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An Update from Our MD Peter Freedman Blog 21 Jul 2015 An Update from Our MD Peter Freedman   1. Membership engagement and growth We want to make it as easy as possible for you to engage with the CGF and your fellow members. There are two main ways in which you can...
Peter Freedman’s New Year Message to Members Blog 07 Jan 2019 Corporate Peter Freedman’s New Year Message to Members First of all, I would like to wish you a very happy and successful New Year! This note provides a summary of how we at the CGF have been working on your behalf in 2018,...
Press Release 03 Dec 2013 The Consumer Goods Forum Appoints New Managing Director   PARIS, 3rd December 2013 – The Consumer Goods Forum (the CGF) has today announced the appointment of Peter Freedman as Managing Director, effective January 6, 2014. In this role, Peter Freedman will have full...
CGF Podcast: Looking Ahead with Peter Freedman Podcast 24 Jun 2019 Global Summit CGF Podcast: Looking Ahead with Peter Freedman In the June episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester catches up with CGF Managing Director Peter Freedman as the team comes back from the CGF’s flagship event, the Global Summit in Vancouver. Peter...
Press Release 16 Apr 2020 Corporate The Consumer Goods Forum Announces Managing Director Succession: Peter Freedman to be Succeeded by Wai-Chan Chan PARIS, 16th April 2020 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announces that Peter Freedman will step down as Managing Director (MD) after leading the organisation for more than six years.
The Business Case for the CGF Agenda – What Have We Learned in a Year? Blog 10 Mar 2018 FLP-Conference The Business Case for the CGF Agenda – What Have We Learned in a Year? In February last year, Kraft Heinz made an unexpected and unsolicited $143 billion bid for Unilever. While the bid was subsequently withdrawn, it added further fuel to the debate about whether businesses should pursue positive...
Six Months In – My Reflections as MD of The Consumer Goods Forum Blog 15 Jul 2014 Six Months In – My Reflections as MD of The Consumer Goods Forum First, it was very clear from your responses that members get a lot of value from the CGF when they are able to actively engage – whether that is attending our events, working on our...
Why Consumer Centricity is Top of the Agenda at this Year’s Global Summit Blog 15 May 2018 Global Summit Why Consumer Centricity is Top of the Agenda at this Year’s Global Summit It’s barely a month until our Global Summit, the flagship event of The Consumer Goods Forum, where CEOs and senior leaders come together to learn from each other and discuss the most pressing trends in...
The Importance of Transparency for the FMCG Industry Blog 14 Aug 2018 Corporate The Importance of Transparency for the FMCG Industry Transparency is widely acknowledged as a critical factor in building consumer trust in a company or brand. And there is a great deal of data demonstrating that trust leads to sales growth. So, transparency has...
Reflecting on a Successful Summit Blog 08 Jul 2014 Reflecting on a Successful Summit First, I think we made progress in enabling the Board to get more deeply involved in the work of the Pillars, focusing on areas where they and only they can help accelerate progress.  Second, I...
Our MD’s Reflections: A Journey Towards Serving You Better Blog 19 Dec 2014 Our MD’s Reflections: A Journey Towards Serving You Better   As an example, hopefully you will by now have had the chance to have a look at our new website. Many people have said they find it much simpler and easier to access than...
Peter Freedman on Health & Wellness and Consumer Goods Industry Reporting Video 10 Jul 2015 Corporate Peter Freedman on Health & Wellness and Consumer Goods Industry Reporting
BBC Business Live: Interview with The Consumer Goods Forum, Peter Freedman Video 16 Apr 2016 Corporate BBC Business Live: Interview with The Consumer Goods Forum, Peter Freedman
New Research Finds Companies Saved 14 Dollars for Every 1 Dollar Invested in Reducing Food Waste Press Release 07 Mar 2017 Environmental Sustainability New Research Finds Companies Saved 14 Dollars for Every 1 Dollar Invested in Reducing Food Waste PARIS, 7th March, 2017 – One-third of all food produced in the world is never eaten, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental consequences. New research on behalf of Champions 12.3 finds that for every...
First-Ever Global Standard to Measure Food Loss and Waste Introduced by International Partnership Press Release 06 Jun 2016 Environmental Sustainability First-Ever Global Standard to Measure Food Loss and Waste Introduced by International Partnership COPENHAGEN and WASHINGTON, 6th June 2016 – A partnership of leading international organisations is launching the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit in Copenhagen....
CGF Forced Labour Initiative Welcomed at Meeting with Pope Francis Press Release 19 Jan 2017 CGF Forced Labour Initiative Welcomed at Meeting with Pope Francis PARIS, 19th January 2017 – On 13th and 14th January, Peter Freedman, Managing Director of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), participated in the 2017 Rome Roundtable to discuss a variety of topics related to sustainable and inclusive...