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 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...

Risk, return, resilience: How climate trends are reshaping agriculture

This week: Niamh McCarthy from Orbitas, a Climate Advisers initiative, talks with Innovation Foru...

Scaling back or moving forward? The future of sustainable business

In the first installment of a new series on sustainability, business expert and Robertsbridge fou...

Introducing the EUDR unpacked webinar series by Innovation Forum

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

How nature-based solutions can deliver corporate sustainability commitments: webinar audio recording

To achieve progress around nature protection, restoration and emissions mitigation at scale, coll...

Monday briefing – Prioritising responsible sourcing for resilient supply chains

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar introduces the upcoming responsible so...

How nature-based solutions can deliver corporate sustainability commitments: webinar recording

To achieve progress around nature protection, restoration and emissions mitigation at scale, coll...

Empowering smallholders amid global compliance demands

This week: Innovation Forum's associate Catie Ball talks with Diana Kim and Emily Heslop about th...

Collaboration to drive progress on food value chain transformation: a how-to guide

Niklas Wallsargård, CEO of agri-sector business Improvin', talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Wels...

Driving sustainable development and conservation through transformative partnerships: webinar audio recording

"People flourish in healthy landscapes; conservation succeeds when local people benefit." The US ...

Monday briefing – Collaboration to meet scope 3 targets and supply chain compliance

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hannah Oborne look forward to the scope 3 innovation ...

Driving sustainable development and conservation through transformative partnerships: webinar video recording

"People flourish in healthy landscapes; conservation succeeds when local people benefit." The U.S...

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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