11 Sep 25 | Weekly podcast
Why supply chain resilience starts with purchasing practices
This week: From tariffs to COVID-19, recent shocks have shown that resilient supply chains rely o...
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
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
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
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
11 Sep 25 | Podcast
Might zero-waste flexible packaging be possible?
Vidhu Nagpal and Alex Abbott from SmartSolve Industries talk with Ian Welsh about why recycling r...
08 Sep 25 | Webinar
Insights from McDonald's: The role of quick service restaurants in scaling packaging sustainability
The conversation explored how McDonald's is approaching circularity, how regulations, infrastruct...
08 Sep 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Sink or swim: collaboration to tackle scope 3 emissions
This week: Henkel’s vice president for sustainability, Ulla Hueppe, spoke with Ian Welsh at the r...
05 Sep 25 | Weekly podcast
Could leather go deforestation free?
This week: WWF's senior director for beef and leather supply chains, Fernando Bellese, talks with...
04 Sep 25 | Webinar
Webinar recording: The climate-carbon conundrum for the soft commodities: what’s next for resilience?
Climate-related disruptions have stark financial implications for businesses. Last year alone, gl...
03 Sep 25 | Webinar
INC5.2: Where do we go from here?
The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty commissioned modelling showing that a plastic...
03 Sep 25 | Podcast
From hard lessons to healthy soils: farmers helping farmers in Minnesota
Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers at the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, join Ian Welsh ...
01 Sep 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Bridging the gap: data, regulation and farmer livelihoods
This week: Nicole Cramer from the Rainforest Alliance talks with Ian Welsh about how data collect...
29 Aug 25 | Weekly podcast
The true cost of your cup of coffee
This week: Etelle Higgonnet, founder of CoffeeWatch talks with Ian Welsh about the environmental ...
28 Aug 25 | Podcast
Are farmers finally getting a seat at the table?
Farmers Jocelyn Schlichting and Carla Schultz share their perspectives on the risks and realities...
21 Aug 25 | Webinar
Webinar recording: What’s the role of food retailers in enabling packaging sustainability?
Food retailers sit at the intersection of supply chain and consumer choice. They are uniquely pos...