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.

Why healthy soils mean greater crop yields

This week: Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers from the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, talk with Ian Welsh about how working on improving soil health improves productivity and farm profitability. They share insights on how healthier soils build resilience and cut inputs. And, carbon markets expert and former CEO of Verra, David Antonioli reflects on the evolving role of the markets at t...

08 Aug 25

Nestlé’s strategic shift away from single-use plastic

Jodie Roussell, senior public affairs manager for packaging and sustainability at Nestlé, talks w...

The radical solutions necessary for decarbonisation at scale

This week: Alan Kroeger, head of supply chains and natural climate solutions at Satelligence, tal...

Climate crisis: are there reasons for hope?

The Carbon Trust’s director for implementation and e-mobility Myles McCarthy talks with Ian Welsh...

Sustainable Apparel Barometer 2021: Collaboration for sector transformation

Head here to download the Sustainable Apparel Barometer in full.Launching the Sustainable Apparel...

From pdfs to QR codes – the changing face of consumer engagement

This week: Xavier Roussel, sustainability and marketing director at Dole Foods, talks with Innova...

Is heat-impacted worker health the next big reputation risk?

Jason Glaser, co-founder and CEO of La Isla Network talks with Ian Welsh about the real dangers f...

Recycling polyester, durability and no more apparel sector ‘business as usual’

This week: La Rhea Pepper, Claire Bergkamp and Megan Stoneburner from Textile Exchange talk with ...

The ‘knowing what to do with farm data’ cocoa sector challenge

At the recent Innovation Forum Future of Food conference, Nicko Debenham, vice president and head...

Packaging strategy in a less plastic world

This week: Nestlé’s Jodie Roussell, senior public affairs manager for packaging and sustainabilit...

Is climate positive food possible?

Daniel Baertschi, food and agriculture sector lead at Quantis, argues the case for developing a w...

The corporate challenges in tackling climate change at pace

This week: Myles McCarthy, director for implementation and e-mobility at the Carbon Trust, talks ...

Asking the unasked questions about smallholder farmer supply chains

Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb and Peter Stanbury talk about why entire value chains have to be sus...

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