The Consumer Goods Forum

We're thrilled to announce that Lindt & Sprüngli and LIPTON Teas and Infusions have joined our Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) community! 🎉 With these new members, our Coalition now comprises 25 industry leaders dedicated to promoting trust and #sustainability within the #consumergoods sector. Lars Runde, Head of Group Procurement at Lindt & Sprüngli, shared, “By joining the CGF SSCI community, we reaffirm our commitment to excellence in quality and responsible sourcing within our own company’s supply chain and beyond.” Welcome Lindt & Sprüngli and LIPTON Teas and Infusions! as we continue to drive forward sustainable practices and credible social and environmental compliance in the industry. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/guk8GyZm

🌍 We're proud to collaborate with amfori - Trade with Purpose on advancing their Sustainability Supply Chain Initiative (SSCI) Benchmark journey. This meeting marks a significant step in ensuring the industry standards of #sustainability are met through rigorous evaluation and collaboration. 👏 Kudos to team at amfori for their hard work and dedication since applying for SSCI Recognition earlier this year. Together, we are building trust in sustainability standards worldwide. Learn more about amfori BSCI and their SSCI Recognition journey here: https://lnkd.in/grtdRes9

📣How has Migros Ticaret incorporated #EmployeeWellbeing into their core business strategy? https://bit.ly/3VYWAzu Learn how the company, a member of the CGF Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action , invests in the health and wellbeing of its employees with comprehensive initiatives through its sustainability roadmap; ‘Migros Better Future Plan’ 📖 Read here: https://bit.ly/3VYWAzu Accelerating action on #EmployeeWellbeing forms an important part of our mandate at The Consumer Goods Forum. Through the #WellbeingAtWork global campaign CGF members and partner company leaders raised awareness and answered a call to action to create workplace cultures that actively promote and support wellbeing: https://bit.ly/4bDwmbN #CGFHealthierLives

Our #FoodWaste Coalition is pleased to welcome its newest member, Danone, bringing the Coalition’s membership to 19 The Consumer Goods Forum members committed to halving food loss and waste in their supply chains, aligned with meeting Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. Welcome, Danone! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gYTdJRQV

It’s been an exciting few weeks in Chicago recently, starting with a field visit with Fran Krohn, Alison Murphy and Jodi Majewski from our US expert team last month. It was inspiring to see the team in action, meet some of our experts on the ground, and see first-hand the trusted relationships which are key to us delivering better everyday health for our consumers. Earlier this month, I was also privileged to join Frans Muller, Ayla ZIZ and Sharon Bligh on the ‘Inspiring Healthier Ways of Life’ panel at The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit. There is a real opportunity for the consumer goods industry to come together to scale for impact on preventative health, so it was a valuable discussion about some of the ways manufacturers and retailers can support this in practice.

Industry leaders are uniting to test #Fractals, a revolutionary open-source platform that enhances business efficiency and #sustainability while protecting sensitive data. Fractals fosters unprecedented collaboration and transparency across the supply chain, streamlining the sharing of crucial information on #NetZero initiatives, deforestation concerns, and social rights. Discover more: https://bit.ly/3W81vzi #CGFValueChain #ProductData

📣 #CGFHealthierLives Spotlights Humans Behind #WorkforceNutrition 🔗https://bit.ly/3VNpfrh 🥗This new case study booklet highlights key individuals behind the implementation of workforce nutrition programmes in the form of seven case studies from Grupo Bimbo, Olam Agri, ofi, OMRON Group MANUFACTURING OF INDONESIA, PT, The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA). This booklet also highlights the critical connection between workforce nutrition and business sustainability, showing how investing in employee health and wellbeing drives positive outcomes. Thanks to Wilhemina Borketey, Bertha Fokas, Tamara Sanchez, Rowland Ogungbemi, Zinhle Tyikwe, Linda Drummond, Romuald N'TAKPE, Trifilia Indriastiwi, Lawrence Haddad CMG, Sharon Bligh, Bärbel Weiligmann, Kate McGarr, Eva Kritharelli #CGFHealthierLives #Testimonials #EmployeeWellbeing

“The needs of people and our planet are intrinsically interlinked, so we must keep stepping up as an industry to build trust in social and environmental standards worldwide; extending the scope of our industry aligned criteria to include environmental standards is a critical part of this.” – Didier Bergeret on why #SSCI now sets a global #SupplyChain standard when it comes to #EnvironmentalSustainability. We provide the #ConsumerGoods industry with a benchmarking resource with which to wade through the many third-party verification and certification schemes currently on the market. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gqDc4qwG

Our co-chairs Dirk Van de Put (Mondelēz International) and Frans Muller (Ahold Delhaize) spoke to Food Dive during the #CGFsummit in Chicago about how businesses can be better stewards of the planet, what CGF members and coalitions are doing, and why business leaders should collaborate: https://lnkd.in/ecaaUXJX

The People Positive Palm (P3) Project is driving change in the Malaysian palm oil industry through #EthicalRecruitment practices. Ensuring fair treatment and safeguarding workers' rights is crucial to eliminating forced labour and exploitation. Learn how #HumanRightsCoalition has collaborated with the IOM - UN Migration and Fair Labor Association to make a difference by providing regular training workshops and engaging stakeholders across Malaysia and Indonesia. Find out more about the impact of these initiatives and join us in creating a sustainable and fair labour market: https://lnkd.in/gNxEtHvb