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.

Risk-proofing agrifood supply chains: demonstrating the business case for regenerative agriculture

As pressure mounts to decarbonise agrifood supply chains and meet Scope 3 targets, the case for regenerative agriculture is clearer than ever. Yet many corporate susta...

14 October 2025 - 14:00

Sign up now


Food, fashion, and farmers: Finding common ground on regenerative agriculture

While the principles of regenerative agriculture aren't new, it's increasingly emerging as the industry buzzword, particularly in food and fashion.It is celebrated as ...

15 October 2025 - 15:00

Sign up now


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

Sign up now

Sustainable palm oil: how buyers and producers can work as true partners

This week: Rob Nicholls, general manager for programmes and projects at palm oil business Musim Mas, and Kaixiang Chin, sustainability manager for Asia at Bunge, talk with Ian Welsh about their joint "train-the-trainer" model that strengthens local capacity and builds long-term resilience for independent smallholders.  Plus: EAT-Lancet warns food systems breaching limits; Net-Zero Banking Allia...

09 Oct 25

Webinar – Addressing gaps in sustainability: why fashion brands need more data

As apparel brands work to implement sustainability commitments across their supply chains, access...

Why engaging growers is an opportunity not a burden

Gotz Martin, head of sustainability implementation at Golden Agri-Resources, and Ian Welsh summar...

How traders can be the facilitators for brand sustainability goals

This week: Janina Grabs from ETH Zurich and Sophia Carodenuto from the University of Victoria tal...

What drives children to work in agriculture?

Recorded during a Q+A session at Innovation Forum’s recent ethical trade and human rights confere...

Webinar – How to collect, collate and utilise on-farm data so the entire supply chain benefits

To ensure crop yields are optimised and inputs minimised, food brands and their suppliers need cl...

Evolving buyer-grower supply chain relationships, and Fairtrade America on cocoa

This week: Some early pointers from Innovation Forum’s new smallholder farmer research group – in...

Why the world’s food supply chains remain resilient

Dave MacLennan, CEO of Cargill, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about the evolution of su...

Incentives for smallholders that help save forests

Golden Agri-Resources head of sustainability implementation Gotz Martin talks about finding solut...

Why vibrant rural economies drive agri-sector strength

Ruth Thomas, director of the Global Agribusiness Alliance, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Wels...

How to get closer to suppliers to tackle child labour

This week: Elaine McKay, international affairs director at JTI, talks with Innovation Forum’s Tob...

Innovative finance for critical agri-SMEs

Ruth Thomas, director of the Global Agribusiness Alliance, explains why agri-sector SMEs need bet...

How to get beyond commodity silo thinking in a landscape

Ben Gunneberg, CEO of PEFC, talks with Ian Welsh about why it’s important for smallholder to be a...

Stay updated with the latest news, insights and updates

Sign up to our newsletter

Apparel and textiles
Plastics and packaging
Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing