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...
Health & Wellness
METRO France dévoile un livre de recettes innovant pour inspirer les chefs et promouvoir des habitudes alimentaires plus saines
Paris le 12 septembre 2024 : La Coalition d’action Collaboration of Healthier Lives (CHL) du Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), en partenariat avec METRO France et sept grands fabricants de produits alimentaires – Barilla, Bonduelle, Bel,...
Health & Wellness
METRO France Unveils Innovative Recipe Book to Inspire Chefs and Promote Healthier Eating Habits
Paris 12th September 2024: The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Collaboration of Healthier Lives Coalition of Action (CHL), in partnership with METRO France and seven leading food manufacturers – Barilla, Bonduelle, Bel, Danone, Groupe Savencia, Labeyrie...
Healthier Lives
Driving Change Through Healthier Choices: How METRO France, Chefs and Manufacturers Inspire Healthier Menus
In the past four years, the Mon Restaurant Passe Au Durable (“My Restaurant Goes Sustainable”) initiative has continued to inspire chefs across France to adopt healthier and more sustainable recipes into their menus. The initiative...
Data-Driven Value Chain
7 Questions Away | Product Data Interview with Andrea Schlossarek, METRO AG
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is delighted to share this edition of 7 Questions Away, contributed by Andrea Schlossarek, Director, Corporate Master Data Management, METRO AG. She shares her views on how the Global Trade...
Health & Wellness
Empowering Restaurateurs: METRO France’s Initiative to Encourage Sustainable Menus
This infographic presents the results of the ‘Mon Resturant Passe Au Durable’ (My Resturant Goes Sustainable) initiative. CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action, in partnership with METRO France and seven leading food manufacturers...
Corporate
Full Interview: CGF Talks to Olaf Koch, Chairman of the Management Board, METRO AG
In the latest edition of our CEO Interview Series, we speak to Olaf Koch, Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG. In this chat, Olaf talks about the importance of collaboration in driving positive...
Forest Positive
The power of landscapes to drive progress on climate and company commitments in the Cerrado Biome, Tocantins, Brazil
This impact story is part of a collection of narratives that bring to life some of the complex challenges Forest Positive Coalition members are facing on our forest positive journey and our lessons learned. We’re...
Food Waste
Fighting Food Waste Starts with Respecting Food
Recent data shows that in Germany alone 12 million tons of food goes to waste every year. Worldwide this adds up to more than 1.3 billion tons of edible food that ends up on landfills....
Food Waste
Aiming for the Food Waste Breakthrough
Twice as high as estimated – the news that WWF broke in August 2021 on the amount of global food loss and waste weren’t exactly what was needed on top of the climate crisis, extreme weather...
Human Rights
Major Retailers and Consumer Brands Commit to Eradicate Forced Labour from Global Supply Chains with Launch of New Coalition of Action
PARIS, 10 December 2020 – Today, on annual Human Rights Day, 19 leading members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announce their collective stance against forced labour with the creation of the CGF’s new Human...
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...
Human Rights
Coalition of Global Consumer Goods Companies Launches Framework for the Implementation of Human Rights Due Diligence Systems in Aligned Approach Against Forced Labour
PARIS, 15 March 2021 – With a mission to help eradicate forced labour from consumer goods supply chains globally, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition – Working to End Forced Labour (HRC) has...
Data-Driven Value Chain
How Accurate & Harmonised Product Data Streamlines Global Industry Operations & Builds Consumer Trust
Presently, it is near impossible to accurately estimate the number of products traded across global markets, and even more so to understand how many of them have unique identifiers and find each product’s history and...
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...
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