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

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 ...

Dow on how to define materiality and drive strategy

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

Greenpeace’s business solutions to cut plastic waste

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

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...

Weekly podcast: Coca-Cola on how to cut plastic waste and GAR on the future for rural communities

This week: Coca-Cola European Partners' Joe Franses on what Coke is doing to develop better plast...

Tackling global textile waste and moving to circular supply chains

Speaking to Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard, Cyndi Rhoades, CEO of Worn Again Technologies, outl...

Weekly podcast: modern slavery progress frustrations and business plastics trends

This week: Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, speaks with Innovation Forum founder Toby Webb ...

Microsoft and Hilton on sustainability’s business case and how to save $1bn

Daniella Foster, senior director for global corporate responsibility at Hilton, and Jennifer Mars...

Weekly podcast: Greenpeace on plastics pollution and Dow on corporate materiality

This week: Louise Edge, European campaign coordinator at Greenpeace, talks to Toby Webb about som...

Investment community engagement on modern slavery

Phil Bloomer, executive director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Ian...

Sustainable commodities: is the landscape approach the future?

With 2020 fast approaching, companies are facing increasing pressure in cleaning up their supply ...

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