Plastic Waste The Recyclable Toothpaste Tube: Colgate’s Journey In 2014, Colgate issued its first formal packaging sustainability goals, which included a commitment for all packaging to be recyclable by 2020 for three categories: Pet Nutrition, Home Care, and Personal Care. Conspicuous for its absence was our big Oral Care business. There, against the daunting challenge of making toothpaste tubes recyclable, our 2020 commitment […] 
Health & Wellness Road to Tokyo: Bringing Nutrition to the Forefront of Sustainable Development The Consumer Goods Forum Health & Wellness Director Sharon Bligh, speaks to Nutrition Connect, as part of their ‘Road to Tokyo 2020’ series, where stakeholders involved in the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) process share their perspectives on why this is an important milestone for the global nutrition community. Nutrition for Growth (N4G) is a global […] 
Health & Wellness Creating a Culture of Health – The Secret to a Productive, Resilient Workforce CGF & Kin&Co – Creating a Culture of Health 
Health & Wellness The Consumer Goods Forum and Kin&Co Publish Report on Employee Health and Wellbeing Report Launched on Creating a Culture of Health PARIS, 12th May 2020 – The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and Kin&Co have today published a global insights report on employee health and wellbeing in the consumer goods industry, one of the key themes tackled by the CGF as part of its Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition. […] 
Health & Wellness Addressing Mental Health from a Global and Local Perspective: A Guide for Employers Addressing Mental Health – a Key Guide for CGF Members The CGF would like to thank members of the Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action Steering Committee, as well as members of the Employee Health and Wellbeing working group for their valuable contributions to the mental health guide, published by the Business Group on Health on 4 May 2020. The guide, entitled ‘Addressing Mental […] 
Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Invites Certification Schemes to Take Part in Benchmarking Process PARIS, 5th May 2020 – The consumer goods industry has extended a formal invitation to third party audit & certification schemes to undergo the Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative’s (SSCI) Benchmarking Process. This call to action follows the publication of the SSCI’s first set of benchmark criteria, in October 2019, to support the development of responsible supply chains […] 
Corporate The Values of Values: Capturing the Value (Having Impact) In our 3-part series on ‘the value of values’ so far, we’ve defined: what values are, how they’re used, how a company can identify its values, and how to commit to them with action. Today, we’ll close out the series by looking at the positive impact that results from ‘walking the talk.’ The proverbial ‘value […] 
Health & Wellness Employee Health and the Workforce Nutrition Alliance On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, the latest episode of the CGF Podcast brings together Christina Nyhus Dhillon from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the CGF’s very own Sharon Bligh to talk about how their respective organisations are working together to champion employee health, supporting employers through the Workforce Nutrition Alliance. […] 
Human Rights - Working to End Forced Labour COVID-19 and the Invisible Workers in Our Value Chains During this global pandemic, essential workers are at the frontlines ensuring that society can continue. These individuals in our businesses, supply chains and communities are doing all they can to ensure we are fed and remain safe. Their herculean efforts are garnering words of appreciation and support from individuals and organizations from around the world […] 
Forest Positive Collective Action and a Forest Positive Future In this month’s episode, Justin Adams, Executive Director at the Tropical Forest Alliance reflects upon the industry’s progress on deforestation as we move towards the launch of the CGF’s Forest Positive Coaliton of Action in the coming months. He shares why collective action is key, as well as his thoughts on how the current COVID-19 […] 
