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.

Better Buying 2025 Insights: Navigating Global Volatility and Defining the Next Steps for Better Purchasing Practices

Across the industry, we’re seeing a growing number of verbal commitments to long-term, balanced buyer–supplier relationships. But 63% of suppliers surveyed by Vogue Bu...

9 December 2025 - 15:00

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Coffee Landscapes Forum – 10 Years of Conservation International's Sustainable Coffee Challenge

Join Conservation International for the 10-year milestone of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, marking the transition from our community’s first decade of building par...

11 December 2025 - 15:00

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Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: B2C brands and the consumer trust gap

As consumers pay closer attention to brands’ sustainability claims, the challenge is no longer solely what companies do, but how they explain it clearly and honestly.T...

22 January 2026 - 14:00

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The benefits of circular fashion: a look at Eileen Fisher’s recycling operations

This week: Carmen Gama, director of circular design at Eileen Fisher, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ellen Atiyah about the operational and financial realities of circular fashion, from sorting and resale to textile-to-textile innovation. They outline why infrastructure gaps remain the biggest barrier and how the brand evaluates the business case for recycling. Plus: US shutdown threatens vital ...

27 Nov 25

A carbon conundrum: how business can thrive in evolving market landscapes

This week: Jonathan Schuldenfrei, managing director, risk and financial advisory practice at Delo...

One size doesn't fit all: how to develop a sustainable apparel sector

Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about practical st...

Monday briefing: UN SDG stakeholders convene in New York, and celebrating World Wetlands Day

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about what to expect at the UN Eco...

From linear limitations to circular progress: emerging trends in the apparel sector

This week: Matthew Hawthorne, a footprinting and circularity expert, and Luca Mosca, fashion and ...

The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?

Watch the recording video here. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been designed to preve...

Recording: The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast.The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has bee...

Reality check: impact measurement and carbon accounting

Marco Albani, co-founder and CEO of Chloris Geospatial talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh ab...

Monday briefing: Global biodiversity framework progress and the EU’s green transition

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Bern III conference, whi...

Transparency and targets for sustainable palm oil sourcing

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh speaks with Renaka Ramachandran, chief financial officer ...

Monday briefing: World Economic Forum descends on Davos

This week, Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the sustainable business issues likely to be on...

Is regulation driving effective land, carbon and biodiversity impact measurement?

Francis Gassert, strategy and impact lead at Vizzuality, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh ...

What does the apparel sector have in store in 2024?

This week: Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks with Ian Welsh about the development of a...

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