Food Waste
Tackling Upstream Food Loss and Waste
In this episode of the Sustainability Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Moira Borens and Sebastian Gatzer from McKinsey & Company about the collaborative project they have been working on with the CGF’s...
Healthier Lives
From Principles to Practice: How CGF Members Are Advancing Employee Wellbeing in Latin America
This World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is spotlighting the progress of its Employee Health & Wellbeing workstream in Latin America, where members, who employ over 5.8 million...
Corporate
CGF China Day 2025: Charting a Course for a Sustainable and Innovative Consumer Goods Future in China
Key Takeaways: Driving Transformation Across the Consumer Goods Landscape The CGF China Day 2025, held on 11th and 12th September, convened an assembly of more than 550 industry leaders in Beijing to explore and shape...
Global Summit
CEOs from World’s Major Businesses Set to Advance Action on Urgent Sustainability Challenges at The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit
Paris, 9 May 2024 – Hundreds of CEOs from the world’s major consumer goods retailers and manufacturers are gearing up for The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Global Summit, in Chicago, United States, which will involve...
Health & Wellness
Migros Ticaret’s Five Dimensions of Employee Wellbeing
A healthy workforce means a successful business. The Collaboration for Healthier Lives developed the Seven Principles of Employee Wellbeing to improve company culture and help drive the industry forward. Migros Ticaret’s “Better Future Plan” is...
Sustainable Retail Summit
Sustainable Retail Summit Day Two Recap
BERLIN, 25th October 2019 – The 4th edition of the Sustainable Retail Summit has officially come to a close in Berlin. Close to 300 industry experts convened at the Hilton Hotel in the German capital...
Global Summit
Industry Leaders Dare to Change for the Better
DUBLIN, 22 June 2022 — The second day of The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit — the first in-person edition since 2019 — continued to explore the potential for responsible growth in the post-pandemic era,...
Corporate
A Successful 5th Edition for CGF China Day in Shanghai
KUALA LUMPUR and PARIS, 14th March 2023 – In collaboration with the Malaysian Ministry of Plantation and Commodities, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC) today hosted a practical workshop for Malaysian palm...
Food Waste
Food Loss in the Processed Tomato Supply Chain
McKinsey & Company worked with the Food Waste Coalition to look at where food gets lost upstream between the farm and the retailer, focusing on tomatoes as a case study. The Coalition then created this...
Food Waste
Food Loss in the Fresh Tomato Supply Chain
McKinsey & Company worked with the Food Waste Coalition to look at where food gets lost upstream between the farm and the retailer, focusing on tomatoes as a case study. The Coalition then created this...
Industry Solutions
Continued Supply Chain Shocks? Build Resilience with Increased Intelligence and Flexibility
Halfway through what was supposed to be a recovery year, retailers are still struggling Long gone are the days of panic buying and empty shelves in grocery stores as society grappled with the early days...
Industry Solutions
Purposeful Shopping Can Be a Question Mark for CPGs — Is Data Transparency an Answer?
The pandemic accelerated changes already in motion. McKinsey coined “the next normal” to describe the Covid-spurred generational shift in how people live and shop and, most crucially, what they care about. Buyers today are doing...
Global Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit Day Two: Innovation and Technology Focus
VANCOUVER, 13th June 2019 — With a packed agenda, we look at the key messages from the second day of The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit in Vancouver, Canada. Innovation and the role of new...
Global Summit
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit Gets Underway, Spotlighting Sustainability Progress Across the Industry
Chicago, 12 June 2024 – Attended by almost 1,000 CEOs and C-suite leaders from the world’s biggest consumer goods companies, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) 2024 Global Summit kicked off today with a series of...
Health & Wellness
Accelerating Efforts to Impact Employee’s Health and Wellbeing with the Chief Human Resources Officer of Danone
Roberto Di Bernardini, CHRO at Danone, participated in the first ‘Ask The Expert’ Series of the year, a follow-up to the Employee Wellbeing Campaign, which is part of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) ambition to...
Corporate
The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit: Day Two
BERLIN, Friday 23rd June 2017 – The second day of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit drew to a close yesterday evening.