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 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,...

Insect protein as animal feed: why we need it and how to scale it

It’s clear that animal feed supply chains in their current form are unsustainable for industrial ...

How to tackle deforestation now and at scale

Audio: This webinar discussion, the latest in Innovation Forum’s “From the front-line battle to s...

How to tackle deforestation now and at scale

Video: This webinar discussion, the latest in Innovation Forum’s “From the front-line battle to s...

Insect protein as animal feed: why we need it and how to scale it

Video: It’s clear that animal feed supply chains in their current form are unsustainable for indu...

From commitments to action at scale: Critical steps to achieve deforestation-free supply chains

Audio: In the eight years since companies and governments came together under the New York Declar...

Why leading companies will have to do more than their fair share on climate

This week: Business and climate strategy expert Iain Watt talks about some of the challenges for ...

Why there is no such thing as ‘waste’

Bank + Vogue and Beyond Retro co-founder Steven Bethell talks with Ian Welsh about the growth of ...

From commitments to action at scale: Critical steps to achieve deforestation-free supply chains

Video: In the eight years since companies and governments came together under the New York Declar...

What ambitious apparel scope 3 targets look like

This week: Anant Ahuja, head of organisational development at Indian apparel manufacturer Shahi E...

Why there’s no ‘one size fits all’ solution for due diligence

David Pettet, global human rights and sustainable supply chain director at Reckitt, talks with Ia...

Why due diligence may lead to a ‘wave of litigation’

The potential impacts of due diligence legislation in various jurisdictions are discussed by Fres...

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