Human Rights
Human Rights Coalition Hosts Human Rights Due Diligence Workshop With Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Malaysian Palm Oil Suppliers
KUALA LUMPUR and PARIS, 14th March 2023 – In collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Plantation and Commodities, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC) today hosted a practical workshop for Malaysian palm...
Human Rights
Expert Series: Driving Effective Human Rights Due Diligence in the Consumer Goods Industry
On Thursday 30 May 2024, we hosted an Expert Session on Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) within the context of evolving regulatory frameworks, featuring esteemed experts from McDonald’s, Mondelēz International and The Coca-Cola Company. This...
Human Rights
CGF Sustainability Director Joins Xplore Sustainability Conference for Dialogue on Future of Due Diligence
On 22nd March, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Director of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret, joined a panel at Sedex’s Xplore Sustainability Conference to discuss trends in human rights due diligence practices in the consumer goods industry....
Human Rights
Expert Series: Accelerating Human Rights Due Diligence through Collaboration and Remedy
On Wednesday 15 May 2024, we hosted an Expert Session on Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD), featuring esteemed experts from PepsiCo and Unilever. This important session highlighted the critical role of HRDD in today’s evolving...
Human Rights
Global and Local Perspectives on Advancing Human Rights Due Diligence
In this podcast episode, tune into a live conversation between Maria Isabel Cubides Sanchez, Senior Manager of Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), and Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery,...
Human Rights
CGF Sustainability Director Meets with French-Operating Companies to Discuss Human Rights Due Diligence Engagement
On 6th November, Director of Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Didier Bergeret, joined an event with French association, Entreprises pour les droits de l’homme, to commence discussions with French-operating companies around engaging with human...
Human Rights
CGF Supports New UN Due Diligence Tool for Ensuring Seafarers’ Wellbeing
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today offered its support of a new tool to support Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) from a collective of United Nations agencies that focuses on protecting seafarers stranded on...
Human Rights
CGF Sustainability Director Joins Ksapa, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office for Legally Binding HRDD Webinar
On 27th April 2021, CGF Sustainability Director, Didier Bergeret, joined a virtual roundtable hosted by Ksapa, The session, entitled “Human Rights Due Diligence: Legally-Binding Instruments to Date,” was part of a series of webinars about...
Human Rights
The Consumer Goods Forum and Malaysian Government Unite Leaders to Advance Responsible Recruitment Practices
Kuala Lumpur, 25 April 2024 – On the eve of the final adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Directive by the European Union, business, CSOs and policymakers gathered in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the next practical...
Human Rights
Human Rights Due Diligence: Tesco’s Journey
Tesco is a proud member of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition — Working to End Forced Labour (HRC), which shares our ambition to eradicate forced labour from consumer goods supply chains and own...
Human Rights
Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour Launches Human Rights Due Diligence Training Series
In February 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC) launched a new virtual training series to help raise awareness of the importance of deploying Human Rights...
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...
Human Rights
Coalition of Global Consumer Goods Companies Launches Framework for the Implementation of Human Rights Due Diligence Systems in Aligned Approach Against Forced Labour
PARIS, 15 March 2021 – With a mission to help eradicate forced labour from consumer goods supply chains globally, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC) has...
Human Rights
CGF Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour Launches Stakeholder Consultations on Human Rights Due Diligence Frameworks and Palm Oil Sector Transformation Focused on Addressing Forced Labour
PARIS, 5 October 2020 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC) has today launched a public consultation on its framework for the implementation of forced labour-focused...
Human Rights
“Tony’s Chocolonely Deserves Support for Tackling the Complexity of Combatting Forced Labour,” says CGF Sustainability Director in Reuters Editorial
Commenting on the recent news around Tony’s Chocolonely and how it has been dropped from Slave Free Chocolate’s list of ethical chocolate companies, despite its efforts to fight forced labour in global cocoa supply chains,...
Plastic Waste
CGF Sustainability Directors Host Keynotes on Human Rights and Plastic Waste at Reuters’ Transform Supply Chains USA
On 1st November 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Directors of Sustainability, Didier Bergeret and Ignacio Gavilan, hosted two keynote speeches at Reuters’ Transform Supply Chains USA conference in Chicago, focused on human rights due...
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