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
The campaign showed that when retailers and manufacturers support consumers with simple, affordable recipe inspiration, it proves beneficial for consumers, business, and the planet.
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...
Climate Transition
Cultivating Change: Migros Ticaret’s Path to Regenerative Agriculture
Supporting sustainable agriculture aims to increase the soil’s organic matter and carbon sequestration, decrease carbon emissions and pesticide usage, while improving soil health and crop yield. This is achieved by strengthening both soil and plant...
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...
Climate Transition
Collaborating with Suppliers to Track and Reduce Carbon Emissions
The carbon footprints of the products sold by Migros Ticaret constitute the largest proportion of the company’s Scope 3 emissions.
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)
This public consultation is now closed. 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...
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...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
The Consumer Goods Forum’s SSCI Recognises Sedex’s SMETA 7.0, the World’s Most Widely Used Social Audit Platform
Paris, 18 November 2025 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announced today that SMETA 7.0, Sedex’s flagship social and environmental auditing methodology, has achieved recognition from the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI), providing companies with...
Climate Transition
AS Watson and L’Oréal Collaborate on Global Take-Back Campaigns for Beauty Packaging
AS Watson and L’Oréal have teamed up to launch take-back campaigns across 3 AS Watson retail brands in 8 markets (Watsons Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Ukraine; Drogas Latvia and Superdrug UK), encouraging customers to...
Data-Driven Value Chain
Retail Media SpringBoard Insights: How AI and Retail Media are Shaping In-Store Shopper Experience
Retail media presents a lucrative growth engine for companies, particularly in the consumer goods landscape, but its full potential is at risk. While the sector is projected to exceed $300 billion by 2030 (source: Omdia),...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
SSCI’s Environmental Benchmark Receives First Applicant from USD 2 Billion Floriculture Industry
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) is pleased to announce a major milestone in its global mission to build trust in sustainability standards worldwide. Florverde® Sustainable Flowers (FSF) has become the...
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
Flor Ecuador Plus Certified® Applies for SSCI Benchmarking
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) has received a benchmarking application from Expoflores (Ecuador’s National Association of Flower Producers and Exporters), for its certification scheme Flor Ecuador Plus Certified®. This marks...
Healthier Lives
Spotlight on Health: CGF Members Lead the Way Towards a Healthier Future
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Healthier Lives Coalition (HL) steering committee met in London from 20 – 21 October 2025, bringing together leaders from across the retail, manufacturing, and health sectors to align on priorities...
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