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

What EUDR means for the palm oil sector

This week: Joseph D'Cruz, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, and Olivier Tichit, chie...

Putting farmers first: Implementing regenerative farming in practice

Max Dougherty, carbon business development lead at Bayer Crop Science, talks with Innovation Foru...

Delivering sustainable nutrition and convenience

Jessica Sansom, sustainability director at Huel, talks with Innovation Forum's Hannah Oborne abou...

Weekly briefing: How business can unlock scope 3 solutions

This week: Ian Welsh and Diana Kim reveal details of the complimentary Innovation Forum webinars ...

What a good scope 3 emissions strategy looks like

This week: Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the chal...

Responsible recruitment: safeguarding migrant worker rights

Neill Wilkins, head of the migrant workers programme at the Institute for Human Rights and Busine...

Weekly briefing: building ethical, responsible and transparent supply chains

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talks about what to expect at this week's responsible sou...

A look into the future of critical metals for decarbonisation

This week: Gerard Barron, CEO of deep sea mining exploration company The Metals Company, speaks w...

Audio recording - Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live vir...

Webinar recording - Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live vir...

Setting the corporate climate agenda: ambition, action, accountability

Pilar Cruz, chief sustainability officer at international food business Cargill, talks with Innov...

Monday briefing: EU's ecodesign regulation, and accelerating the energy transition

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Ecodesign for Sustainabl...

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