Forest Positive
Scaling Solutions Through Collaboration: CGF at London Climate Action Week 2025
At London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) showcased its commitment to building climate-resilient, deforestation-free, and socially responsible supply chains. With people and planet at the heart of our priorities and...
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,...
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...
Climate Transition
Towards Net Zero Steering Committee Meets in London to Drive Climate Action in 2025
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Towards Net Zero Coalition of Action convened its Steering Committee for the first time on 28th January in London, ahead of the Sustainable Retail Summit 2025. The meeting provided an...
Planet
CGF Partners with The Sustainable Foods London; CGF Sustainability Director to Speak on Regenerative Business
In March 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainability Director, Ignacio Gavilan will be speaking at The Sustainable Foods London. The CGF is a proud association partner of the event, which will this year take...
Health & Wellness
CGF Healthier Lives Employee Wellbeing Group Shares Learnings at the Workforce Wellbeing LIVE Event in London
In partnership with Life Science eXecutives (LSX), Director of CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action (CHL), Sharon Bligh, brought together global business leaders from AS Watson, Barilla, Ferrero, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition...
Planet
The Sustainable Retail Summit 2025 Executive Summary
LONDON, 28-30th January 2025: The 9th annual Consumer Goods Forum Sustainable Retail Summit in London was a resounding success, bringing together 250+ participants from 150+ companies for three days of interactive learning, valuable insights, and...
Health & Wellness
Healthier Lives Steering Committee Sets Ambitious Agenda for Health and Sustainability in 2025
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action (CHL) met in London last week, ahead of the Sustainable Retail Summit. Steering Committee members convened to reflect on the Coalition’s global and regional...
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...
Sustainable Retail Summit
Industry Leaders Set out Actionable Sustainability Solutions at The Sustainable Retail Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum hosted industry leaders to discuss solutions to key sustainability and health challenges at The Sustainable Retail Summit in London this week. Talks included Tesco Group CEO, Ken Murphy, and Unilever...
Corporate
Demand for More Personalised Products and Transparent Supply Chains Will Drive Growth, Say Consumer Goods CEOs
LONDON and PARIS, 21st June 2021 – Chief executives at leading grocery retailer and consumer goods companies see supply chain visibility and personalisation as key drivers of growth, according to a new joint research paper...
Healthier Lives
Spotlight on Health: CGF Members Lead the Way Towards a Healthier Future
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Healthier Lives Coalition (HL) steering committee met in London from 20 – 21 October 2025, bringing together leaders from across the retail, manufacturing, and health sectors to align on priorities...
Sustainable Retail Summit
The Sustainable Retail Summit 2025 Day 1 Highlights
The Sustainable Retail Summit 2025 kicked off today in London, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers from across the consumer goods sector to tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges. This year’s event, themed “Sustainability...
Food Waste
Driving Change Locally: CGF Japan’s Efforts to Combat Consumer Food Waste in 2025
Building on the impactful initiatives of 2025, 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...
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...
Health & Wellness
Statement by the Paris N4G Private Sector Working Group: Driving Collective Action to Combat Malnutrition
ATNI (Access to Nutrition Initiative), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and Paris Peace Forum (PPF) have received the official mandate to facilitate the Paris 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Private Sector Working Group...