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 brands can create jobs for refugees in their supply chains

Nick O’Flaherty, director of UNSTUCK, and Sarah Maurer, head of new product development at Choban...

What can apparel learn from other sectors on living incomes?

At Innovation Forum’s recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference, Toby Webb was joined by...

What are the drivers for regenerative agriculture at the farm level, and within the value chain?

This week: James Ede, group sustainability lead for starches, sweetners and texturisers at Cargil...

How climate targets are shifting from what’s achievable to what’s necessary

Ian Welsh talks to business and climate strategy expert Iain Watt about some of the challenges fo...

Reductions and removals: How do you integrate the two into a successful climate strategy?

Video: As companies strive to meet their net-zero targets, they must rapidly reduce their supply ...

How to tackle land speculation and deforestation in SE Asia

This week: Dr Suwanna Gauntlett, founder and CEO of anti-deforestation NGO Wildlife Alliance, tal...

Reductions and removals: How do you integrate the two into a successful climate strategy?

Audio: As companies strive to meet their net-zero targets, they must rapidly reduce their supply ...

Why Nestlé is focusing on scope 3 emissions

This week: Rob Cameron, global head of public affairs and ESG engagement at Nestlé, talks about w...

Five agri-sector innovation projects backed by Tesco and WWF

Innovation Connections from Tesco and WWF is a new accelerator programme that has paired pioneeri...

How deforestation can realistically be eliminated by 2030

This week: Josh Tosteson, president of Everland, outlines a new plan to tackle deforestation at s...

How the apparel sector can collaborate to decarbonise

Anant Ahuja, head of organisational development at Indian apparel manufacturer Shahi Exports, tal...

Can recycled rival virgin apparel fibres?

Caroline Ledl, head of product management, textiles, at the Lenzing Group talks with Ian Welsh ab...

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