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Press Release 11 Dec 2012 The Consumer Goods Forum and The Sustainability Consortium Announce Global Partnership to Harmonise Sustainability Measurement   PARIS, 11th December 2012 – As the consumer goods industry continues to drive sustainability throughout the supply chain, there is an increasing need for a globally harmonized approach to measure and communicate product lifecycles....
Accelerating Sustainability Transformation: Six Proven Levers For Decarbonising Your Supply Chain Blog 30 Nov 2021 E2E Value Chain Accelerating Sustainability Transformation: Six Proven Levers For Decarbonising Your Supply Chain No company’s action plan is complete without considering how to remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its supply chain. Corporations are ratcheting up their efforts and using Science Based Targets (SBT) to set supplier emissions targets and...
Towards Net Zero Coalition Comes Together in Chicago to Push Forward Action and Inclusion News Update 11 Jul 2024 Net Zero Towards Net Zero Coalition Comes Together in Chicago to Push Forward Action and Inclusion The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Towards Net Zero Coalition came together in Chicago, to advance their ambitious agenda dedicated to delivering on and accelerating our industry’s commitments to reducing GHG emissions. The Industry needs to...
CGF Launches Net Zero Leadership Team to Spearhead Industry-Wide Climate Action News Update 27 Mar 2024 Net Zero CGF Launches Net Zero Leadership Team to Spearhead Industry-Wide Climate Action The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has announced the leadership team for its Net Zero Coalition of Action (“the Coalition”), a CEO led initiative set to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the...
Three Reasons Why Tackling Deforestation is a Business Priority in 2022 and How to Prepare Blog 22 Feb 2022 Forest Positive Three Reasons Why Tackling Deforestation is a Business Priority in 2022 and How to Prepare With new regulations, investor pressure, and disclosure requirements coming online, deforestation is a challenge that consumer goods companies can no longer afford to ignore. Fortunately, there is a clear path that can help all companies...
“Seagriculture”: Harnessing the Sustainable Power of Seaweed Blog 05 Sep 2019 “Seagriculture”: Harnessing the Sustainable Power of Seaweed Lloyd’s Register (LR) Foundation is an independent, global charity, owned by Lloyd’s Register Group, that helps to protect life and property at sea, and support education, and engineering-related research. In 2015, LR Foundation started the...
Forests as a Nature-based-solution to Address Climate Change and Reduce Carbon Emissions Blog 14 Oct 2020 Sustainable Retail Summit Forests as a Nature-based-solution to Address Climate Change and Reduce Carbon Emissions The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) share a belief that third-party forest certification is a proven, readily-available, consumer-facing assurance tool that supports supply chain management, responsible...
A ‘Call for Action’ in the Run up to the UN Paris Climate Summit in 2015 Press Release 04 Apr 2015 Environmental Sustainability A ‘Call for Action’ in the Run up to the UN Paris Climate Summit in 2015 We, the Board of Directors of The Consumer Goods Forum, reaffirm our commitment to taking action in recognition of the serious risks that climate change poses for our businesses, our supply chains and our consumers. 
SSCI Publishes Environmental Benchmark Criteria Consultation Summary News Update 18 Jun 2024 Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative SSCI Publishes Environmental Benchmark Criteria Consultation Summary Certifications are a key tool for organisations to use when conducting supply chain due diligence. However, with dozens of standards to choose from, and more emerging each year — all of which approach sustainability differently...
The CGF and AlixPartners Release New Report on Climate Impact of Food Waste Reduction News Update 13 Jun 2024 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...
The Future of Ethical Commerce and Sustainability in Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies (FMCG) Blog 20 Jun 2022 E2E Value Chain The Future of Ethical Commerce and Sustainability in Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies (FMCG) The UN World Commission on Environment and Development defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainability is therefore the process by...
Phasing Down HFCs: Good for the Climate and the Economy Blog 05 Nov 2015 Phasing Down HFCs: Good for the Climate and the Economy The good news is that although HFCs are extremely potent, they only remain in the atmosphere for about 15 years, so their concentrations can be reduced soon after emissions are cut. From November 1-5, Dubai...
CGF MD Wai-Chan Chan Speaks on Decarbonisation of Consumer Goods at FT Climate Capital Live in London News Update 10 Mar 2022 Corporate CGF MD Wai-Chan Chan Speaks on Decarbonisation of Consumer Goods at FT Climate Capital Live in London On 8th March, Managing Director of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Wai-Chan Chan, spoke at the FT Climate Capital Live event in London. The three-day event was heavily focused on what needs to happen to...
New Report at NY Climate Week Urges Industry Scaling Regenerative Agriculture as Critical for The Future News Update 18 Sep 2023 Environmental Sustainability 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,...
Responsibility in an Essential Product Category: Empowering Women While Striving to Improve Environmental Impact Blog 13 Nov 2023 Responsibility in an Essential Product Category: Empowering Women While Striving to Improve Environmental Impact In a world driven by innovation and sustainability, P&G has stood as a beacon of purpose, unwavering in its mission to touch lives and improve lives. What makes this purpose truly unique is its unyielding...