Food Waste
Global Consumer Goods Companies Release First Collective Baseline Study, Putting Increased Transparency at the Forefront of Action to Reduce Food Waste and Loss
Paris, 16th November 2023 –The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition of Action has today released its first baseline report, presenting operational food surplus and waste aggregated data from sixteen of its retailer and...
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#TooGoodToWaste Campaign Launched to Inspire Reductions in Household Food Waste
Kicking off on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, #TooGoodToWaste will harness the influence of CGF members by boosting awareness and action among the millions of consumers they reach. Leading members of...
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A Global Farm Loss Tool Grounded in Measurement
In the first blog on the Global Farm Loss Tool (GFLT) Project with the CGF’s Food Waste Coalition of Action members, we laid the foundation that food loss and waste (FLW) is a critical issue...
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Tackling the Huge Problem of Food Loss Starts With Equipping Growers To Measure It
This article was originally published on Reuters. We’ve always relied on farmers to provide us with food. Today, we’re now relying on them to be providers and stewards of a more sustainable food system. That’s...
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WWF Collaborates With The Consumer Goods Forum to Launch New Global Farm Loss Tool to Tackle Emissions From Food Loss
Paris, 16th April 2024 – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-farm food loss. Developed by WWF and tested...
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Aiming for the Food Waste Breakthrough
Twice as high as estimated – the news that WWF broke in August 2021 on the amount of global food loss and waste weren’t exactly what was needed on top of the climate crisis, extreme weather...
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Global Farm Loss Tool: A Solution to Empower Growers
It goes without saying that every farmer on the planet would like to eliminate their on-farm losses and maximize their yield to harvest and sell. Yet as the first blog of this three-part series shows,...
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CGF Joins Champions 12.3 Call to Global Action on Food Loss and Waste
As a member of Champions 12.3, a global coalition of executives committed to accelerating progress towards meeting Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 against food loss, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has joined dozens of executives in...
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Building a Business Case to Take Action Against Food Waste
Over the last few years, there has been rapid growth in awareness and acknowledgment of the global food waste problem. Numerous reports and research papers provide statistics on the quantity of food – estimated at a...
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How Stakeholders Can Reduce Food Loss—and Reap the Benefits
Despite the progress made in food production, one in nine people— >800 million worldwide—doesn’t have enough to eat. In parallel, approximately 30-40% of the food produced in the world doesn’t get eaten. Addressing food loss...
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Three Ways CGF Members Can Partner with Food Banks on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste and Every Day
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world faced a monumental challenge: a staggering 650 million people faced hunger. The global crisis has only exacerbated this problem, pushing an additional 118 million people into hunger. At the...
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Leading the Fight Against Food Waste: Learnings from CGF Members in Argentina
Food is a wonderful part of the many vibrant cultures across Latin America, acting as a rich thread in the fabric of society. We love to cook, eat and bring our communities together with delicious...
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Food Waste Coalition Publishes Series of One-Pagers on Reducing GHG Emissions
The Food Waste Coalition of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has introduced a new series of concise and impactful one-pagers designed to spotlight the critical role of food loss and waste (FLW) in tackling climate...
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Industry Reports on Food Loss and Waste Using a Harmonised Cross-Initiative Approach
Spearheading the consumer goods industry’s action to reduce food loss and waste in own operations, members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action are now publicly reporting on their food surplus...
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Driving Change Locally: CGF Japan’s Efforts to Combat Consumer Food Waste in 2024
Building on the impactful initiatives of 2024, the member companies of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Japan Food Loss and Waste Working Group carried out a series of activities throughout October to raise social awareness...
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Can Farm Food Loss be Reduced by Retailers and Growers Working Together?
Fresh fruit and vegetables are lost and wasted throughout the supply chain at higher rates than other categories of food. In part, this is because of their perishability and handling requirements, and in part, it’s...
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