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.

INC-5: do we have the global plastic treaty we need?

The rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution poses a significant global challenge, adversely affecting environmental, social economic and health aspects of sust...

11 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens

The likely postponement of the EUDR deadline offers coffee and cocoa supply chains more time to comply, but what do smallholder farmers think of this delay? This webin...

12 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens

With the EUDR deadline now potentially extended, large-scale palm and soy plantations have until December 2025 (or later for smaller operators) to ensure compliance. W...

17 December 2024 - 13:00

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Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the shifting ethical trading and business and human rights risks and challenges. They discuss why they are getting the board room attention now that has perhaps been lacking in the past. Plus: the European Council pushes back on the “no-risk” amendment to the European Uni...

21 Nov 24

GAR on how to develop smallholder communities that thrive

Gotz Martin, head of sustainability implementation, Golden Agri-Resources, talks with Ian Welsh a...

Coca-Cola’s brand-led marketing on plastic recycling

Joe Franses, vice-president, sustainability, for Coca-Cola European Partners, and Innovation Foru...

How water, rest and shade saves lives in tropical supply chains

Jason Glaser, CEO, La Isla Network outlines to Ian Welsh his work combating kidney disease in tro...

Are science-based targets ambitious enough?

Nathan Shuler, sustainability solutions architect at Schneider Electric, and Ian Welsh debate the...

Weekly podcast: ZSL on palm oil sector progress, and why non-plastic packaging works for drinks

This week: Michael Guindon, palm oil specialist from the Zoological Society of London, gives his ...

Baroness Young on how to move from talk to action on modern slavery

Baroness Lola Young talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about her frustration at the lack of ...

Why the plastics debate needs to focus on avoiding waste

Felix Gummer, director, Sancroft, and Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh debate why brands are becoming...

Weekly podcast: Ocado on the difficult choices around plastic packaging, and CottonConnect on supply chain resilience

This week: Suzanne Westlake, head of corporate responsibility and corporate affairs at Ocado, out...

Greenpeace’s business solutions to cut plastic waste

Louise Edge, European campaign coordinator at Greenpeace, discusses with Innovation Forum’s Toby ...

Dow on how to define materiality and drive strategy

Erica Ocampo, global sustainability strategy manager, Dow Chemical, talks with Innovation Forum’s...

Weekly podcast: how to measure business outcomes and impacts, and capacity building to eliminate modern slavery

This week: Toby Webb and Davd Westlake, CEO of the International Justice Mission debate how compa...

Why Mondelez takes a holistic approach to supply chain risks

Christine McGrath, chief well-being, sustainability, public and government affairs officer at Mon...

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