Food Waste
The Consumer Goods Forum, WRAP, and WRI Streamline Food Waste Reporting with Common Reporting Deadline for 2025
Paris, Thursday 17th April – The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action, in partnership with WRAP and the World Resources Institute (WRI), has announced 13th June 2025 as a shared deadline for voluntary annual food waste reporting...
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CGF Japan Supports Vulnerable Families with Food Donations in Collaboration with Save the Children and WRI 10x20x30
On June 23rd, 2021, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Japan Sustainability Local Group, WRI 10x20x30 Food Waste Japan Project and Save the Children Japan held an online press conference to announce their collaboration to provide 3,000...
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Industry Reports on Food Loss and Waste Using a Harmonised Cross-Initiative Approach
Spearheading the consumer goods industry’s action to reduce food loss and waste in own operations, members of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action are now publicly reporting on their food surplus...
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#TooGoodToWaste Campaign Launched to Inspire Consumer Behaviour Change
On September 29, 2023, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition of Action launched #TooGoodToWaste, a food loss and waste education campaign that...
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CGF Japan Collaborates with Save the Children Japan for the Second Year to Provide Food Support Boxes
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Japan Sustainability Local Group (JSLG), WRI 10x20x30 Food Waste Reduction Initiative Japan Project and Save the Children Japan have agreed to collaborate and conduct this supporting program in July and...
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CGF Food Waste Coalition Hosts First in Series of “Engagement on Post-Harvest Losses” Workshops, Starting with Fresh Produce
On 9th December, the CGF Food Waste Coalition of Action held a two-hour virtual workshop for Coalition members, fresh produce suppliers and key stakeholder organisations to spark dialogues between both actors on collaborative ways to...
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Global Consumer Goods Companies Release First Collective Baseline Study, Putting Increased Transparency at the Forefront of Action to Reduce Food Waste and Loss
Paris, 16th November 2023 –The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition of Action has today released its first baseline report, presenting operational food surplus and waste aggregated data from sixteen of its retailer and...
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New CGF and WWF Partnership Taking the Lead on Reducing Farm Loss to Help Shrink Footprint of Food
Each year, 2.5 billion tonnes of food are wasted across food service, grocery retail, and our own kitchens. A lesser known, and often not as well measured, part of the issue happens on farms due...
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#TogetherForTomorrow — CGF and the World Resources Institute
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 Dr. Liz...
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Actions from Consumer Goods Companies to Drive Down Food Waste Showcased in New Case Study Booklet from The Consumer Goods Forum
PARIS, 28 January — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today published the newest edition of its Food Waste Case Study Booklet, a collection of stories from CGF members, including those of its Food Waste...
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#TooGoodToWaste Campaign Launched to Inspire Reductions in Household Food Waste
Kicking off on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, #TooGoodToWaste will harness the influence of CGF members by boosting awareness and action among the millions of consumers they reach. Leading members of...
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Food Waste Coalition Steering Committee Meets in Copenhagen to Share Progress on SDG 12.3
On October 18th 2023, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Food Waste Coalition Steering Committee came together ahead of the Sustainable Retail Summit in Copenhagen to discuss progress made on the Coalition’s objectives and the trajectory...
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A Global Farm Loss Tool Grounded in Measurement
In the first blog on the Global Farm Loss Tool (GFLT) Project with the CGF’s Food Waste Coalition of Action members, we laid the foundation that food loss and waste (FLW) is a critical issue...
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WWF Collaborates With The Consumer Goods Forum to Launch New Global Farm Loss Tool to Tackle Emissions From Food Loss
Paris, 16th April 2024 – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Global Farm Loss Tool for growers of all sizes to more easily measure and report on-farm food loss. Developed by WWF and tested...
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The CGF Launches ‘The Sustainable Kitchen’: An Online Hub Showcasing Industry Best Practice to Inspire Healthier Cooking and Less Food Waste
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today launched The Sustainable Kitchen an online hub created to showcase best practices in consumer communication to inspire companies to facilitate behaviour change towards reducing food waste while adopting healthier...
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