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...
Food Waste
Actions from Consumer Goods Companies to Drive Down Food Waste Showcased in New Case Study Booklet from The Consumer Goods Forum
PARIS, 28 January — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today published the newest edition of its Food Waste Case Study Booklet, a collection of stories from CGF members, including those of its Food Waste...
Food Waste
The Consumer Goods Forum, WRAP, and WRI Streamline Food Waste Reporting with Common Reporting Deadline for 2025
Paris, Thursday 17th April – The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action, in partnership with WRAP and the World Resources Institute (WRI), has announced 13th June 2025 as a shared deadline for voluntary annual food waste reporting...
Food Safety
Global Food Safety Initiative Starts New Chapter as CEO-led Coalition of Action
PARIS, 23RD March 2021 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today announced that the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI; the Coalition) is starting a new chapter as the CGF’s Coalition of Action on Food Safety....
Food Waste
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...
Food Waste
Food Waste Coalition of Action Share Updates and Progress at Global Summit in Chicago
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action convened last week in Chicago, driving forward their ambitious agenda to tackle food waste and its impacts on climate change. During the CGF Board meeting,...
Corporate
New Year’s Reflection: An Interview with CGF Managing Director, Wai-Chan Chan
Madelaine VanDerHeyden sat down with the CGF Managing Director, Wai-Chan Chan, to reflect on his first eight months at the CGF, key highlights from the past year, and what the new year will hold. Madelaine:...
Food Waste
Putting the Food Waste Issue into the Core Sustainability Agenda by Empowering the Whole Value Chain
Food waste is a part of the ecosystem that we are all inextricably and invisibly linked with. As Migros, we believe that a collective and concerted response to this issue is the best solution for...
GFSI Conference
Food Industry Professionals Around the World Encouraged to Attend Major GFSI Conference to Advance Food Safety
PARIS, 2nd March 2021 — The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), part of The Consumer Goods Forum and the world’s largest network to help achieve safe food for people everywhere, is encouraging food safety professionals...
Food Waste
Addressing Post-Harvest Losses is Crucial in the Fight Against Food Waste
We first launched our work on food waste at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) a little over five years ago. It’s been five years of strong progress, but it is still not enough. Food waste...
Corporate
CGF China Day 2025: Charting a Course for a Sustainable and Innovative Consumer Goods Future in China
Key Takeaways: Driving Transformation Across the Consumer Goods Landscape The CGF China Day 2025, held on 11th and 12th September, convened an assembly of more than 550 industry leaders in Beijing to explore and shape...
Food Waste
CGF Managing Director to Speak About Global Food Systems Challenges at Anuga 2023
Food waste is a global issue with far-reaching ecological and social ramifications. Each year, millions of tons of food are discarded worldwide, despite millions of people enduring hunger. Collaboration among all industry stakeholders, spanning from...
Food Waste
CGF Sustainability Team Speaks on Food Waste at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Webinar
On 29th July, Ignacio Gavilan, Sustainability Director at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), and fellow team member Aliya Kumekbayeva, Sustainability Officer spoke during a webinar organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Forest Positive
Scaling Solutions Through Collaboration: CGF at London Climate Action Week 2025
At London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) showcased its commitment to building climate-resilient, deforestation-free, and socially responsible supply chains. With people and planet at the heart of our priorities and...
Food Waste
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...
Food Waste
Food Waste: Let’s Talk about Solutions
Fighting food waste is a critical problem in our society and an ethical imperative as it has social, economic and environmental impact. Each year 1/3 of food produced is never eaten, representing a cost to...
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