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.

Deforestation-free supply chains: Addressing 2025 target dates and future trajectories

2025 is a milestone year for corporate action on deforestation and ecosystem conversion. As companies with agricultural and forestry supply chains approach 2025 target...

17 June 2025 - 15:00

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Inside the Forest 500: who’s failing – and who’s leading – on deforestation?

This week: Emma Thompson, Forest 500 and tracking lead at Global Canopy, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the newly released 2025 Forest 500 report, a deep dive into how the world’s most influential companies are disclosing and performing on deforestation. They discuss the differences in action across commodities, how regulation is influencing corporate behaviour and expectations f...

22 May 25

Transformative timelines: the evolution of corporate deforestation policies

This week: Scott Poynton, CEO and founder of A Different Way, and founder and former CEO of the T...

Monday briefing – Tackling scope 3 emissions across supply chains, and final COPwatch from Baku

This week: Innovation Forum’s Natasha Bodnar introduces the 2025 scope 3 innovation forum, return...

INC-5: what's next for the plastic treaty?

After intense negotiations at INC-5 in Busan, a plastics treaty remains elusive, leaving many fee...

Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovat...

The financial frontier of climate transition: building agricultural resilience in Brazil

Niamh McCarthy from Orbitas, a Climate Advisers initiative, explores with Innovation Forum’s Ian ...

Monday briefing – How responsible sourcing can drive resilience, and COPwatch from Baku

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar share updates on the upcoming 2025 res...

EUDR unpacked #1: a deep dive into the current landscape and implications of the regulation (webinar audio recording)

With the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline now extended by 12 months, busin...

Deep-sea solutions: the future of net zero metals?

This week: Jon Copley, professor of ocean exploration and science communication at the University...

EUDR: moving from delay challenges to delivery

Is the EUDR extension a moment of reprieve or a path to further uncertainty? In the first webinar...

Bridging compliance and real progress in sustainable commodities

Innovation Forum’s Catie Ball, Diana Kim and Emily Heslop talk about the evolving landscape of su...

Monday briefing – Practical steps to deliver sustainability targets with KFC

This week: Innovation Forum’s Anamya Anurag and Ian Welsh talk about what’s coming up at the just...

EUDR unpacked #1: a deep dive into the current landscape and implications of the regulation (webinar video recording)

With the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) deadline now likely to be extended by 12 ...

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