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

Oxfam goes behind the big agribusiness brands

This week: Matt Hamilton, senior advisor for inclusive value chains at Oxfam America, highlights ...

Why the new UN High Seas treaty matters

Andreas Hansen, senior policy advisor of ocean and conservation finance at The Nature Conservancy...

Monday briefing: Climate change focus at World Health Day, and Canada’s carbon tax hike

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

On the road to responsible sourcing and ethical trade

This week: During Innovation Forum’s responsible sourcing and ethical trade event in London, some...

Will climate denial conspiracy theories become a thing of the past?

Brendan May, sustainable business commentator and chair of Robertsbridge, talks with Ian Welsh ab...

Monday briefing: Will the revised UK net-zero strategy deliver?

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

Closing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economy

See here for the video recording of the webinar.We know that upcycling, recycling, and the use of...

Why ten years of progress on deforestation is at risk

This week: Olivier Tichit, director of sustainability at Musim Mas, talks with Ian Welsh about so...

Closing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economy

See here for the audio recording of the webinar.We know that upcycling, recycling, and the use of...

How due diligence regulation levels the playing field

Bayer’s head of ethics and social impact, Janina Lukas, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh a...

Monday briefing: IPCC’s latest assessments and a watershed moment for the UN?

In a new preview of what’s coming up, Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about w...

Sea change: what to expect from the UN oceans treaty

This week: Senior policy advisor for ocean and conservation finance at The Nature Conservancy, An...

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