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.

INC-5: do we have the global plastic treaty we need?

The rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution poses a significant global challenge, adversely affecting environmental, social economic and health aspects of sust...

11 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens

The likely postponement of the EUDR deadline offers coffee and cocoa supply chains more time to comply, but what do smallholder farmers think of this delay? This webin...

12 December 2024 - 13:00

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EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens

With the EUDR deadline now potentially extended, large-scale palm and soy plantations have until December 2025 (or later for smaller operators) to ensure compliance. W...

17 December 2024 - 13:00

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Understanding the opportunities from ethical trade practices

This week: Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the shifting ethical trading and business and human rights risks and challenges. They discuss why they are getting the board room attention now that has perhaps been lacking in the past. Plus: the European Council pushes back on the “no-risk” amendment to the European Uni...

21 Nov 24

Turning nature risk into resilience and how TNFD can help

Deloitte's senior manager for sustainability, climate and equity, Nabarun Sengupta, talks with In...

It’s a wrap: highlights from the future of plastics and packaging conference 2023

This year’s future of plastics and packaging conference in Amsterdam brought together 150+ delega...

Monday briefing: saving more than just your wallet on Black Friday

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the first ever...

Reality check: the impact of EUDR and the US Inflation Reduction Act

This week: At the recent sustainable commodities and landscapes forum, Innovation Forum's Ian Wel...

Adopting landscape approaches: a how-to guide

Jack Hurd, executive director of the Tropical Forest Alliance and Emily Kunen, senior director, p...

The pathway to nature-positive business: definitions, measurements and targets

Click here to watch the recording. Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast. Faced with...

Weekly briefing: What to expect at Asia-Pacific Climate Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about Asia-Pacific C...

Live from the conference: the future of climate action and sustainable commodities

This week: At Innovation Forum's future of climate action conference in Washington DC, Ian Welsh ...

Sustainable plastics and packaging: innovations and challenges ahead

During Innovation Forum's recent future of plastics and packaging conference in Amsterdam, some o...

Monday briefing: how far are we from meeting the Paris Agreement goals?

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the launch of ...

Landscape collaboration to drive progress towards sustainable land use

This week: Jack Hurd, executive director of Tropical Forest Alliance, and Emily Kunen, senior dir...

Re-evaluating the cost of food

Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks to Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about how decreasing...

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