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.

INC-5: do we have the global plastic treaty we need?

The rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution poses a significant global challenge, adversely affecting environmental, social economic and health aspects of sust...

11 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens

The likely postponement of the EUDR deadline offers coffee and cocoa supply chains more time to comply, but what do smallholder farmers think of this delay? This webin...

12 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens

With the EUDR deadline now potentially extended, large-scale palm and soy plantations have until December 2025 (or later for smaller operators) to ensure compliance. W...

17 December 2024 - 13:00

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Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the shifting ethical trading and business and human rights risks and challenges. They discuss why they are getting the board room attention now that has perhaps been lacking in the past. Plus: the European Council pushes back on the “no-risk” amendment to the European Uni...

21 Nov 24

How nature-based solutions can deliver corporate sustainability commitments

 To achieve progress around nature protection, restoration and emissions mitigation at scale, col...

From deforestation to regeneration: navigating sustainable land use approaches

Matthew Spencer, global director of landscapes at IDH, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb ab...

What’s stopping apparel brands to decarbonise?

This week: Krishna Manda, vice president of sustainable cellulose textiles manufacturer Lenzing, ...

What effective stakeholder engagement looks like

Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard and Ian Welsh talk about best practices to engage with stakehold...

What's wrong with reuse?

When it comes to reuse and refill, we hear a lot more about pilots than we do about scale. So, wh...

How to unlock agricultural finance

This week: Laura Satkowski, senior product manager at CIBO Technologies, talks with Innovation Fo...

Satellite to soil: the power of remote sensing in agriculture

Indigo Ag’s senior director of remote sensing and data inference, Nick Malizia, talks with Innova...

Monday briefing – Navigating packaging challenges: evolving regulations, reuse systems and more

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh talks with Sarah Jackson about some of the pressing issue...

Landscape approaches in action: aligning stakeholders for sustainable land use

This week: IDH’s global director of landscapes Matthew Spencer talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby...

Breaking down sustainable packaging trends

Ian Welsh talks with John Kotlarczyk, a waste management expert, about the evolving landscape of ...

Monday briefing — Are we ready to be EUDR compliant?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh talks with Emily Heslop about the latest updates for this...

How corporate comms can be authentic and transparent

Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard and Ian Welsh talk about what organisations can do to engage dif...

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Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
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