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Report Shows Challenges of 2022 Didn’t Slow Action on Global Issues by Consumer Goods Companies Press Release 11 Jan 2023 Corporate Report Shows Challenges of 2022 Didn’t Slow Action on Global Issues by Consumer Goods Companies The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) 2022 annual report demonstrates tangible progress in addressing some of the global challenges facing the industry such as food waste, plastic pollution, deforestation and human rights challenges Contributions in the...
Healthier Lives: The UK Context Blog 29 Apr 2022 Health & Wellness Healthier Lives: The UK Context It is no secret that the average diet of people in the UK could better reflect the EatWell Guidelines. Foods high in salt, sugar and fat make up 20% of FMCG sales and is growing...
Transparency in Sustainability Reporting Takes Centre Stage as Consumer Goods Leaders Launch First Collective Annual Report Press Release 30 Nov 2021 Corporate Transparency in Sustainability Reporting Takes Centre Stage as Consumer Goods Leaders Launch First Collective Annual Report PARIS, 30th November — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) today publishes its first annual report, ‘Collective action today, impact at scale tomorrow – review 2021’. The report details the collaboration of over 400 members and...
Blog 23 Sep 2015 Environmental Sustainability Stopping Deforestation Must be at Heart of a Successful Paris Climate Deal   In 2010 The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) recognised that it had to help its members tackle deforestation in their supply chains. The CGF Board agreed a Resolution that committed its members to achieving zero...
EPA’s GreenChill Program Hosts CGF Webinar on Refrigeration News Update 03 Feb 2017 EPA’s GreenChill Program Hosts CGF Webinar on Refrigeration We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill Program hosted The Consumer Goods Forum in a webinar focused on sustainable refrigeration titled Efforts to Reduce Refrigerant Emissions through the Consumer Goods Forum. The webinar took...
Practicing Collaboration in a Coalition of the Ambitious Blog 06 Sep 2021 Forest Positive Practicing Collaboration in a Coalition of the Ambitious Nearly one year after the launch of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Forest Positive Coalition of Action, we can look back on several accomplishments with pride — from transparency reporting to stakeholder engagement, our members have...
Forest Positive Coalition Welcomes New Member: IKEA News Update 12 Feb 2024 Forest Positive Forest Positive Coalition Welcomes New Member: IKEA The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition has been pleased to welcome a new member, IKEA, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 22 CGF members committed to removing deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from palm...
Working with partners to improve embedded soy supply chain visibility Blog 06 Oct 2023 Forest Positive Working with partners to improve embedded soy supply chain visibility 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...
Healthier and More Sustainable Diets: Learning Series 2022 Publication 13 Apr 2023 Health & Wellness Healthier and More Sustainable Diets: Learning Series 2022 This report summarises key learnings from seven webinars conducted in 2022 by CGF’s Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action’s Healthier and More Sustainable Diets workstream. CHL members are working together – as leading manufacturers...
Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) and Impact for Urban Health Release Progress Update on Member-led Initiative in the UK News Update 28 Jul 2022 Collaboration for Healthier Lives Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) and Impact for Urban Health Release Progress Update on Member-led Initiative in the UK Together with Impact on Urban Health, we recently published a new report highlighting the results of our latest round of Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) UK supermarket trials. The progress report follows on from the...
CGF Response to COP26 Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030 News Update 04 Nov 2021 Forest Positive CGF Response to COP26 Pledge to End Deforestation by 2030 As more than 100 governments pledge to end deforestation by 2030 ahead of the 26th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) welcomes this commitment and, in alignment with...
New Publication from CGF Forest Positive Coalition Illustrates Consumer Goods Companies’ Collective Strategy for Driving End to Commodity-Driven Deforestation Press Release 31 Mar 2021 Forest Positive New Publication from CGF Forest Positive Coalition Illustrates Consumer Goods Companies’ Collective Strategy for Driving End to Commodity-Driven Deforestation PARIS, 31 March 2021 — Six months after being officially launched at New York Climate Week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action has published its first-ever report,  “Taking Root: Embarking on...
Can Supermarkets Help Turn the Tide on Obesity? Publication 15 Oct 2020 Collaboration for Healthier Lives Can Supermarkets Help Turn the Tide on Obesity? 202010-chl-uk-can-supermarkets-help-turn-the-tide-on-obesity
New Consumer Goods Coalition to Accelerate Systemic Effort to Remove Deforestation and Forest Degradation from Key Commodity Supply Chains Press Release 22 Sep 2020 Forest Positive New Consumer Goods Coalition to Accelerate Systemic Effort to Remove Deforestation and Forest Degradation from Key Commodity Supply Chains PARIS, 22nd September 2020 – Today, as part of Climate Week 2020, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) officially launched the Forest Positive Coalition of Action, including 17 global consumer goods brands, retailers and manufacturers that...
Who are the Trailblazers Helping Us All to Eat More Veg? Blog 03 May 2018 Health & Wellness Who are the Trailblazers Helping Us All to Eat More Veg? In October last year the UK had its first vegetable summit.  In fact not just one summit but three (in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh) on a landmark day which began a journey to drive up...
The Consumer Goods Forum Announces New Benchmarking and Recognition Initiative for Sustainability Standards Press Release 25 Apr 2018 Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative The Consumer Goods Forum Announces New Benchmarking and Recognition Initiative for Sustainability Standards PARIS, 25th April 2018 – To help meet the needs of our members, and to support the development of socially and environmentally responsible supply chains around the world, the Board of The Consumer Goods Forum...