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.

Dissolving the problem: zero-waste solutions for flexible packaging

This week: Vidhu Nagpal, director for flexible packaging, and Alex Abbott, chief revenue officer at SmartSolve Industries, talk with Ian Welsh about why recycling rates for flexible packaging remain stubbornly low and how a zero-waste solution could change the game. And, French bottled water brands face “natural” label controversy; UK supermarket chain partners with food waste apps for real-tim...

14 Aug 25

Business-led behaviour change on plastic packaging

Andy Napthine, group marketing controller at UK food producer Cranswick, and Nick Green from Veri...

Weekly podcast: Cargill on more-sustainable smallholder suppliers, and Freshfields on evolving modern slavery legal risks

This week Kate Clancy, sustainability manager, cocoa and chocolate, at Cargill discusses what bus...

Do companies even want to know what’s material to them?

Joe Arvai, professor of social enterprise and director of the Erb Institute, and Ian Welsh debate...

Developing capacity for justice systems around the world

David Westlake, CEO, International Justice Mission, talks with Innovation Forum founder Toby Webb...

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 ...

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

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

GAR on how to develop smallholder communities that thrive

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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