Health & Wellness
Employers Bringing Healthy Nutrition to Their Workforce During COVID-19 Uncertainty
New tools launched today by The Consumer Goods Forum and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition are driving employer action. PARIS, 7th April – One in three people worldwide suffers from malnutrition today, making it a massive global concern impacting individuals, businesses, and economies alike – in both developing and developed countries. The health impacts of […]
Health & Wellness
The CGF and GAIN / SBN Hold Meeting on Aligning Accountability on Nutrition
The aligning accountability initiative aims to analyse the opportunities and challenges related to aligning business accountability for nutrition. In 2019 a report was published by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to assess the current landscape of business accountability for nutrition and consider ways to improve it. On 11 February 2020, a workshop hosted by […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Private Sector in the Spotlight at UNFSS Pre-Summit Session on Workforce Nutrition
2021 is a critical year for the The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) Coalition to drive their agenda to support healthier consumers globally. It marks the halfway point in the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition, as the world prepares for the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) in September […]
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CGF and GAIN Announce New Alliance to Roll Out Improved Nutrition in the Workplace
BERLIN, 25th October 2019 — An initiative to raise nutrition standards for workforces across the globe was today announced at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Retail Summit (SRS) in Berlin. The Consumer Goods Forum, which brings together 400 consumer goods companies and retailers, has joined forces with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Global Nutrition in the Spotlight at Japan Day 2021
As a pre-event for the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit and the Nutrition for Growth Summit, the 2021 edition of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Japan Day took place on Friday 21 May. Over 300 delegates gathered online for the event to get insights and updates on this year’s theme: Global Nutrition. Nutrition is […]
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The CGF and GAIN Publish Convening Paper on Workforce Nutrition
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) together with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have published a convening paper on workforce nutrition. The paper reports on the discussions and outcomes of the Better Nutrition for a Healthier Workforce workshop co-hosted by the CGF and GAIN on 3rd and 4th July 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
New CHL China Report Explores Big Data and Nutrition Trends During COVID-19
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), in collaboration with the Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS), has published a report analysing big data on Chinese consumer nutrition, as it relates to trends observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This marks a key milestone in the CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) Coalition’s work to drive healthier lives for consumers […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Collaboration for Healthier Lives China: an Analysis of Data on Nutrition and Food Consumption
Today, during the CGF China Board meeting, the Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) China team published an introductory report on their initiative, focusing on an analysis of data on nutrition and food consumption from January to April 2020, and highlighting eight key trends that have been witnessed in the changing behaviours of Chinese shoppers and […]
Health & Wellness
Road to Tokyo: Bringing Nutrition to the Forefront of Sustainable Development
The Consumer Goods Forum Health & Wellness Director Sharon Bligh, speaks to Nutrition Connect, as part of their ‘Road to Tokyo 2020’ series, where stakeholders involved in the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) process share their perspectives on why this is an important milestone for the global nutrition community. Nutrition for Growth (N4G) is a global […]
Health & Wellness
Employee Health and the Workforce Nutrition Alliance
On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, the latest episode of the CGF Podcast brings together Christina Nyhus Dhillon from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the CGF’s very own Sharon Bligh to talk about how their respective organisations are working together to champion employee health, supporting employers through the Workforce Nutrition Alliance. […]
Helping People Lead Healthier Lives by Making It Easier to Find Nutrition Facts on Food & Beverage Packages
This voluntary initiative, led by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents the nation’s leading food and beverage companies, and the Food Marketing Institute, which represents more than 1,500 food wholesalers and retailers – has resulted in thousands of your favorite brands carrying key nutrition facts “right up front”, with more products carrying the Facts […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Workforce Nutrition Alliance – Bringing Healthy Nutrition to Workers Worldwide
Health & Wellness
Mindful Eating or Eating for Your Mind?
Diet and mental health at the workplace in a Covid-19 era In a pre-Covid-19 world, depression and anxiety were estimated to cost the global economy more than US $ 1 trillion per year1 in lost productivity. From recent discussions with companies on workplace wellbeing we notice a recurring theme: if mental health was emerging […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Reasons To Invest In Your Workforce’s Health: Why And How
Last year, The Consumer Goods Forum joined forces with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to co-found the Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA), supported by NewForesight, with the aim of supporting employers to adopt and expand workforce nutrition programmes and impact 3 million employees in their organisations and supply chains by 2025. The WNA focuses […]
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