The Consumer Goods Forum

WORKING TOGETHER TO ENABLE THE INDUSTRY TO PASSIONATELY SERVE SHOPPERS, CONSUMERS, AND COMMUNITIES.

THE CGF'S STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON HELPING TO ACCELERATE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH THE CREATION, DRIVE AND COMMITMENT OF ITS COALITIONS OF ACTION. MUCH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BY ITS MEMBERS OVER THE LAST DECADE, BUT THE CGF ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS MORE TO BE DONE. WHETHER IT'S ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OR FINDING NEW WAYS TO DRIVE ACTIONS FURTHER AND FASTER, AND INVOLVING MORE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, ITS COALITIONS OF ACTION HELP MEMBERS SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY PURPOSE-DRIVEN BUSINESS MODELS.WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT "PURPOSE" HAS BECOME TO CONSUMERS, SHOPPERS, EMPLOYEES AND INVESTORS, WORLDWIDE. THE ISSUES CURRENTLY ON THE CGF'S AGENDA REPRESENT IN MANY WAYS AN EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGE TO COMPANIES IN THE CONSUMER INDUSTRY GLOBALLY. AT THE SAME TIME, AS PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ARE MORE AND MORE ATTRACTED BY PURPOSE, THE RETURN TO COMPANIES THAT TRULY DELIVER POSITIVE CHANGE ON THESE ISSUES GOES UP.THE 8 COALITIONS OF ACTION, WHICH ARE ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND BEST-PRACTICE SHARING AT KEY GLOBAL EVENT, PROVIDE SEVERAL KEY MEMBER BENEFITS: FOCUSED ON ONE KEY TOPIC. ACCESSIBLE TO ALL CGF MEMBERS. INTEGRATED GLOBAL AND REGIONAL AGENDAS. EXPLICIT COMPANY COMMITMENTS. FREEDOM TO INVEST. EXPLICIT PERFORMANCE REPORTING.

GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVETHE GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVE (GFSI) BRINGS TOGETHER KEY ACTORS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY TO COLLABORATIVELY DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD. WITH A VISION OF SAFE FOOD FOR CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE, FOOD INDUSTRY LEADERS CREATED GFSI IN 2000 TO FIND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COLLECTIVE CONCERNS, NOTABLY TO REDUCE FOOD SAFETY RISKS, AUDIT DUPLICATION AND COSTS WHILE BUILDING TRUST THROUGHOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THE GFSI COMMUNITY WORKS ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS AND IS COMPOSED OF THE WORLD'S LEADING FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS FROM RETAIL, MANUFACTURING AND FOOD SERVICE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, ACADEMIA AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO THE GLOBAL FOOD INDUSTRY. MAKING FOOD SAFETY A GLOBAL CAPABILITY IS A KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOR GFSI, A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND NEW VISION FOR HOW GFSI SUPPORTS FOOD SAFETY CAPABILITY GLOBALLY WAS SHAPED AND TESTED. A NEW VISION FOR THE GLOBAL MARKETS PROGRAMME WAS DESIGNED AND TESTED WITH TARGET BENEFICIARIES: SMES WHO REQUIRE CAPABILITY-BUILDING SUPPORT AND THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THEM. THE GOAL IS TO BETTER PROMOTE THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION STANDARDS IN AREAS AROUND THE WORLD AND HELP COMPANIES REMOVE UNNECESSARY BURDENS. FOR THOSE SEEKING TO BECOME CERTIFIED, GFSI AIMS TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO FACILITATE "ONCE CERTIFIED, ACCEPTED EVERYWHERE."

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVETHE CONSUMER GOODS FORUM (CGF) SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE (SSCI) BUILDS TRUST IN SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS WORLDWIDE BY BENCHMARKING THIRD-PARTY AUDITING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMMES AND RECOGNISING SCHEMES THAT MEET INDUSTRY EXPECTATIONS. BY PROVIDING AN OPEN-SOURCE LIST OF RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES, THE SSCI DELIVERS CLEAR GUIDANCE ON WHICH SCHEMES COVER KEY SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA AND APPLY RELEVANT VERIFICATION PRACTICES. THE SSCI IMPROVES TRANSPARENCY IN THE MARKET, FACILITATES DECISION-MAKING ON SCHEMES AT BOTH BUYER AND SUPPLIER LEVEL AND SETS THE RESPONSIBLE SOURCING EXPECTATIONS FOR THE INDUSTRY. THE INITIATIVE INITIALLY FOCUSES ON SOCIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE AIM TO EXPAND THE SCOPE TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. 2022 WAS A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR THE SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE AS WELL, WITH SIX SCHEMES UNDERGOING THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS FOR THIRD-PARTY SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION AND SSCI RECOGNITION.