05 Apr 18 | Opinion
How do we value forests better?
We all know about the environmental benefits of trees, including their positive impact on air qua...
05 Apr 18 | Podcast
New weekly podcast: John Gummer on modern slavery in public procurement
In Innovation Forum's new regular podcast this week hear from former UK environment secretary Joh...
28 Mar 18 | Opinion
Is digitisation an unstoppable trend for apparel?
Few industries are as in need of more flexibility and control of production to meet ever-shifting...
27 Mar 18 | Podcast
How to speak to your suppliers’ suppliers on modern slavery
Richard Batten, global chief corporate responsibility officer at real estate services business JL...
24 Mar 18 | Opinion
How deadlines get in the way of company commitments
There is nothing quite like the pressure of time to focus the mind. And that has been the strateg...
15 Mar 18 | Opinion
The radical supply chain transparency solution
Unilever has said its latest attempt to create a more transparent supply of palm oil is a “major ...
15 Mar 18 | Podcast
Are audits just expensive pieces of fiction?
Hilary Thomson, director at TFT, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the use of audits ...
10 Mar 18 | Opinion
Can smallholders count on better data?
Thomas Jefferson’s assertion that “knowledge is power” may well be true. But for the millions of ...
09 Mar 18 | Opinion
Small particles with big plastic pollution impact
A focus point in the ocean plastic pollution debate is the tiny microfibres that are shed every t...
02 Mar 18 | Opinion
Litigation risk focuses minds on modern slavery
In spite of the many and varied risks attached to modern slavery – including legal and litigation...
23 Feb 18 | Opinion
It’s cash that counts for development goal success
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range of comfortable in...
23 Feb 18 | Opinion
Trump
The French parliament has just passed the much-anticipated corporate duty of vigilance law, anoth...