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

Can business deliver on the ‘how’ of decarbonisation?

Tom Thackray, director of decarbonisation at the Confederation of British Industry, talks with Ia...

Reality check: how is business tackling the big sustainability challenges?

This week: Brendan May, sustainable business commentator and chair of Robertsbridge, reflects wit...

The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?

Please see here for the video recording of the webinar.Recently, corporate use of voluntary carbo...

How to get to grips with ethical trade due diligence

Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

Bayer on what good ethical trade legislation looks like

This week: Janina Lukas, head of ethics and social impact at Bayer, talks about the impacts of et...

The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.Recently, corporate use of voluntary carbo...

Towards clarity and consensus: How apparel brands can measure their biodiversity impacts for a nature-positive future

See here for the video recording of the webinar.The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecos...

How cocoa-free chocolate can be a win-win opportunity

CEO and co-founder of WNWN Food Labs Ahrum Pak talks with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson about ...

Effective business and government collaboration on decarbonisation

This week: Tom Thackray, director of the decarbonisation programme at the Confederation of Britis...

Towards clarity and consensus: How apparel brands can measure their biodiversity impacts for a nature-positive future

See here for an audio recording of the webinar.The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecosy...

Clarity and collaboration to protect migrant workers

Andrew Wallis, CEO of anti-slavery NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about the importance of scrut...

Sourcing challenges in a global value chains perfect storm

This week: Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, explores the c...

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