Sustainable Commodities and Landscapes Forum

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This leading two-day business conference will bring together 200+ cross-commodity sustainability professionals to highlight practical and scalable solutions to regenerate sourcing landscapes. We'll address the key sustainability challenges and commercial opportunities in soft-commodity value chains, with a focus on cross-sector learning and collaborative land-use strategies. 

Nature as business strategy

How can nature become a core part of commercial value creation? We’ll explore how businesses are making the case for biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, and regenerative practices, not just as sustainability goals, but as smart risk management and long-term growth strategies. 

Supply chains that deliver

From procurement to compliance, we’ll unpack how to embed sustainability into supply chains without adding complexity or cost. Expect practical insights on EU regulation, Scope 3 emissions, traceability, and how to turn reporting into action and impact. 

Farmers first

Smallholder resilience, shared value, and next-gen farming: Learn how companies are working with producers to build trust, improve livelihoods, and co-create regenerative landscapes from the ground up.

Regenerating landscapes

Dive into real-world case studies from Kenya to Brazil, exploring practical, real-life examples of the landscape approach. Discover what it takes to move from pilot to scale, and how to align climate goals, community needs, and investor expectations across commodity sectors. 

Cross-commodity insights 

How can industries and specific commodities move from isolated solutions to collective impact? We’ll drive cross-sector collaboration with a focus on how to create lasting changes in land restoration, worker welfare, and environmental sustainability across sourcing landscapes.

2024 Speakers

Harper McConnell

Mars

Global Vice President, Cocoa Sustainability

Dr. Christopher Stewart

ofi

Global Head, Sustainability - Social Environment & Climate

Joke Aerts

Tony's Chocolonely

Inspire to Actress / Tony’s Open Chain Lead

Lucas Urbano

Unilever

Head of Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainable Sourcing

Barbara de Penanster

Danone

Global Sustainable Sourcing Senior Director

Chonchaya Chanrawin

Eco-Social Enterprise

Regenerative Farmer

Saurav Kumar

Procter & Gamble

Director, Global Purchasing Capability & Strategy

Agnes Johan

Rabobank

Head of Blended Finance

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Agenda highlights

  • The business case for nature: Why should we invest in nature when supply chain costs are sky-high?
  • Cross-commodity learning: How can we scale solutions across soft-commodity value chains?
  • Balancing act: Can sustainable procurement reduce volatility without raising costs?
  • Internal alignment: How to align procurement, sustainability, and finance around commercial value
  • The landscape approach: Real-world examples proving the business case for collaborative land-use strategies 
  • Blended finance in action: Who’s making it work and how? 
  • Balancing EUDR compliance with livelihoods: How can businesses create access for smallholders in global markets?
  • Biodiversity beyond the buzzword: Where’s the business value and how can you capture it?
  •  Climate resilient supply: Is adaptation a better commercial driver than mitigation when planning for the future?
  • Navigating EU regulation: How to manage uncertainty and unintended consequences for long-term planning? 
  • Cross-sector collaboration: Can landscapes catalyze shared solutions?
  • The 2°C challenge: How do you profitably source tropical commodities in a hotter world?
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Why attend?

Discover best practices from industry leaders and get in-depth guidance on how to effectively implement policies

Meet & network with an influential audience of key stakeholders, including NGOs, business, government and supply chain actors

Benchmark company performance amongst a room of your peers and discover where you should be focusing efforts

What's new this year:

Cross-commodity case studies
This year, we’re breaking the silos. You’ll hear from companies working across cocoa, coffee, palm, cotton, beef, and more sharing what’s worked, what hasn’t, and how lessons from one sector can unlock progress in another.


Roundtable discussions
Our focused roundtable sessions are built for deeper engagement and collaborative problem-solving. Join peers working on similar challenges, share what’s working in your region or supply chain, and walk away with fresh perspectives to help move your initiatives forward. 
 Landscapes in focus 
We’re highlighting practical case studies from around the world looking at specific geographies where the landscape approach is already delivering results. We'll focus on real examples of organisations navigating complexity, partnering locally, and delivering tangible outcomes for people, nature, and business. 

