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.

Regulation and reputation: What are the human rights risks in critical mineral supply chains in 2025?

A wide variety of companies have serious risk exposure on social-related issues in sourcing minerals needed for the energy transition. From mining operations to the pr...

18 February 2025 - 13:00

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The social impact of circularity: How circular fashion can deliver for people, planet, and profit

Circularity has the potential to reshape industries, reduce waste, and regenerate nature. But when it comes to the social side, is it advancing a just transition, or d...

20 February 2025 - 15:00

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Feedstocks of the future: The role of next-gen materials in circular packaging

When it comes to packaging sustainability, ‘doing less harm’ is no longer enough. Business must look beyond ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ and adopt solutions that actively ...

25 February 2025 - 13:00

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Could bio-based alternatives replace plastic packaging?

This week: Aidan Maguire, coalition programme manager at the Plastics Pollution Coalition, talks with Ian Welsh about latest innovative material solutions that could transform the packaging industry. They explore the challenge of developing alternatives to traditional plastics for packaging and debate the scalable solutions that are emerging.  Plus: EUDR tightens paper packaging rules; the EU's...

07 Feb 25

Monday briefing – The business case for responsible sourcing and ethical trade

This week: Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar explores the critical link between climate change and hum...

Could bio-based alternatives replace plastic packaging?

This week: Aidan Maguire, coalition programme manager at the Plastics Pollution Coalition, talks ...

Enhancing soil health from the ground up

Marina Ettl and Simon Pogson from fertiliser business Yara International talk with Ian Welsh abou...

Weekly briefing – Sustainable packaging innovations and achieving EUDR compliance

This week: Ellen Atiyah and Ian Welsh reflect on the outcomes from the recent European Union Defo...

How did we get here? The no deforestation supply chain story

Scott Poynton, CEO and founder of A Different Way, and founder and former CEO of the Earthworm Fo...

Can agriculture become a greenhouse gas-negative industry?

This week: Marty Matlock, professor at the University of Arkansas, talks with Ian Welsh about lat...

Regulation and reputation: What are the human rights risks in critical mineral supply chains in 2025?

A wide variety of companies have serious risk exposure on social-related issues in sourcing miner...

Weekly briefing – Agriculture’s carbon challenge: scope 3 emissions and supply chain innovation

This week: a preview of upcoming interview with Marty Matlock from the University of Arkansas dis...

Recalibrating business sustainability: from ESG fatigue to meaningful action

In the second episode of the state of sustainable business series, Brendan May from Robertsbridge...

Understanding product environmental footprinting for the apparel sector

This week: French sportswear brand Decathlon’s Quentin Badonnel talks with Ian Welsh about the in...

Monday briefing – Creating sustainable apparel supply chains: collaboration, circularity, accountability

This week: Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh highlight the upcoming sustainable app...

Unpacking the EUDR: insights from Innovation Forum’s 2024 webinar series

Reflecting on 2024, EUDR was an unavoidable buzzword for businesses, NGOs and farmers. The uncert...

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Apparel and textiles
Plastics and packaging
Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing