22 May 24 | Webinar
How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains? (webinar recording)
Cross-commodity and cross-supplier sustainability data and insights are enabling better traceabil...
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
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
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
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
21 May 24 | Podcast
Ensuring quality food and business: how to navigate incoming legislation
Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua, global director of sustainability consulting at auditor and certifiers N...
20 May 24 | Webinar
Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption
Advancing regenerative agriculture farming has become a priority for agri-food stakeholders in an...
20 May 24 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Sustainable food for thought: next steps towards regenerative transition
This week: Mars Petcare's chief sustainability officer, Marika McCauley Sine, provides some refle...
16 May 24 | Weekly podcast
Brazil's soy sector amid climate transitions, and US farmer voices
This week: Niamh McCarthy, director of climate-related risk at Orbitas, shares findings from a re...
15 May 24 | Podcast
What certification can do for apparel brands and consumers
John Murphy, technical director for Europe at Hohenstein Laboratories, talks with Innovation Foru...
14 May 24 | Webinar
Financial risks and opportunities in the age of global climate action: a Brazilian agribusiness case study (virtual event audio recording)
On 30th April, IF hosted a virtual event in partnership with Orbitas, a Climate Advisers Initiati...
14 May 24 | Webinar
The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing
Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerat...
14 May 24 | Webinar
Biological solutions for sustainable agriculture: how agri-food stakeholders can efficiently scale, accelerate and unlock innovation
In recent years, the agricultural industry has witnessed a significant shift towards sustainable ...
13 May 24 | Podcast
Monday briefing – human rights and fast fashion risks in the apparel sector
This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh further reflects with expert participants at the sustaina...
09 May 24 | Podcast
Trend watch: what the apparel sector needs to know
Kaley Roshitsh, editorial director at Cascale, formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalitio...
09 May 24 | Weekly podcast
Reality check: food sector regulation and the regen agri transition
This week: Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua, global director of sustainability consulting at auditor and c...