PARIS, Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Brambles, a leading logistics solutions company operating in more than 60 countries primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands, will host a special session at The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Sustainable Retail Summit taking place 27-28 October at Le Pullman Paris Centre - Bercy.

Titled "Circular and Sustainable Retail: Eliminating food waste, packing waste and transportation waste," the session will focus on sustainable supply chain principles and will show how leading companies are incorporating circular economy practices into their operations while achieving important cost and environmental benefits.

The United Nations estimates that the world population will grow to 9.6 billion people by 2050. This rate of growth will put strain on resources such as food and consumable goods. Sustainable solutions in food handling and transportation will be required to meet this growing demand.

Collaboration across retailers, manufacturers and service providers can magnify the efforts of individual companies. CHEP and IFCO are actively working in partnership with other global and regional supply chain members to define a path toward improved sustainability.

Brambles will be presenting on three areas:

• Packaging waste reduction through share and reuse strategies.
• Food waste, taking an end-to-end approach from growers to retails.
• Transportation waste, utilizing the collection networks to increase efficiency, eliminating empty miles.

Juan José Freijo, Global Head of Sustainability at Brambles, said: "Our business model is inherently based on the principles of the circular economy, which aims to keep products, components and materials at their highest utility and value at all times. Brambles is dedicated to work with partners promoting circular business practices and their benefits for the future.

"We can only achieve a measurable reduction in waste through multiple partner collaboration, and the Sustainable Retail Summit provides us with the opportunity to engage business partners about this important topic," Mr. Freijo concluded. 

Ignacio Gavilán, Director Environmental Sustainability, the CGF, said: "The CGF and our members continue to set the bar on how businesses should be operating for the wellbeing of our planet, our employees and our consumers. This is evident in our public resolutions on areas like food waste, forced labour and consumer health, where we have been the first global industry to set such commitments. However, we also understand that talking about solutions is not the end goal. We need to work collaboratively within our industry and beyond it to develop concrete solutions that are sustainable and ensure the right long-term impacts. This is where the Sustainable Retail Summit comes in, and the support of companies like CHEP an IFCO are vital in showcasing what can be achieved when business is done the right way."

The Consumer Goods Forum ("the CGF") is a global, parity-based industry network that is driven by its members to encourage the global adoption of practices and standards that serves the consumer goods industry worldwide. It brings together the CEOs and senior management of some 400 retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and other stakeholders across 70 countries, and it reflects the diversity of the industry in geography, size, product category and format. Its member companies have combined sales of EUR 3.5 trillion and directly employ nearly 10 million people, with a further 90 million related jobs estimated along the value chain. It is governed by its Board of Directors, which comprises 50 manufacturer and retailer CEOs. For more, please visit: www.theconsumergoodsforum.com

Brambles Limited is a supply-chain logistics company operating primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands. Brambles enhances performance for customers by helping them transport goods though their supply chains more efficiently, sustainably and safely. The Group's primary activity is the provision of reusable unit-load equipment such as pallets, crates and containers for shared use by multiple participants throughout the supply chain through a system known as "pooling", in which the Group has unique network scale and longstanding experience. Brambles primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g. dry good, grocery and household and personal care), fresh produce, beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries, counting many of the world's best-known brands among its customers. The Group also operates specialist business serving the automotive, aerospace and oil and gas sectors. Brambles has its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: BXB) but operates in more than 60 countries, with its largest operations in North America and Western Europe. Brambles employs approximately 14,500 people and owns more than 550 million pallets, crates and containers through a network of approximately 850 service centres. For more information, visit brambles.com.

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