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Engaging Citizens Around the World to Act on Food Waste Blog 19 Apr 2022 Food Waste Engaging Citizens Around the World to Act on Food Waste This year is already proving to be extraordinary. We are seeing inflation reigniting and disposable incomes falling in many countries, while poverty levels are predicted to rise. This is against a backdrop of 14% of...
Upstream Food Losses: Reducing Waste at the Source Blog 11 Mar 2022 Food Waste Upstream Food Losses: Reducing Waste at the Source This week is Food Waste Action Week, and the spotlight is on how we can collectively cut emissions by reducing food waste. The aim of the week is to create lasting change globally that helps...
Leading the Charge on Climate and Sustainability: The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024 News Update 30 Sep 2024 Corporate Leading the Charge on Climate and Sustainability: The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024 As New York Climate Week (NYCW) 2024 has now come to an end, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) reflects on a week of impactful discussions and collaborations centered on climate action. Throughout the event, the...
The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024: Climate Action at the Core of Our Sustainability Vision News Update 19 Sep 2024 Corporate The CGF at New York Climate Week 2024: Climate Action at the Core of Our Sustainability Vision As the world gathers for New York Climate Week (NYCW) 2024, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is ready to bring together our global network of retailers and manufacturers to drive meaningful progress toward one unifying...
CGF Sustainability Director: “How Grocery Can Unite to Take Meaningful Action on Food Waste” News Update 08 Mar 2021 Food Waste CGF Sustainability Director: “How Grocery Can Unite to Take Meaningful Action on Food Waste” An article written by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Director of Sustainability, Ignacio Gavilan, was published in The Grocer about the scale and implications of the global food waste problem, the role that the consumer...
Seizing the Moment: Navigating Climate Action at a Crucial Juncture – Insights from Climate Week NYC 2024 Blog 08 Oct 2024 Corporate Seizing the Moment: Navigating Climate Action at a Crucial Juncture – Insights from Climate Week NYC 2024 As The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) team returned from Climate Week NYC 2024, we had the opportunity to sit down with Sharon Bligh, Director of Health and Sustainability, and Didier Bergeret, Director of Sustainability. We...
Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste Press Release 20 Sep 2017 Planet Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste NEW YORK, 20th September 2017 — “Sell by,” “Use by,” “Display until,” “Best before,” what do they all mean? Consumers around the world navigate a range of date labels on food products, and the resulting confusion...
Understanding the Scale of the Global Food Loss Problem is Our First Step Towards Fixing It Blog 29 Sep 2020 Food Waste Understanding the Scale of the Global Food Loss Problem is Our First Step Towards Fixing It At The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), we have been concerned with food waste since 2015, when we launched our Board Resolution to reduce waste in our members’ supply chains and meet Sustainable Development Goal 12.3....
World Food Day 2018: How CGF Members are Tackling #ZeroHunger Worldwide Blog 16 Oct 2018 Food Waste World Food Day 2018: How CGF Members are Tackling #ZeroHunger Worldwide In a world with a growing population, increasing cost of food, concerns about inequality and food insecurity, diverting food waste from landfills and finding innovative ways of putting it to beneficial use are particularly important....
New Report at NY Climate Week Urges Industry Scaling Regenerative Agriculture as Critical for The Future News Update 18 Sep 2023 Planet New Report at NY Climate Week Urges Industry Scaling Regenerative Agriculture as Critical for The Future At NY Climate Week, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Net Zero Taskforce, Accenture and the Climate Champions Team (CCT) have jointly launched a brief report arguing that “consumer industries scale-up of regenerative agriculture is the...
Food Waste Coalition of Action Share Updates and Progress at Global Summit in Chicago News Update 20 Jun 2024 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,...
CGF Environmental Director Speaks about Food Waste at World Food Summit in Copenhagen News Update 06 Sep 2018 Food Waste CGF Environmental Director Speaks about Food Waste at World Food Summit in Copenhagen On 30th – 31st August, Environmental Sustainability Director, Ignacio Gavilan attended the “Better Food for More People” World Food Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark. The annual event, organised by the Ministry of Environment and Food of...
Collaboration is Essential to Creating Sustainable Food Systems and is Fundamental to Improving Lives and Protecting Our Planet Blog 16 Oct 2021 Planet Collaboration is Essential to Creating Sustainable Food Systems and is Fundamental to Improving Lives and Protecting Our Planet More than three billion people around the world cannot afford a healthy diet. Meanwhile the global food production system is contributing over 25% of the planet’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Today marks World Food Day, a...
The CGF Holds First North American Food Waste and Date Labeling Workshop in Chicago News Update 19 Jun 2019 Food Waste The CGF Holds First North American Food Waste and Date Labeling Workshop in Chicago On May 20th – 21st, The Consumer Goods Forum’s Environmental Sustainability team held a Food Waste and Date Labeling Workshop in Chicago, the first of its kind in North America. Discussions during the workshop centered...
Transparency in Sustainability Reporting Takes Centre Stage as Consumer Goods Leaders Launch First Collective Annual Report Press Release 30 Nov 2021 Corporate Transparency in Sustainability Reporting Takes Centre Stage as Consumer Goods Leaders Launch First Collective Annual Report PARIS, 30th November — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today publishes its first annual report, ‘Collective action today, impact at scale tomorrow – review 2021’. The report details the collaboration of over 400 members and...
The Year Ahead for CGF China Blog 12 Apr 2021 Corporate The Year Ahead for CGF China In the Chinese Zodiac, the new year that started on 12th February is the Year of the Ox. The many qualities of the ox are believed to influence the year’s outcome: a symbol of hard...
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