The C-suite questions
This year, we're introducing panels answering questions you might hear in a board meeting with the C-suite while navigating sustainability and nature-positive strategies during uncertain times. This new format is structured to deliver practical answers for making the business case for nature and sustainability. 
"The conference was truly thought-provoking. It was great to witness amazing professionals pushing the case for sustainable growth further into the business agenda, and how strongly the value of collaboration was recognised across the board when tackling such complex, landscape-level issues."
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"Two full days of interesting panels, breakouts and networking behind, mind and notebook full of new learnings and inspiring connections. Thanks for a smooth and enjoyable event, Innovation Forum!"
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"What a great conference - best one I've been to yet this year. I learned so much and the app was a game-changer in terms of being able to efficiently find and meet the right people."
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"By offering the opportunity to meet industry peers, NGOs and regulators, the Forum gives us a rich outside-in viewpoint that is hard to find anywhere else.”
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"Engaging and PowerPoint-free panel discussions has proven to be a brilliant way to bring multiple perspectives to the current hot topics and what’s on the horizon."
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“We see the Sustainable Commodities & Landscapes Forum as a key part of our intelligence-gathering and networking for sustainable land use."
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"The conference was very valuable use of my time; increasing my network, reminding me of some key areas of focus to consider and learning from others."
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What’s different about this forum?

Innovation Forum is:
  • Candid: Entirely off-the-record discussion that enables open and honest disclosure from speakers and genuine participation from the audience.
  • Practical: A clear focus on the practical and actionable guidance that can drive change throughout industries and supply chains.
  • Focused: We provide enough time, resources and expertise to the issues that really matter. We don’t skate the surface, but get to the crux of the issues to provide in-depth, constructive discussion.
Innovation Forum is NOT:
  • A PR platform: Enthusiastic speakers are NOT given free rein to fill a session presenting their companies, allowing no time to actually get to the crux of the issues.
  • A talking shop: This is NOT an opportunity for a group people in a room to simply agree with everything said, regardless of outcomes.
  • All promise, no delivery: We will NOT promise what we can’t deliver. The issues covered are complex. They won’t be solved at a two-day conference. But we will help deliver progress through in-depth, constructive and practical advice around specific issues.

Who attends

Sime Darby
Nestlé
PEFC International
Co-op
IKEA
Nordzucker
General Mills
World Cocoa Foundation
L'Oréal
The Nature Conservancy
Pirelli
3M
World Resources Institute
Neste
Bunge
The World Bank
BASF
Mars
Unilever
The Body Shop
The Consumer Goods Forum
Reckitt Benckiser
Barry Callebaut
The Coca-Cola Company
Danone
H&M
British American Tobacco
ING
WWF
ICMM
Solidaridad
Pernod Ricard
Rainforest Action Network
McDonald’s
Syngenta
Marks & Spencer
PepsiCo
Primark
J.P. Morgan
Department for International Development (DFID)
Lidl
METRO
ALDI
Louis Dreyfus Company
Bank Of America
Global Witness
BNP Paribas
Rainforest Alliance
Conservation International
IDH
Cargill - sponsor page only
APRIL
ofi
Planet

The venue


Hotel Casa Amsterdam

Eerste Ringdijkstraat 4

Amsterdam
1097
Netherlands

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Anita Thomson
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Registration for the conference is currently open. To sign up, you can do so online here, or get in touch directly for details of group discounts. 

Join us for:

  • In-depth insights and practical, cross-commodity learnings from industry leaders.
  • Networking with key stakeholders, including business, government, NGOs, and other supply chain actors.
  • An entirely off-the-record discussion that encourages open and honest disclosure from speakers and genuine participation from the audience

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