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

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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

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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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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

How to get to grips with supplier human rights training

This week: Sarah Carpenter, manager for business and human rights at Assent Compliance, on how to...

Why food sector climate action requires better understanding

Ryan Lynch, practice director, sustainability, at BSI talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh abo...

How to ensure ethical and secure supply chains during a pandemic

In this hour-long session, co-hosted with the Accountability Framework initiative, hear on-the-gr...

How to develop sustainable cocoa farmer communities

This week: Stephanie Westhelle, development manager for sustainability and partnerships, Fairtrad...

What good looks like for food sector environmental impacts

Charlotte Bande, food sector and climate strategy lead at Quantis, talks with Ian Welsh about bes...

Why serious human rights risks remain in ICT sector supply chains

Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project director at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre...

How the food sector can really drive climate change action

This week: Ryan Lynch, practice director for sustainability at BSI, discusses what’s required fro...

How to engage all the supply chain to deliver more sustainable cotton

Amol Mishra, global commercial director, CottonConnect describes to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh ...

How ‘purchasing with purpose’ is impacting apparel consumer choice

Terry Lawler, fabric development manager for Naia at Eastman, discusses with Ian Welsh changing c...

Why HP and Samsung lead IT human rights benchmark, and food sector net-zero impact

This week: Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project director at the Business and Human Rights Reso...

Why clarity from customers helps target salient human rights risks

Intel’s Mike McDonnell, senior manager for supply chain sustainability, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

Pandemic labour rights impacts in coffee and cocoa supply chains

Mary Linell-Simmons, director of marketing at Fairtrade America, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ia...

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