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.

Why healthy soils mean greater crop yields

This week: Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers from the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, talk with Ian Welsh about how working on improving soil health improves productivity and farm profitability. They share insights on how healthier soils build resilience and cut inputs. And, carbon markets expert and former CEO of Verra, David Antonioli reflects on the evolving role of the markets at t...

08 Aug 25

What good ethical trade and human rights regulation looks like

This week: Brodie partners' founding director, Georgie Erangey, and director of sustainable sourc...

How to turn pre-consumer apparel ‘waste’ into sustainable yarns

Anurag Gupta, managing director at Usha Yarns, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about how ...

Nestlé Global Virtual Event: Implementing regenerative agriculture at scale

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.As part of Nestlé’s pledge to source up to...

How agroforestry can drive progress in coffee supply chains

This week: Ben Aschenaki, delivery unit lead and rebuild facility lead from Regeneration talks wi...

Where agribusiness giants stand on gender empowerment and land rights

Matt Hamiltion, senior advisor on traders and inclusive value chains at Oxfam America shares with...

ESG through the supply chain: Incentives that work on the ground

In order to hit targets on sustainability issues such as emissions, waste and ethical work condit...

Monday briefing: Rana Plaza collapse ten years on – progress but challenges remain

In this week's preview of what's coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

ESG through the supply chain: Incentives that work on the ground

In order to hit targets on sustainability issues such as emissions, waste and ethical work condit...

What a fool-proof apparel net-zero plan looks like

This week: Scott Kelly, senior vice president, Risilience shares guidance with Ian Welsh on how a...

What does the route to responsible sourcing and ethical trade look like?

Hear some on-the-spot reflections at the recent responsible sourcing and ethical trade forum in L...

Monday briefing: The ongoing transboundary climate risks and adaptation debate

In this week’s preview of what’s coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

How recycled yarns are a route to circularity for the apparel sector

This week: Anurag Gupta, managing director of Usha Yarns, talks with Ian Welsh about products the...

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