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

How digital traceability can drive circularity in the apparel sector

Debbie Shakespeare, senior director for sustainability and compliance, apparel solutions, at Aver...

Highlights from the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference 2023

This year's Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference in Amsterdam brought together 300+ delega...

What does the future of food look like?

This week: at Innovation Forum's future of food conference in Minneapolis, some of the expert par...

The power of recycled plastics and packaging

Katherine Hofmann, sustainability strategic initiatives manager at Eastman, and Ed Higgins, direc...

Monday briefing: World Environment Day collaboration to tackle plastic pollution

In this week's preview, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about this year's Wor...

Regenerative farming: building resilience in modern agriculture

This week: Ian Welsh recently spoke with Fabiana Furlan, head of commercial, finance and sustaina...

The key to a truly responsible palm oil sourcing supply chain

Chief sustainability officer at Sime Darby Plantation, Rashyid Anwarudin talks to Ian Welsh about...

Unlocking circularity: the use of technology in apparel supply chains

This week: Debbie Shakespeare, senior director, sustainability and compliance, apparel solutions,...

Resilient agriculture: value-chain collaboration for a climate-smart food system

Please see here for the video recording of the webinar.Left vulnerable from the degradation linke...

Resilient agriculture: value-chain collaboration for a climate-smart food system

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.Left vulnerable from the degradation linke...

Lifting the curtains: ethical trade and human rights corporate regulation

Founding director and director of sustainable sourcing at Brodie partners, Georgie Erangey and Da...

Monday briefing: from COP15 and COP27 commitments to action

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

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