Climate Transition
Henkel Joins the Climate Transition Coalition of Action
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce that Henkel has joined its Climate Transition Coalition of Action, bringing the total number of member companies to 30. Henkel’s addition further strengthens the Coalition’s collective...
Plastic Waste
Faces of Sustainability: Arndt Scheidgen, Henkel
In this “Faces of Sustainability” episode, we meet the people behind the scenes of the CGF’s five sustainability coalitions working to advance sustainability goals in the consumer goods industry and make a better world for...
Plastic Waste
How We Design Our Way Out of Our Plastic Problem
Our relationship with plastic needs to change, and fast. The urgency around the plastics issue has been felt even more keenly since negotiations for a legally binding global plastic treaty began last month. There is...
Planet
Putting Sustainability at the Heart of Business
For this month’s episode, host Louise Chester speaks to Sylvie Nicol, Chief Human Resources Officer at Henkel. Sylvie, who is responsible for sustainability at Board level at the company, is perfectly placed to share...
Plastic Waste
CGF China Golden Design Rules Case Study Booklets Launched in Chinese and English
SHANGHAI, CHINA — The Consumer Goods Forum China has issued its Golden Design Rules (GDR) Case Study Booklet at the 3rd Annual CGF China Health and Sustainability Collaboration Conference on March 21, 2023. Sixteen CGF...
Global Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit: Day One
BERLIN, Thursday 22nd June 2017 – The first day of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit drew to a close yesterday. Taking place in Berlin, the Summit has brought together over 1,000 consumer goods industry...
Plastic Waste
METRO Plastic Initiative to “Turn Off the Tap”
One truckload of plastic waste is dumped into the oceans – every minute of every day. To tackle the plastic pollution of the oceans, we need to “turn this tap off”. What sounds like an...
Sustainable Retail Summit
The Sustainable Retail Summit 2025 Day 2 Highlights
The second day of the Sustainable Retail Summit 2025 (SRS) reinforced that sustainability is a continuous process that requires businesses to adapt, innovate, and collaborate. As regulatory pressures grow and consumer expectations shift, the retail...
Plastic Waste
Celebrating our Second Anniversary: A Message from CGF Plastic Waste Coalition CEOs
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has just celebrated its second anniversary. After two years of hard work and solid progress across our different workstreams on packaging design, extended producer responsibility...
Climate Transition
CGF and Bain & Company Drive Sustainability Dialogue at CIIE 2025
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), in partnership with Bain & Company, hosted a roundtable on advancing green consumption at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Thursday 6 November 2025 in Hongqiao, Shanghai. The...
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Flora Food Group
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, Flora Food Group, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 40 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular...
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Eckes-Granini
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, Eckes-Granini, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 41 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular economy. Lars Wagener, CEO...
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: Huhtamaki
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, Huhtamaki, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 39 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular economy. Ralf K. Wunderlich,...
Plastic Waste
Sustainability in 2025: Accelerating Retail’s Role in Systemic Change
The Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit will convene sustainability leaders in London on January 29th. Ben Dixon shares a perspective ahead of this important annual event. As London’s foggy January sets the scene, sustainability...
Industry Solutions
Consumer Goods Leaders Gear Up for CGF’s IOO HORIZON Event to Advance Data-Driven, Sustainable Value Chains
PARIS, 2nd September 2024: The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the only CEO-led organisation that unites manufacturers and retailers globally, will bring together industry leaders at IOO HORIZON to explore the cutting-edge intersection of data, sustainability, and the...
Plastic Waste
Plastic Waste Coalition Welcomes New Member: CJ CheilJedang
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition is pleased to welcome a new member, CJ CheilJedang, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 43 CGF members committed to driving progress towards realising a low-waste, circular economy. “We are...
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