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

Bayer on how to ensure all agricultural land is used wisely

Stephan Brunner, global key relation manager at Bayer Crop Science, speaks with Ian Welsh about s...

Weekly podcast: CottonConnect on why transparency is crucial for effective supplier impact analysis

This week: CottonConnect CEO Alison Ward speaks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the role ...

Global Canopy on why no company will be deforestation free by 2020

Sarah Rogerson, from Global Canopy Programme talks with Ian Welsh about the latest Forest 500 rep...

Weekly podcast: how Nestlé tackles palm oil and plastic packaging challenges

This week: Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé, on business risks f...

How Eileen Fisher builds apparel supply chains from the ground up

Amy Hall, vice-president for social consciousness at Eileen Fisher, talks with Ian Welsh about wh...

Weekly podcast: Bayer on how food supply chain innovation will feed growing populations

This week: Stephen Brunner, global key relation manager for Bayer Crop Science, explains what the...

Webinar: Are biofuels a sustainable – and scalable – solution?

In this webinar, experts from IINAS, WBCSD, SkyNRG and United Airlines join Innovation Forum’s To...

How Ikea will become a circular business by 2030

Eleonora Tieri, project leader for circular supply chains at Inter Ikea, talks with Ian Welsh abo...

Weekly podcast: Global Canopy on why palm oil, soy, cattle and timber supply chains look set to miss 2020 deforestation targets

This week: Global Canopy’s Sarah Rogerson, lead researcher on the just-launched 2018 Forest 500 r...

Bunge on why future palm oil supply chains should focus on value not just price

Ben Vreeburg, director, sustainability, at Bunge Loders Croklaan, speaks to Ian Welsh about trans...

Webinar – Impossible Foods, Barilla and Mondelēz on the consumer trends driving food innovation

Leading food companies are continually working on what they think will be the key food trends and...

Weekly podcast: Eileen Fisher on apparel sector business model innovation

This week: Amy Hall, vice-president social consciousness at apparel brand Eileen Fisher, on suppl...

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