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

Monday briefing: empowering the green generation for change

In this week's preview of what's coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

Regenerative agriculture’s growing potential

This week: Rejane Souza, senior vice-president for global innovation, at Norway-based fertiliser ...

Cracking the carbon code: why saving forests is a good investment

During his recent trip to Cambodia, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with Charles Bedford, chie...

Monday briefing: Earth Overshoot Day continuously creeps up the calendar

In this week's preview of what's coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

How REDD+ projects help farmers stop clearing forests

While he was in Cambodia recently, Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh spoke with Kong Bunchhean and Uk ...

Unlocking digital traceability in apparel supply chains and beyond

This week: Barbara Dunin, director of ESG, marketing and communications at Beontag, talks with In...

How regenerative practices can shape the future of US cotton

This week: Deepika Mishra, global sustainability consultant at US Cotton Trust Protocol and farme...

Building nature positive agrifood systems

Matt Inbusch, senior manager at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Mike N...

Farmer voices: deforestation solutions for smallholders

This week: On a recent trip to Cambodia, Ian Welsh spoke to Kong Bunchhean, a smallholder farmer ...

How remote sensing is fuelling nature-positive approaches

Marco Albani, CEO of Chloris Geospatial, talks with Ian Welsh about the role of remote sensing da...

Monday briefing: UN HLPF renews focus on Covid-19 recovery

In this week’s preview of what’s coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

Nature-positive agriculture: a how-to guide

This week: Matt Inbusch, senior manager at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development...

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