Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum is a global organization of 400 consumer goods companies.[1] It represents combined sales of 2.5 trillion Euros across 70 countries and 10 million employees.[1]

Overview

The CGF was formed in 2009.[2] It is headquartered in Paris, and has regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo.[1]

Alongside the USAID, it has vowed to reduce deforestation.[3][4] It also vowed to reduce Hydrofluorocarbons from refrigeration at the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[4][5][2]

References
  1. Official website, Who We Are
  2. Amy Larkin, Almost a Home Run for the Climate, GreenPeace.org, November 29, 2010
  3. Reducing Deforestation through Sustainable Supply Chains, usaid.gov, June 21, 2012
  4. Consumer Goods Forum plans to tackle deforestation and other key drivers of climate change, The Guardian, December 1, 2010
  5. Greenpeace’s 20-year campaign catalyzes groundbreaking climate commitment on refrigeration by 400 companies, GreenPeace.org, November 29, 2010
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