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

Can business deliver on the ‘how’ of decarbonisation?

Tom Thackray, director of decarbonisation at the Confederation of British Industry, talks with Ia...

Reality check: how is business tackling the big sustainability challenges?

This week: Brendan May, sustainable business commentator and chair of Robertsbridge, reflects wit...

The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?

Please see here for the video recording of the webinar.Recently, corporate use of voluntary carbo...

How to get to grips with ethical trade due diligence

Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

Bayer on what good ethical trade legislation looks like

This week: Janina Lukas, head of ethics and social impact at Bayer, talks about the impacts of et...

The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.Recently, corporate use of voluntary carbo...

Towards clarity and consensus: How apparel brands can measure their biodiversity impacts for a nature-positive future

See here for the video recording of the webinar.The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecos...

How cocoa-free chocolate can be a win-win opportunity

CEO and co-founder of WNWN Food Labs Ahrum Pak talks with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson about ...

Towards clarity and consensus: How apparel brands can measure their biodiversity impacts for a nature-positive future

See here for an audio recording of the webinar.The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecosy...

Effective business and government collaboration on decarbonisation

This week: Tom Thackray, director of the decarbonisation programme at the Confederation of Britis...

Clarity and collaboration to protect migrant workers

Andrew Wallis, CEO of anti-slavery NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about the importance of scrut...

Sourcing challenges in a global value chains perfect storm

This week: Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, explores the c...

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