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...
Corporate
Colgate-Palmolive and Metro Executives Elected New Co-Chairs of the Consumer Goods Forum Board
BERLIN and PARIS, Wednesday 21st June 2017 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the global body for the consumer goods industry, announced today that it has elected two new Co-Chairs for its Board: Ian Cook, Chairman, President and Chief...
Environmental Sustainability
Driving Sustainability Beyond METRO, Through & With Our Customers
At METRO we are soon closing the chapter of our transformation from a diversified retail conglomerate to a fully focused food wholesaler. However, the closing of a chapter is the opening of a new one...
Social Sustainability
METRO AG, Mars, Incorporated, Mondelēz International and Target Executives to Lead Sustainability Committee at the CGF
PARIS, 25th March 2019 – The Consumer Goods Forum announced today that the Sustainability Steering Committee has elected a new leadership team, for a two-year renewable term. Christine Montenegro McGrath, Vice President and Chief of Global...
Product Data
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
Metro and Danone Co-Lead Healthier Lives Initiative “Mon Restaurant Passe Au Durable”
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...
Environmental Sustainability
Bolstering our Global Supply Chains with the Power of Relationships
Global supply chains have developed to become a super network connecting the world with goods. Even more so since they have become increasingly digitized and intelligent with learning algorithms and artificial intelligence. It may seem...
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....
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...
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...
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...
FLP-Conference
FLP Day One Recap: Young Leaders Delight on Day One in Berlin
BERLIN, 18th October 2018 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) kicked off its annual FLP Congress in Berlin today. The event, the annual gathering of young leaders from within the FMCG industry, saw delegates travel from all over the...
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