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

Renewable energy sector’s community-level human rights risks

This week: Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher at the Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investm...

What can apparel learn from other sectors on living incomes?

At Innovation Forum’s recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference, Toby Webb was joined by...

How climate targets are shifting from what’s achievable to what’s necessary

Ian Welsh talks to business and climate strategy expert Iain Watt about some of the challenges fo...

What are the drivers for regenerative agriculture at the farm level, and within the value chain?

This week: James Ede, group sustainability lead for starches, sweetners and texturisers at Cargil...

How to tackle land speculation and deforestation in SE Asia

This week: Dr Suwanna Gauntlett, founder and CEO of anti-deforestation NGO Wildlife Alliance, tal...

Reductions and removals: How do you integrate the two into a successful climate strategy?

Audio: As companies strive to meet their net-zero targets, they must rapidly reduce their supply ...

Reductions and removals: How do you integrate the two into a successful climate strategy?

Video: As companies strive to meet their net-zero targets, they must rapidly reduce their supply ...

Why Nestlé is focusing on scope 3 emissions

This week: Rob Cameron, global head of public affairs and ESG engagement at Nestlé, talks about w...

Five agri-sector innovation projects backed by Tesco and WWF

Innovation Connections from Tesco and WWF is a new accelerator programme that has paired pioneeri...

How deforestation can realistically be eliminated by 2030

This week: Josh Tosteson, president of Everland, outlines a new plan to tackle deforestation at s...

How the apparel sector can collaborate to decarbonise

Anant Ahuja, head of organisational development at Indian apparel manufacturer Shahi Exports, tal...

What fossil-fuel-free food supply chains might look like

This week: Birgitte Holter, head of green and low carbon fertilisers at Yara and Claes Johansson,...

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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