Blog09 Apr 2018Health & Wellness
On World Health Day, CGF Health & Wellness Co-Chairs Talk About Healthier Communities Every year on 7th April, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates its anniversary by organising World Health Days. The WHO works in over 150 countries to achieve their goal of building a better, healthier future...
Blog11 Dec 2018Health & Wellness
McCormick Joins the Global Team Driving Health & Wellness at the CGF The Consumer Goods Forum Health & Wellness Steering Committee has welcomed new members in recent months. The role of the Committee is to provide strategic direction and to oversee the daily management of our Health...
Press Release27 Feb 2018Health & Wellness
New Report Shows More FMCG Companies Partnering with Communities to Address Local Health and Wellness Challenges PARIS, 27th February 2018 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has published a new report showing that more companies are engaging with their communities on health topics. The annual Health & Wellness Pillar Progress Report...
Blog30 Nov 2022Health & Wellness
Why Everyday Health Must Become More Inclusive Better everyday health should be within reach of everyone, but too many people are held back because of issues beyond their control. Millions face challenges with health literacy, healthcare accessibility or bias and prejudice. People...
Blog27 Mar 2018Health & Wellness
Employees, Consumers and Communities are the focus of Health & Wellness Programmes, According to Our New Health & Wellness Report We recently published our latest edition of the Health & Wellness Progress Report*, demonstrating a further shift on how our members are working together to show industry leadership, address changing consumer demands and empowering consumers...
News Update08 Aug 2016
The Employee Health & Wellness Commitment – It’s Time to Get Involved Our Health & Wellness Director Sharon Bligh recently sent a letter to members calling for participation in our Employee Health & Wellness Commitment. The letter highlights a number of great resources that are available to...
Blog10 Oct 2020Health & Wellness
Mindful Eating or Eating for Your Mind? Diet and mental health at the workplace in a Covid-19 era In a pre-Covid-19 world, depression and anxiety were estimated to cost the global economy more than US $ 1 trillion per year1 in...
Blog19 Jun 2015
Health & Wellness External Scientific Advisory Council Members Share Thoughts and Expectations (Part 2) Read Part 1 via our corporate blog. In Part 2, we’ll also be hearing from Council Members Pierre Chandon, PhD, James O. Hill, PhD, Stephan Jacob, PhD, and Ellen E. Wartella, PhD. ...
Blog04 Apr 2019Health & Wellness
Four Ways Companies Can Transform the Health of Communities Health is not just for healthcare companies: All businesses have an important role to play in community health. In the United States, close to 80 percent of one’s health is determined by where you live...
Blog15 Nov 2019Health & Wellness
Marcus Osborne on Accelerating Health & Wellness Globally The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is delighted to welcome Marcus Osborne as the newest retailer Co-Chair of the Health & Wellness Pillar. Currently serving as Vice President Walmart Health, Marcus’ role is focused on furthering...
Blog16 Jan 2018Health & Wellness
What’s on our Plates in 2018? – Three Actionable Trends in Well-being Happy 2018! As one year ends and another year begins, it’s helpful (and fun!) to reflect upon events that that impacted our work and the people around us, and look to the future to see...
Press Release08 Mar 2017
New Report Shows Over 180,000 Consumer Goods Products Reformulated PARIS, 9th March 2017 – New data from The Consumer Goods Forum (“CGF”) shows more than 180,000 consumer goods products have been reformulated in 2016, while over 30,000 communities worldwide have been involved in industry-led...
Blog30 Mar 2017
Product Reformulation Numbers Take Centre Stage in Latest Health & Wellness Progress Report We recently published our latest edition of the Health & Wellness Progress Report that outlines how CGF members are moving towards implementation of our Resolutions and Commitments. For example, the data covered in our 2016-member survey shows that:...
Press Release05 Mar 2015
Survey Shows Retailers and Manufacturers United in Commitment to a Healthier Society The Consumer Goods Forum Shows How Its Members are Helping Empower Consumers Worldwide to Adopt Healthier Lifestyles PARIS, 5th March 2015 – The Consumer Goods Forum (the “CGF”) today published results from its 2014 survey...
Blog09 Jun 2022Collaboration for Healthier Lives
How We Are Collaborating to Positively Impact Customers and Vulnerable Communities in Chicago Through New CHL USA Initiative For more than a decade, The Consumer Good’s Forum (CGF)’s work on health and wellbeing has been driven by a desire to provide consumers with products, solutions, services, and transparent understandable information that empower them...
Blog22 Oct 2018Collaboration for Healthier Lives
The Health and Wellness Revolution Has Begun Each time you eat and drink, you vote for the world you want to live in and your purchasing choices make also a statement to businesses about the way you want to live your life....