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

The maverick CEO gambling on ending deforestation

How can a profitable company rise to the immense biodiversity challenge facing the world? Maybe o...

Monday briefing: What to look for at Climate and SDG weeks

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

Human rights in the forest: How REDD+ projects strengthen human rights in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and local communities

To watch the recording as a video, click here. To watch the recording as a podcast, click here.Su...

What good corporate data measurement looks like

This week: Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges in measuring...

Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonising apparel supply chains

At the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference, Innovation Forum's Toby Webb spoke wit...

The chemical recycling debate: is there a place for chemical recycling in a net zero and circular world?

Click here to watch the video recording.In the midst of our escalating waste crisis and the globa...

Monday briefing: temperature check on progress towards achieving SDGs

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

The chemical recycling debate: is there a place for chemical recycling in a net zero and circular world?

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast.In the midst of our escalating waste crisis an...

How to develop resilient food value chains

JoDee Haala, director of public affairs at Christensen Farms, reflects with Innovation Forum's Ia...

Effective carbon market solutions: how Cambodia is tackling deforestation

This week: Say Samal, former minister for the environment and now deputy prime minister of the Ro...

What does the future for circular textiles look like?

Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue, and Innovation Forum's Toby Webb continue the discus...

Monday briefing: charting a greener future during Zero Waste Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about waste awarenes...

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