News Update17 Dec 2021Global Summit
Global Summit 2022 Heads to Dublin! With the new year fast approaching, and with the holiday season now in full swing, we are delighted to announce that the Global Summit 2022 will be heading to Dublin, Ireland on 21st-23rd June. The Emerald Isle...
Press Release22 Jun 2022Global Summit
Industry Leaders Convene in Dublin for the First The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit Since 2019 DUBLIN, 21 June 2022 — The first in-person The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit since 2019 opened on the morning of 21st June at the Convention Centre Dublin. The centre, which served as the temporary...
Blog21 Feb 2022Global Summit
Overview of the Irish Retail Landscape When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, Ireland implemented some of the strictest lockdown restrictions in the world. Initial hopes that “two weeks to flatten the curve” – as then-Prime Minister Leo Varadkar put it...
Press Release23 Jun 2022Global Summit
Looking Ahead to the Future of the Consumer Goods Industry DUBLIN, 23 June 2022 — The 2022 Global Summit, the flagship event of The Consumer Goods Forum, closed this afternoon following a three-day programme around the future of the consumer goods industry and its role...
Press Release17 Jun 2022Corporate
Consumer Goods CEOs Highlight Five Urgent Actions Needed to Help Reach 2030 SDG Deadline DUBLIN, 20 June 2022: The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the EY organization have today published a new report bringing together opinions from 13 consumer industry leaders that outlines the urgent priorities the sector must...
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,...
Press Release20 Apr 2022Global Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit to Host Industry Leaders From Around World to Accelerate Better Lives Through Better Business PARIS, 20th April 2022 Senior leaders from hundreds of retailers, manufacturers and other companies gear up for The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit, taking place 20 – 23 June in Dublin, Ireland Industry leaders will...
Press Release21 Jun 2022Environmental Sustainability
The Consumer Goods Forum Launches New Carbon Solutions Hub to Help Industry Understand the Pathway to Net Zero PARIS and DUBLIN, 21st June 2022 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today launched its Carbon Solutions Hub (the Hub), a new knowledge repository built in collaboration with Accenture.
Press Release22 Jun 2022Environmental Sustainability
ENGIE Impact Teams Up with CGF to Provide Sector with Decarbonisation Best Practices DUBLIN, 22nd June 2022 — ENGIE Impact, the solutions and services company that’s accelerating sustainability transformation worldwide, will be teaming up with The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to drive decarbonisation within the sector. The CGF...
Blog18 Oct 2022Sustainable Retail Summit
The Sustainable Retail Summit Offers Opportunities to “Do Do Do” in Efforts to Build a Better Future The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit, which took place in Dublin last June, was heavily themed around the action that consumer companies need to take to help deliver a sustainable future. At the Summit, we...
Podcast17 Aug 2022Forest Positive
Driving Nature, Climate, and People Positive Impacts in Production Landscapes Worldwide In this episode of the CGF Sustainability podcast, host Madelaine VanDerHeyden catches up with Anna Turrell, Head of Environment, Tesco, for a special in-person conversation at the 2022 CGF Global Summit in Dublin,...
Video18 Jul 2022Human Rights
Global Summit 2022: CGF Talks with the Human Rights Coalition Co-chairs At the annual Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland, the CGF catches up with the co-chairs of the Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC), Veronika Pountcheva from METRO AG and Paul...
Video08 Jul 2022Human Rights
Global Summit 2022: CGF Talks with Guy Ryder, International Labour Organization At the annual CGF Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland, The Consumer Goods Forum catches up with Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, for his reflections on the world of work and...
Video08 Jul 2022Forest Positive
Global Summit 2022: CGF Talks with Bernard Tan, Asia Pulp & Paper At the annual CGF Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland, the CGF catches up with Asia Pulp and Paper’s Bernard Tan for his quick thoughts on APP’s participation in the Forest Positive Coalition of...
Video22 Jun 2022Global Summit
Global Summit 2022 Day Two Highlights – 22 June Plenary Sessions, Impact Sessions, I-Talks, Networking Breaks, Delegate Lunch and Official Cocktail – many opportunities to share knowledge and exchange with industry peers in Dublin!