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

Human rights beyond the Qatar World Cup

John Morrison, CEO of the Institute for Human Rights and Business, talks with Ian Welsh about a m...

What to expect from the EU’s deforestation-linked products ban

This week: Anke Schulmeister-Oldenhove, senior forest policy officer at WWF in Brussels, talked w...

UN global pact: Trying to turn off the plastics tap

Environmental Investigation Agency's ocean campaign leader Christina Dixon talked with Innovation...

Nestlé’s focus on scope 3 emissions, and a realistic plan to end deforestation

This week: Another chance to hear the two most popular podcast interviews of 2022.At Innovation F...

Highlights from the Sustainable Landscapes and Commodities Forum 2022

This year's Sustainable Landscapes and Commodities Forum in Amsterdam engaged with 280 delegates ...

Carbon removal, conservation and community resilience: How blue carbon can deliver at scale

As the world’s greatest carbon sink, the ocean and its coastal ecosystems are an essential part o...

Working on the ground within Indonesia’s palm oil sector

This week: Partnerships and development lead at Earthworm Indonesia, Bara Robyn, talks with Ian W...

Carbon removal, conservation and community resilience: How blue carbon can deliver at scale

As the world’s greatest carbon sink, the ocean and its coastal ecosystems are an essential part o...

What does the route to sustainable landscapes and commodities look like?

Some on-the-spot reflections at the recent sustainable landscapes and commodities forum in Amster...

Can more focus on human rights be the Qatar World Cup’s legacy?

This week: John Morrison, CEO of the Institute of Human Rights and Business, talks with Ian Welsh...

Climate risk and adaptation: How to prepare farmers for the effects of climate change

In a warming world, farmers remain among the most vulnerable to the increasing environmental haza...

Monitoring soil health for sustainable and resilient farming

Biome Maker's co-founder and chief scientific officer, Alberto Acedo, talks with Ian Welsh about ...

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