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 place on 28th February at 2:00pm EST. EPA’s GreenChill Program is a partnership with food retail companies to reduce refrigerant […]
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 net deforestation in key commodity supply chains by 2020. Deforestation is a massive phenomenon that occurs on an industrial […]
Corporate
Transparency in Sustainability Reporting Takes Centre Stage as Consumer Goods Leaders Launch First Collective Annual Report
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today underlined its dedication to transparent reporting by launching its first Annual Report. The report reviews commitments, activities, and accomplishments of 400 CGF members over the last 12 months and highlights business leadership on sustainability. It follows COP26 climate talks and the CGF’s announcement as a UN Race to […]
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 veg consumption across the country. The summits were part of a nationwide initiative called Peas Please. The initiative is all […]
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 the Forest Positive Journey,” which offers a comprehensive illustration of the Coalition’s strategy to lead cross-sector efforts in ending commodity-driven […]
Collaboration for Healthier Lives
Can Supermarkets Help Turn the Tide on Obesity?
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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 launches the Forest Positive Coalition of Action, including 17 global consumer goods brands, retailers and manufacturers that will work together and use their collective voice to accelerate systemic efforts to remove deforestation, forest degradation and conversion from […]
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 been working incredibly hard to advance our Theory of Change, Commodity Roadmaps and Coalition-wide Actions. None of our efforts would […]
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 (CGF) has decided to create the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI). Under the leadership of a high-level Steering Committee, co-chaired […]
Food Waste Front and Centre at this Year’s Sustainable Retail Summit
Some 240 delegates from nearly 30 countries joined this year’s Sustainable Retail Summit, held in Paris on 27th & 28th October. The event delivered on its promise to inspire and inform, leaving participants equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to implement sustainable business practices in their organisations and drive positive change across the industry. The conference […]
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 the work of its Forest Positive Coalition of Action, offers its support to world leaders to make this commitment a […]
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