17 Feb 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Latest food trends and how to empower farmers
This week: Ian Welsh and Anamya Anurag explore emerging food trends in North America, including f...
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.
The climate-carbon conundrum for the soft commodities: what’s next for resilience?
Climate-related disruptions have stark financial implications for businesses. Last year alone, global climate-related economic losses reached a staggering $380bn, with...
4 September 2025 - 15:00
The true cost of your cup of coffee
This week: Etelle Higgonnet, founder of CoffeeWatch talks with Ian Welsh about the environmental and human costs behind global coffee production. From deforestation and biodiversity loss to pesticide overuse and child labour, they explore how agroforestry, living wages and responsible corporate practices can transform the industry.Plus: UK supermarket Asda launches sustainable supply chain fina...
29 Aug 25
13 Feb 25 | Weekly podcast
What ethical sourcing means for businesses today
This week: Andrew Wallis, CEO of business and human rights NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about...
13 Feb 25 | Podcast
Best practice: How to find the opportunity from regulation
Wayne Jordash, managing partner at Beyond Human Rights Compliance, talks with Ian Welsh about how...
11 Feb 25 | Webinar
The reality of critical minerals: a webinar series by Innovation Forum
Innovation Forum invites you to join this complimentary webinar series, where we’ll explore human...
10 Feb 25 | Podcast
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...
07 Feb 25 | Weekly podcast
Could bio-based alternatives replace plastic packaging?
This week: Aidan Maguire, coalition programme manager at the Plastics Pollution Coalition, talks ...
06 Feb 25 | Podcast
Enhancing soil health from the ground up
Marina Ettl and Simon Pogson from fertiliser business Yara International talk with Ian Welsh abou...
04 Feb 25 | Podcast
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...
30 Jan 25 | Podcast
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...
30 Jan 25 | Weekly podcast
Can agriculture become a greenhouse gas-negative industry?
This week: Marty Matlock, professor at the University of Arkansas, talks with Ian Welsh about lat...
29 Jan 25 | Webinar
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...
28 Jan 25 | Podcast
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...