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Ignacio Gavilan speaks at the CGF’s FLP Congress in Berlin News Update 19 Nov 2018 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan speaks at the CGF’s FLP Congress in Berlin On the first day of the FLP Congress in October, CGF Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan began the afternoon with a session on “purpose in action”, alongside Isabelle Grosmaitre, Alimentation Initiatives Catalyst at Danone and Co-Chair of the CGF’s Health & Wellness Steering Committee. Ignacio focused on sustainability challenges, how positive actions are taking place […]
CGF Environmental Director, Ignacio Gavilan to Co-Chair Panel at ATMOsphere Japan in Tokyo News Update 31 Jan 2018 Environmental Sustainability CGF Environmental Director, Ignacio Gavilan to Co-Chair Panel at ATMOsphere Japan in Tokyo On February 13th 2018, Ignacio Gavilan, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Environmental Director, will lead a panel discussion during ATMOsphere Japan in Tokyo, at the Tokyo Conference Center Shinagawa. The panel, entitled “Future of the Industry End User Panel”, will also include speakers from Ajinomoto, Yoshio Ice Manufacturing Refrigeration, Lawson, Nara Coop and AEON. This […]
Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at the IEC Business Conference in London News Update 25 Jun 2018 Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at the IEC Business Conference in London In April, Ignacio Gavilan, Environmental Sustainability Director at the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) addressed delegates at the IEC London Business Conference, and spoke about why environmental sustainability is such an important issue for the global egg industry, which buys a substantial volume of soy for chicken feed. Ignacio stated that, “Supporting sustainable soy production from […]
Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at AECOC’s “Congreso de Desarrollo Sostenible” in Madrid News Update 12 Mar 2019 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at AECOC’s “Congreso de Desarrollo Sostenible” in Madrid On 26th February 2019 Ignacio Gavilan, Director of Environmental Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) spoke at “Congreso de Desarrollo Sostenible” (Sustainable Development Congress), organised by AECOC (Asociación de Empresas de Gran Consumo) in Madrid, Spain. More than 200 delegates came together for the event to explore the important role played by sector in […]
Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at EuroCommerce Conference on Circular Economy in Brussels News Update 21 Nov 2018 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan Speaks at EuroCommerce Conference on Circular Economy in Brussels On 17th October 2018, Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan spoke at a conference organised by EuroCommerce, entitled “Circular Economy – Scaling up Market Solutions in Retail and Wholesale”. Speakers and delegates discussed how retail & wholesale businesses can work together with government and others in the supply chain to achieve a circular economy. The main […]
Ignacio Gavilan Leads a Breakout Session at The GFSI Conference 2020 News Update 13 Mar 2020 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan Leads a Breakout Session at The GFSI Conference 2020 On Friday 28th February, Ignacio Gavilan, Director of Environmental Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), spoke at the 19th edition of the GFSI Conference, which took place in Seattle. Ignacio led a breakout session on the final day of the conference, entitled “Food Safety vs. Sustainability: The Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Using Recycled […]
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 Denmark, aims to push forward the agenda on sustainable development within production and consumption of food and healthy lives in […]
New Year Spotlight: Ignacio Gavilan, Environmental Sustainability Director Blog 19 Jan 2018 Environmental Sustainability New Year Spotlight: Ignacio Gavilan, Environmental Sustainability Director The start of a new year is a perfect time for reflection on where we have been and where we’re going. With that in mind, we took the opportunity to sit down with our Director of Environmental Sustainability, Ignacio Gavilan to get his thoughts on the industry, and its achievements and challenges, as we hit […]
CGF Sustainability Director Calls for Cross-Sector Action to Reduce Plastic Waste at 2023 Economist Impact World Ocean Summit News Update 06 Feb 2023 Plastic Waste CGF Sustainability Director Calls for Cross-Sector Action to Reduce Plastic Waste at 2023 Economist Impact World Ocean Summit At the Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit this month, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainability Director, Ignacio Gavilan, will set out the progress made towards reducing plastic waste by the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition and why 2023 is a critical year to drive faster action through collaboration. Ignacio will share the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition’s […]
CGF Environmental Director Ignacio Gavlian Speaks on Food Sustainability at ‘Barilla Insieme Day’ in Singapore News Update 22 Jun 2018 Environmental Sustainability CGF Environmental Director Ignacio Gavlian Speaks on Food Sustainability at ‘Barilla Insieme Day’ in Singapore On 11th June, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)s Environmental Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan took part in ‘Insieme Day’ hosted by CGF member, Barilla in Singapore. The session, entitled ‘Building a Sustainable Food System’ aimed to bring partners and experts together to discuss the key challenges surrounding food sustainability in the region. Speaking alongside Ariel Muller, […]
Cerrado Manifesto: Number of Signatories Almost Triples to 62 News Update 28 Feb 2018 Environmental Sustainability Cerrado Manifesto: Number of Signatories Almost Triples to 62 Deforestation is still happening, and at an alarming rate. Although the Amazon region is less affected by soy cultivation, areas such as the Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Gran Chaco are still vulnerable to high rates of deforestation. Soy is the commodity with the largest share (40% – Henders et al. 2015) of deforestation embedded in exports compared […]
CGF Sustainability Director Speaks at 21st Annual AECOC Congress of Meat and Prepared Products News Update 18 Oct 2021 Forest Positive CGF Sustainability Director Speaks at 21st Annual AECOC Congress of Meat and Prepared Products Para leer en español, haga clic aquí. On 21st September 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainability Director, Ignacio Gavilan, joined a panel discussion on “The Challenge of Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials” at the 21st AECOC Congress of Meat and Prepared Products (21ª edición del Congreso AECOC de Productos Cárnicos y Elaborados). Speaking on […]
CGF Partners with Economist Impact’s 9th Annual World Ocean Summit: CGF Sustainability Director to Speak on Plastic Waste News Update 18 Feb 2022 Plastic Waste CGF Partners with Economist Impact’s 9th Annual World Ocean Summit: CGF Sustainability Director to Speak on Plastic Waste Next month, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainability Director Ignacio Gavilan will be speaking at Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit 2022. The CGF is once again a proud association partner of this year’s event, which will take the form of a four-day virtual conference from 1st to 4th March. This global event brings together the […]
Ignacio Gavilan on Climate Change Messages from Businesses to Governments Video 16 May 2015 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan on Climate Change Messages from Businesses to Governments
Ignacio Gavilan on Differences Between Copenhagen and Paris Climate Change Meetings Video 12 May 2015 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan on Differences Between Copenhagen and Paris Climate Change Meetings
Ignacio Gavilan on What Governments Need to do Now to Help Fight Climate Change Video 16 May 2015 Environmental Sustainability Ignacio Gavilan on What Governments Need to do Now to Help Fight Climate Change