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

Third party risk in the extractives sector with Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters was a sponsor of Innovation Forum's sustainable extractives sector conference in ...

Business risks and challenges for big data and sustainability

The webinar panel comprises William Young, professor of sustainability and business, University o...

Ethical Fashion Forum’s Tamsin Lejeune on four big challenges facing the industry

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Apple, RSPO, Heineken, DuPont and more

We delve into the RSPO fall out with IOI, our long-read explores the pros and cons of certificati...

Rhett Butler explains his increased optimism around forest conservation

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SupplyShift’s James Barsimantov on deforestation and going beyond certification

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Rainforest Action Network’s Lafcadio Cortesi discusses deforestation commitments and corresponding outcomes

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Rainforest Action Network’s Lafcadio Cortesi discusses deforestation commitments and corresponding outcomes

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Stephen Donofrio reflects on progress around deforestation commitments

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Is krill the new palm oil? We asked Glenn Hurowitz

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Michael Alexander from Diageo shares experience building supplier support networks for smallholders

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TFT’s Bastien Sachet on smallholder engagement

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