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
#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...
Environmental Sustainability
First-Ever Global Standard to Measure Food Loss and Waste Introduced by International Partnership
COPENHAGEN and WASHINGTON, 6th June 2016 – A partnership of leading international organisations is launching the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit in Copenhagen....
Food Waste
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...
Environmental Sustainability
New Research Finds Companies Saved 14 Dollars for Every 1 Dollar Invested in Reducing Food Waste
PARIS, 7th March, 2017 – One-third of all food produced in the world is never eaten, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental consequences. New research on behalf of Champions 12.3 finds that for every...
Food Waste
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...
Environmental Sustainability
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...
Food Waste
The CGF and AlixPartners Release New Report on Climate Impact of Food Waste Reduction
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action (the Coalition) has released a new report – developed in partnership with global consulting firm AlixPartners – demonstrating the full business case for tackling food...
Japan
Japanese Member Companies Join the Call to Action to Reduce Consumer Food Waste
Throughout the month of October, eight member companies of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Japan Sustainability Local Group Food Loss and Waste working group (JSLG-FLW) are taking action to raise social awareness on the need...
Food Waste
Taking a Stance on Food Waste for a Greater Purpose
I’ve tried to take a stance through the personal choices I make in my everyday life. I’ve been a vegetarian for over 10 years, I’m a strong advocate for recycling, and I compost all of...
Food Waste
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...
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 Steering Committee Meets in London to Set 2025 Agenda
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action Steering Committee met in London at the end of January, setting its sights on an ambitious 2025 agenda. The group is co-chaired by Chris Franke,...
Food Waste
Smart Reduction of Consumer Food Waste: Using Technology for the Benefit of Retailers and Consumers
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new report, entitled Smart Reduction of Consumer Food Waste: Using technology for the benefit of retailers and consumers. Capgemini and The Consumer Goods Forum, through this End-to-End Value Chain Learning...
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