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

Monday briefing – Tackling packaging systems and commodity supply chain shocks

This week: Innovation Forum’s Anamya Anurag and Ian Welsh talk about how companies are tackling s...

Decarbonising critical minerals: How to cut emissions without compromising supply

The race to secure critical minerals is accelerating—but so is the urgency to reduce their carbon...

On-farm opportunities, and inside apparel industry’s CSRD transition

This week: Thomas Gent, farmer at Gentle Farming talks with Innovation Forum’s Hanna Halmari abou...

Highlights from the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum

A taster of what it's like to attend one of our Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forums, across E...

Soil, sustainability and stability: the future of US farming

Kevin Burkum at US Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and South Dakota dairy farmer Michael Crinion,...

Monday briefing – Fashion’s circular future and verifying claims with geo AI

This week: Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about some trends and hot topics ...

Treaty or stalemate? The race to curb plastic pollution

This week: As negotiations for the global plastics treaty continue, Nestlé’s global public affair...

Why leading businesses are treating sustainability as a financial strategy

Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed talks with Ian Welsh about how sustainability is mov...

How apparel brands can prepare for digital product passport compliance

This week: Tara St James from Moose Knuckles and Ian Welsh unpack how digital product passports a...

Climate accounting’s blind spot: why super pollutants demand a new metric

The Global Heat Reduction Initiative's Kiff Gallagher talks with Ian Welsh about 'Total Climate A...

Monday briefing – Lessons learned and what's next for sustainable apparel

This week: Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about what to expect at this year's sustainable appa...

System change: the state of sustainable plastics and packaging

Sebastian Munden, chair of the environmental NGO WRAP, talks with Ian Welsh about the potential f...

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Scope 3 and climate
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