Plastic Waste
Circular Economy and the Future of Plastics
In this month’s Sustainability Podcast Series, Sander Defruyt, who leads the New Plastics Economy Initiative at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, digs into the topic of plastics and offers his insight in to our industry’s progress on this urgent issue, the power of collective action, and the organisation’s circular economy vision. Find out more about The […]
Plastic Waste
CGF Sustainability Director Speaks on the Plastics Challenge at The Economist Group’s World Ocean Summit
On March 3rd, Director of Sustainability at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Ignacio Gavilan, joined a panel discussion on marine plastic pollution and the responsibility of the consumer goods industry at The Economist Group’s World Ocean Summit. Ignacio, who oversees the CGF’s Coalitions on Plastic Waste and Food Waste was invited to join a panel […]
Plastic Waste
Our Plastics Plan: What We’ve Achieved in the First Four Months
In September, we outlined how we were step changing our approach to using plastic and we shared an update on our progress before Christmas on our blog. Four months on, here’s our highlight achievements: Reducing our plastic use Making our plastic easier to recycle Introducing a take-back initiative for plastic not recycled at kerbside […]
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Keeping Plastics in the Value Chain and Out of Nature: Introducing the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition of Action
www.tcgfplasticwaste.com | In this latest episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast and wrapping up 2020, host Madelaine VanDerHeyden catches up with the co-chairs of the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, Barry Parkin from Mars, Inc., and Rob Nicol from Walmart Canada. The Plastic Waste Coalition announced its first actions that will have a […]
Plastic Waste
Stronger Together: Plastics & Packaging Solution Requires Innovative Partnerships
Packaging protects the products we love and provides information about how to use them safely and responsibly – but packaging needs to become part of a circular economy. We, at Asahi Europe & International have a target of achieving 100% reusable, or recyclable packaging by 2030. And impressively, almost all key FMCG producers are aiming […]
Plastic Waste
#TogetherForTomorrow — CGF and the Canada Plastics Pact
The Consumer Goods Forum believes collaboration is key to reaching the Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030. We’re reflecting with our key partners about what collaboration means to us. In this video, hear from George Roter from the Canada Plastics Pact. For more information about the CGF’s work on plastic waste and sustainability, visit www.tcgfplasticwaste.com.
Plastic Waste
An Introduction to the CGF’s Golden Design Rules for Accelerating Plastics Circularity
On May 25th 2022, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste hosted a webinar about the Golden Design Rules. During this session, we heard from expert speakers, who are members of the CGF Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, on how and why the Golden Design Rules were developed, how companies […]
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Reflections on the Plastics Challenge
I was filming in a supermarket last week – a film about plastic. There were 85 fresh fruit and vegetable products on sale and 81 of them were pre-wrapped in plastic, the remaining four had cellophane bags to put them in. Why? Why are we coating nearly everything we buy in something that gets everywhere, […]
Plastic Waste
No Plastic in Nature – A Revolution Within Our Grasp
In advance of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sustainable Retail Summit in October 2019, Kavita Prakash-Mani, Global Conservation Director at WWF, invites the consumer goods industry to make, and act on, public commitments to plastic waste reduction and recovery and help shape both industry norms and global policy. Brilliant and Problematic Plastic is brilliant – and […]
Sustainable Retail Summit
Sustainable Retail Summit Expert Series: Sander Defruyt, Lead of the New Plastics Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Registrations for the virtual Sustainable Retail Summit are now open! Click here to visit the event website.
Plastic Waste
Consumer Goods Companies Announce Position on Chemical Recycling Technologies and Publish Life Cycle Assessment
— For the first time, consumer good companies are joining forces through The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) to set the agenda for the development of new plastic recycling technologies. — The CGF’s Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste has today published an independent scientific study which demonstrates that the chemical recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic waste […]
Plastic Waste
Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics
In the latest episode of the podcast, host Louise Chester is joined by Colin Kerr, Global Head R&D Packaging Excellence & Technology at Unilever. Colin, who is co-lead of the Plastic Waste Coalition’s chemical recycling workstream spoke about Coalition’s announcements on the topic earlier in the year and shared his thoughts on the […]
Plastic Waste
How the World Is Progressing Towards a Circular Economy for Plastic
Since 2018, more than 1,000 organisations have united behind a common vision and targets for a circular economy for plastic. In just a few years, the circular economy has been put on the agenda of leading businesses and governments across the world and has been recognised as the solution to the plastic waste crisis. The […]
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Consumer Goods Industry Moves to Act on Plastic Waste
Board of The Consumer Goods Forum Issues Statement Acknowledging Need for Industry to Help Reduce Plastic Waste; Endorses Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Vision of a Circular Economy Where No Plastic Ends Up as Waste PARIS, 29th October 2018 – The Board of Directors of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today issued a statement […]
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The Recyclable Toothpaste Tube: Colgate’s Journey
In 2014, Colgate issued its first formal packaging sustainability goals, which included a commitment for all packaging to be recyclable by 2020 for three categories: Pet Nutrition, Home Care, and Personal Care. Conspicuous for its absence was our big Oral Care business. There, against the daunting challenge of making toothpaste tubes recyclable, our 2020 commitment […]
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