how the company is...
Human Rights
The Consumer Goods Forum Publishes New Best Practice Note on Respecting Human Rights Defenders in Global Supply Chains
The new resource outlines practical ways that consumer goods companies can support the rights of these vulnerable people in corporate due diligence processes. The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has published a new best practice note...
Human Rights
Human Rights Coalition Welcomes Three New Members: Ahold Delhaize, Haleon and the Lindt & Sprüngli Group
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) is pleased to announce that three new companies have joined the Human Rights Coalition. Ahold Delhaize, Haleon and the Lindt & Sprüngli Group have committed to working collaboratively with global...
Human Rights
Consumer Goods Companies Release Practical Guidance on Repayment of Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees
PARIS and AMSTERDAM, 27th October 2022 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC), in partnership with AIM-Progress, has today released new “Guidance on the Repayment of...
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