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

Why companies must continue to source from ‘high-risk’ countries

Niels Wielaard, founder of Satelligence, and Ian Welsh, talk about traceability-to-plantation inn...

Is business moving to a ‘just in case’ approach to supply chains?

This week: David Grayson, campaigner and former director of the Doughty Centre at Cranfield Schoo...

Cocoa child labour – how cash transfer schemes can help

Megan Passey, head of knowledge and learning at the International Cocoa Initiative, talks with Ia...

Nestlé’s plan to tackle cocoa child labour

Toby Webb and Peter Stanbury reflect on Nestlé’s new strategy for the cocoa sector, with the ambi...

How to identify human rights risks in production landscapes

This week: José Luis López, palm oil and biodiversity programme manager at Solidaridad, and Mario...

How the apparel sector can cut 45% emissions by 2030

Textile Exchange’s COO Claire Bergkamp and director of Climate+ strategy Beth Jenson talk with Ia...

Due diligence opportunities from new EU directive

This week: Salla Saastamoinen, director for civil and commercial justice, DG Justice and Consumer...

Effective landscape approaches unpacked – ISEAL’s practical step-by-step guidance

Leony Aurora, landscapes and partnership lead at the Tropical Forest Alliance, and Patrick Mallet...

The unintended consequences of due diligence for palm oil

Ian Suwarganda, Golden Agri-Resources’ head of policy and partnerships, sustainability and commun...

What does ‘transformational change’ mean in practice for commodity landscapes?

In this session, recorded at Innovation Forum’s sustainable landscapes and commodities conference...

Why supply chain due diligence needs better data

This week: Niels Wielaard, founder of Satelligence, talks about how financial institutions are ra...

Is a standardised approach to soil carbon measurement possible?

Through sequestration, soil plays a pivotal role in mitigating climate change. Improved agricultu...

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