Climate Transition
CGF China Launches 2025 Green Consumer Goods Selection Guide to Advance Sustainable Consumption
At this year’s CGF China Day, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) officially launched the 2025 edition of CGF China Green Consumer Goods Selection Guide 2025, a new framework designed to support the growth of a...
Human Rights
Tackling Forced Labour Through Human Rights Due Diligence — the Human Rights Coalition’s Own Operations Maturity Report
The Human Rights Coalition’s Own Operations Maturity Report — Tackling Forced Labour Through Human Rights Due Diligence offers a transparent overview of how member companies are working to tackle forced labour within their own operations....
Human Rights
The Consumer Goods Forum’s Human Rights Coalition Shares Member Progress in Tackling Forced Labour
Paris, 10 December 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Human Rights Coalition (HRC) has today published a report on the progress of its members’ human rights due diligence systems, focused on preventing forced labour in...
Data-Driven Value Chain
Interoperability and AI: Building the Next Growth Frontier for Consumer Goods
In an increasingly data-driven world, interoperability and AI readiness are fast becoming the defining enablers of growth in the FMCG sector. The ability for systems, partners, and technologies to connect seamlessly is no longer a...
Plastic Waste
Driving Industry Progress: Walmart’s Rob Nicol Looks Back on His Tenure as Plastic Waste Co-Chair
As Rob Nicol, Vice President Corporate Affairs at Walmart Canada steps down from his role as Co-Chair of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, we take a moment to reflect on his time with the...
Plastic Waste
Ashley C. Hall, Director of Sustainable Packaging at Walmart Appointed as New Co-Chair of the Plastic Waste Coalition
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ashley C. Hall, Director of Sustainable Packaging at Walmart, as the new Co-Chair of its Plastic Waste Coalition of Action, succeeding Rob Nicol,...
Climate Transition
CGF and Bain & Company Drive Sustainability Dialogue at CIIE 2025
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), in partnership with Bain & Company, hosted a roundtable on advancing green consumption at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Thursday 6 November 2025 in Hongqiao, Shanghai. The...
Climate Transition
Climate Transition Coalition Launches “Guía de Agricultura y Ganadería Regenerativa” in Mexico City
On 19th November, The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Climate Transition Coalition officially launched its new spanish-language “Guía de Agricultura y Ganadería Regenerativa” (Regenerative Agriculture and Livestock Guide) in Mexico City, marking a key step in...
Sustainable Retail Summit
Over 250 Industry Leaders to Unite at The Sustainable Retail Summit to Share Practical Solutions to Urgent Challenges
Paris, 03 December 2025: Hundreds of global consumer goods leaders and industry experts are counting down to The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Sustainable Retail Summit (SRS) in Paris from 3 to 5 February 2026, where...
Health & Wellness
Sales Double on Featured Products as Carrefour & Partners Inspire Seasonal Eating
Olam Agri is a differentiated and market-leading global agri-business focused on high-growth end consumption markets. This is case study on Olam Agri's commitments to Workforce Nutrition.
Human Rights
The CGF Advances Business Leadership on Human Rights at the UN Forum in Geneva
A strong theme at this year’s UN Forum on Business and Human Rights was the call for a shift toward a more consistent and efficient approach to human rights in global value chains. Across three...
Food Waste
Driving Change Locally: CGF Japan’s Efforts to Combat Consumer Food Waste in 2025
Building on the impactful initiatives of 2025, the member companies of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Japan Food Loss and Waste Working Group carried out a series of activities throughout October to raise social awareness...
Forest Positive
What COP30 Signals for Business Leadership on Forests
Deforestation and conversion is not a side issue. It is a structural threat to business stability, climate targets and food systems. COP30, held in the heart of the Amazon, made that impossible to ignore. Our...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
New SSCI Benchmark Consultation Opens for amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI)
The Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce a public stakeholder consultation for amfori BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative), amfori’s flagship solution for managing social risks in global supply chains. This consultation falls...
Climate Transition
Esselunga Joins the Climate Transition Coalition of Action
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is delighted to welcome Esselunga as its newest member of the Climate Transition Coalition of Action. The Climate Transition Coalition of Action brings together consumer goods companies to accelerate meaningful...
Corporate
McCain Foods CEO Max Koeune announced as new Co-Chair of The Consumer Goods Forum
Paris, 20 November 2025, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), the only CEO-led organisation that convenes both manufacturers and retailers globally, has announced Max Koeune, President & CEO of McCain Foods as a new Co-Chair for...