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

Monday briefing – Collaboration to discuss the future of the apparel sector

Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hanna Halmari talk about what’s coming up this week at the susta...

The fabric of regulatory change in the apparel sector

This week: Kaley Roshitsh, editorial director at Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalit...

Growing awareness of EUDR's implications for palm oil

Joseph D'Cruz, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, and Olivier Tichit, chief sustainab...

How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains?

Cross-commodity and cross-supplier sustainability data and insights are enabling better traceabil...

Weekly briefing – The future of the soy and cattle sectors in Brazil

Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Niamh McCarthy from Climate Advisers introduce an upcoming virtu...

It’s all about data: how to get to grips with scope 3 emissions

Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, and Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talk about how companies should ...

Climate impacts on Brazil’s cattle sector, and combating price pressures for growers

This week: Niamh McCarthy, director for climate-related risk at Climate Advisers, talks with Ian ...

Financial risks and opportunities in the age of global climate action: a Brazilian agribusiness case study

In this special event held in partnership with Orbitas, a Climate Advisers Initiative, we convene...

Securing sustainable crop nutrition: the role of fertilizers in regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is an evolving, science-based and outcome-focused approach to farming, a...

Monday briefing: Building a more sustainable, resilient and regenerative food system

This week: a preview of what's coming up including an interview with Climate Advisers on their ne...

Improving farmer livelihoods with regenerative cotton

This week: At the recent responsible sourcing and ethical trade forum in London, Innovation Forum...

A deep dive into critical metal and mineral sourcing

Gerard Barron, CEO of deep sea mining exploration business The Metals Company, talks with Innovat...

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