Industry Solutions
Extending Your Data Reach to Drive Value
Data is not meant to sit idle in databases, silos or even a department in a large organisation. Unlike oil, data is a renewable resource that can generate more value as it is used over...
Industry Solutions
Building a Data Foundation to Help Democratise Data Analytics For CPGs
At a recent conference, I was struck by an admission of a data leader at a top 10 consumer goods company about the poor state of data in CPG. “Nobody has figured out master data...
Industry Solutions
Do More with Less: Use Existing Emissions Data to Accelerate Decarbonisation
As more companies set bold decarbonisation goals such as Science-Based Targets or Net Zero pledges, a major organisational shift is occurring across the global corporate landscape: the topic of carbon is moving from a pure...
Industry Solutions
Demystifying the CPG Aisle: How Data and GPT are Reshaping Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
The CPG industry, encompassing everything from your morning coffee to beverages and snacks, is undergoing a significant transformation. While core consumer needs remain the same, how we shop for and interact with these products is...
Industry Solutions
CSOs: Are You Ready to Collaborate on Data Strategy?
The number of Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) have tripled in the past two years. Many are relatively new and are tasked to lead the development of sustainability plans and interact with various departments across the...
Industry Solutions
Data Transparency Requires A Push & Pull Strategy
Brands and retailers today are under pressure to provide appropriately governed high-quality data to their internal teams to help drive better decisions and feed advanced analytics and other critical business applications. Companies are also increasing...
Industry Solutions
Purposeful Shopping Can Be a Question Mark for CPGs — Is Data Transparency an Answer?
The pandemic accelerated changes already in motion. McKinsey coined “the next normal” to describe the Covid-spurred generational shift in how people live and shop and, most crucially, what they care about. Buyers today are doing...
Industry Solutions
How and Why Data-Driven Decisions Form the Backbone of Sustainable Business Practices
Leveraging data reliably and efficiently is more important than ever. From enhanced consumer engagement to complying with new regulations, businesses need data to make informed decisions and drive progress toward a more sustainable future. This...
Industry Solutions
The Imperatives of Data to Support Sustainability and Transparency
Companies run the real risk of failing to meet consumer and regulatory demands Pressure increases on businesses: regulations and changing consumer demands are coming their way, demanding sustainability through transparency. And all companies face this...
Climate Transition
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches New Framework To Help the Industry Align on Emissions and Deforestation Data
Amsterdam, 12th June 2025 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Climate Transition Coalition, with the support of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has launched the Common Data Framework. The new approach is designed to promote alignment...
Industry Solutions
7 Questions Away | Product Data Interview With Ethem Kamanlı, Migros Ticaret
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) caught up with Ethem Kamanlı, Supply Chain Solutions Director at Migros Ticaret, to talk about his company’s experience in collaborating with the CGF’s End-to-End (E2E) Value Chain initiative and rolling...
Data-Driven Value Chain
7 Questions Away | Product Data Interview with Andrea Schlossarek, METRO AG
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is delighted to share this edition of 7 Questions Away, contributed by Andrea Schlossarek, Director, Corporate Master Data Management, METRO AG. She shares her views on how the Global Trade...
Industry Solutions
IOO·HORIZON – CGF’s Annual Data and Supply Chain Conference Explores the Intersection of Data, Sustainability and Supply Chain Transformation
SPAIN, 5TH OCTOBER 2024: The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF)’s Product Data Coalition of Action hosted the 1OO·HORIZON conference from 3rd to the 5th October held across various locations in the Catalan countryside. The conference enables...
Data-Driven Value Chain
The Consumer Goods Forum Introduces: The Data-Driven Value Chain (DDVC)
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce a strategic evolution in our collaborative efforts: What was formerly known as “The Product Data Coalition” and the “End-to-End Value Chain & Standards Committee” have now...
Data-Driven Value Chain
How Accurate & Harmonised Product Data Streamlines Global Industry Operations & Builds Consumer Trust
Presently, it is near impossible to accurately estimate the number of products traded across global markets, and even more so to understand how many of them have unique identifiers and find each product’s history and...
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