Innovation Forum Podcast

Innovation Forum hosts a weekly podcast along with regular interviews with business leaders in sustainability. Each week, we summarise the latest sustainability news and announcements, and get the views of leading experts on business critical issues. Widely regarded as one of the best sustainability podcasts around, stay tuned for regular insights, debate and analysis.

INC-5: do we have the global plastic treaty we need?

The rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution poses a significant global challenge, adversely affecting environmental, social economic and health aspects of sust...

11 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens

The likely postponement of the EUDR deadline offers coffee and cocoa supply chains more time to comply, but what do smallholder farmers think of this delay? This webin...

12 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens

With the EUDR deadline now potentially extended, large-scale palm and soy plantations have until December 2025 (or later for smaller operators) to ensure compliance. W...

17 December 2024 - 13:00

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Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the shifting ethical trading and business and human rights risks and challenges. They discuss why they are getting the board room attention now that has perhaps been lacking in the past. Plus: the European Council pushes back on the “no-risk” amendment to the European Uni...

21 Nov 24

Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovat...

The financial frontier of climate transition: building agricultural resilience in Brazil

Niamh McCarthy from Orbitas, a Climate Advisers initiative, explores with Innovation Forum’s Ian ...

EUDR unpacked #1: a deep dive into the current landscape and implications of the regulation (webinar audio recording)

With the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline now extended by 12 months, busin...

Monday briefing – How responsible sourcing can drive resilience, and COPwatch from Baku

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar share updates on the upcoming 2025 res...

Deep-sea solutions: the future of net zero metals?

This week: Jon Copley, professor of ocean exploration and science communication at the University...

EUDR: moving from delay challenges to delivery

Is the EUDR extension a moment of reprieve or a path to further uncertainty? In the first webinar...

Bridging compliance and real progress in sustainable commodities

Innovation Forum’s Catie Ball, Diana Kim and Emily Heslop talk about the evolving landscape of su...

EUDR unpacked #1: a deep dive into the current landscape and implications of the regulation (webinar video recording)

With the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline now likely to be extended by 12 ...

Monday briefing – Practical steps to deliver sustainability targets with KFC

This week: Innovation Forum’s Anamya Anurag and Ian Welsh talk about what’s coming up at the just...

Out of the bottle: redefining beverage sector sustainability

Andy Griffiths, global head of sustainable procurement at Diageo, talks with Innovation Forum’s I...

Navigating compliance challenges amid potential EUDR delays

This week: at the recent sustainable commodities and land use forum, CEO of TRACT, Allison Kopf, ...

What does the future of apparel look like?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Niamh Campbell talks about what’s new at the sustaina...

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Apparel and textiles
Plastics and packaging
Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing