Lipton Teas and Infusions CEO Nathalie Roos and IGA CEO John Ross Appointed As Co-Sponsors of the Human Rights Coalition

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 18, 2024 / The Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is pleased to announce that Nathalie Roos, CEO of Lipton Teas and Infusions and John Ross, CEO of IGA, have been appointed as the new Sponsors of the Consumer Goods Forum's Human Rights Coalition (HRC).

In addition to their responsibilities at Lipton Teas and Infusions, and IGA, Nathalie and John will now actively drive and support the work of the 24 Coalition member companies and their commitment to strengthening due diligence throughout their business practices to ensure Workers' rights are protected, respected, and remedied at every step of the value chain.

The addition of Lipton Teas and Infusions and IGA brings the Coalition's membership to 24 CGF members leading industry actions to enable respect for human rights in consumer goods value chains.

The 24 members of the HRC are: Asia Pulp and Paper, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Ferrero, IGA, Jerónimo Martins, Lipton Teas and Infusions, L'Oréal, Mars, Inc., McCormick & Co., McDonald's Corporation, METRO AG, Mondelēz International, Neste, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Tesco, The Coca-Cola Company, The Heineken Company, Kellanova, Unilever, Upfield, Walmart, and Woolworths Group.

In stepping into these new roles, Nathalie Roos and John Ross replace outgoing Sponsor Dolf van den Brink, CEO of Heineken.

The HRC is the leading collective of consumer goods companies strengthening due diligence throughout their business practices to ensure Workers' rights are protected, respected, and remedied at every step of the value chain.

As a CEO-led initiative hosted by the CGF, the only organisation to convene manufacturer and retailer CEOs globally, the HRC supports companies to effectively address salient human rights impacts in their business practices through aligned, accelerated action driven at the highest levels of leadership.

The work of the HRC continues the CGF's long history of engagement on the issue of forced labour within consumer goods value chains by building on the CGF's Social Resolution on Forced Labour, the first of its kind in the industry; its Priority Industry Principles; and ongoing relationships with key stakeholders in the industry.

To learn more about the HRC, visit www.tcgfsocial.com

Nathalie Roos and John Ross at the CGF Global Summit 2024

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