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Under the Health & Wellness mission of the association, the members
through their board of directors have made joint commitments on behalf of
their organizations:
• By 2016: Make company policies public on nutrition and product
formulation.
• By 2016: Implement employee health and wellness programs.
• By 2018: Industry-wide implementation of consistent product labeling and
consumer information to help consumers make informed choices
and usages.
• By 2018: Stop marketing communications to children under 12 for food and
beverage products that do not fulfil specific nutrition criteria based on scientific evidence and/or applicable national and international dietary
guidelines.
Unlike hunger relief organizations, the CGF is clearly a business-oriented
association with the benefit of its members paramount. But they see the clear
focus on both employee and consumer health and wellness as a mandate for
change. The shift from a charity focus objective to a business and consumer
focus benefit has reoriented the nature of the strategies and initiatives. Each
company member is free to engage in their own way to develop CSR goals and
focus on consumer health through nutrition, fair wages, or safety. This provides a broader approach to the issues of feeding the world through a more
holistic approach to well-being, nutrition, and consumer health.
The CGF expects its members to be transparent in both their communications and their reporting. They host webinars, led by members who are looking to share their expertise and best practices on these subjects, and produce
resources such as guidelines and toolkits to support members in the implementation of these actions. They also openly discussing them at key industry
events like the Sustainable Retail Summit.
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Consumer Goods Forum website, www.theconsumergoodsforum.com, and
member interviews
7.5 Feeding the World: A Renewed Focus on Innovation
At the same time the CSR movement has brought positive change in global sustainability and social justice, we have seen a steady decline in the funding available for
agricultural research – particularly by leading governmental organizations.
Throughout the nineteenth century, agricultural research and development expenditures were on the rise as new developments in crop and animal science dramatically
improved land yields and labor efficiency. The United States was the largest contributor to agricultural research with the establishment of land grant universities (in
the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890), state agricultural experiment stations (SAES),
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Under the Health & Wellness mission of the association, the members
through their board of directors have made joint commitments on behalf of
their organizations:
• By 2016: Make company policies public on nutrition and product
formulation.
• By 2016: Implement employee health and wellness programs.
• By 2018: Industry-wide implementation of consistent product labeling and
consumer information to help consumers make informed choices
and usages.
• By 2018: Stop marketing communications to children under 12 for food and
beverage products that do not fulfil specific nutrition criteria based on scientific evidence and/or applicable national and international dietary
guidelines.
Unlike hunger relief organizations, the CGF is clearly a business-oriented
association with the benefit of its members paramount. But they see the clear
focus on both employee and consumer health and wellness as a mandate for
change. The shift from a charity focus objective to a business and consumer
focus benefit has reoriented the nature of the strategies and initiatives. Each
company member is free to engage in their own way to develop CSR goals and
focus on consumer health through nutrition, fair wages, or safety. This provides a broader approach to the issues of feeding the world through a more
holistic approach to well-being, nutrition, and consumer health.
The CGF expects its members to be transparent in both their communications and their reporting. They host webinars, led by members who are looking to share their expertise and best practices on these subjects, and produce
resources such as guidelines and toolkits to support members in the implementation of these actions. They also openly discussing them at key industry
events like the Sustainable Retail Summit.
1
Consumer Goods Forum website, www.theconsumergoodsforum.com, and
member interviews
7.5 Feeding the World: A Renewed Focus on Innovation
At the same time the CSR movement has brought positive change in global sustainability and social justice, we have seen a steady decline in the funding available for
agricultural research – particularly by leading governmental organizations.
Throughout the nineteenth century, agricultural research and development expenditures were on the rise as new developments in crop and animal science dramatically
improved land yields and labor efficiency. The United States was the largest contributor to agricultural research with the establishment of land grant universities (in
the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890), state agricultural experiment stations (SAES),
(continued)
D. Donnan