CGF Podcast

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By: The Consumer Goods Forum

The CGF Podcast welcomes guests from inside and outside the organisation and membership to discuss challenges facing the consumer goods industry, people and planet. During the series, we will cover topics such as plastics, forced labour, climate change, consumer health, transparency, data accuracy, food safety, sustainable supply chains, and everything in between.

Carbon Offsets: A Critical Tool to Achieve Net Zero
#8
12/19/2022

In this latest podcast hosted by Louise Chester, James Ramsay, Director of Sustainability Solutions at ENGIE Impact, Nawa Luywa Lindunda, Grants and Stakeholder Manager at ENGIE Energy Access (Africa) and Clément Chenost, Managing Partner of The Shared Wood Company, share their thoughts on the potential of various offsetting and nature-based solutions to mitigate the climate crisis.


Progress vs Paralysis: Helping Brands to Lead on Sustainability
#7
10/11/2022

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to George Ames, Director of Client Services at Forster Communications. He shares his perspective on the challenges that companies deal with as they face the sometimes daunting task of speaking out on sustainability, the importance of prioritising sustained action to achieve a position of leadership in the space, and more.  


Bringing Consumer Insights to Heritage Brands
#6
09/06/2022

In this episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Geoff Painter, Chief Insights Officer at Pladis, a company which is best known for its diverse portfolio of brands that have been loved for generations. Geoff shares more about the top trends shaping the industry today, how the company has used these insights to their advantage to stay so successful after all these years.


Bringing Consumer Insights to Heritage Brands
#6
09/06/2022

In this episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Geoff Painter, Chief Insights Officer at Pladis, a company which is best known for its diverse portfolio of brands that have been loved for generations. Geoff shares more about the top trends shaping the industry today, how the company has used these insights to their advantage to stay so successful after all these years.


Exploring the Fundamentals of Decarbonisation
#5
06/28/2022

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speakers to Nicolas Lefevre-Marton, Managing Director, Sustainability Solutions at ENGIE Impact. Nicolas has just come back from the CGF’s Global Summit in Dublin, where ENGIE Impact was a sponsor. He shares his key takeaways from the event, his thoughts on the top challenges facing the industry in reaching Net Zero, as well as more information on what to expect during the two upcoming interactive masterclasses on renewables and heat debcarbonisation, which will be co-hosted by the CGF and ENGIE Impact. For more information on the series, and to...


Exploring the Fundamentals of Decarbonisation
#5
06/28/2022

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speakers to Nicolas Lefevre-Marton, Managing Director, Sustainability Solutions at ENGIE Impact. Nicolas has just come back from the CGF’s Global Summit in Dublin, where ENGIE Impact was a sponsor. He shares his key takeaways from the event, his thoughts on the top challenges facing the industry in reaching Net Zero, as well as more information on what to expect during the two upcoming interactive masterclasses on renewables and heat debcarbonisation, which will be co-hosted by the CGF and ENGIE Impact. For more information on the series, and to...


Reflecting on the 2022 GFSI Conference
#4
04/29/2022

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Global Food Safety Initiative Director Erika Sheward to hear her reflections on the recent 2022 GFSI conference which took place in Barcelona. She shares some of the conference highlights, GFSI’s top priorities, including trust and capability building, and explains why the conference theme – "Delivering Impact for Safe, Sustainable Food" – is so crucial to the bigger conversation.


Reflecting on the 2022 GFSI Conference
#4
04/29/2022

In the latest episode of the CGF Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Global Food Safety Initiative Director Erika Sheward to hear her reflections on the recent 2022 GFSI conference which took place in Barcelona. She shares some of the conference highlights, GFSI’s top priorities, including trust and capability building, and explains why the conference theme – "Delivering Impact for Safe, Sustainable Food" – is so crucial to the bigger conversation.


Helping Retailers Build Lasting Shopper Loyalty
#3
02/27/2022

In this latest episode, host Louise Chester is joined by Simon Hay, Chief Executive Officer of tcc global about why shopper loyalty is vital and how his company helps retailers to build and strengthen relationships with their customers.


Helping Retailers Build Lasting Shopper Loyalty
#3
02/27/2022

In this latest episode, host Louise Chester is joined by Simon Hay, Chief Executive Officer of tcc global about why shopper loyalty is vital and how his company helps retailers to build and strengthen relationships with their customers.