16 Jun 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – A temperature check on corporate 2025 deforestation-free targets
This week: Jeff Milder, director of the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi) talks with Ian ...
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.
From regulation to resilient value chains: The business case for due diligence after CSDDD simplification
Due diligence fatigue has long affected the apparel and textiles sector, with heavy administrative workloads and repeated supplier checks that often fail to identify r...
20 January 2026 - 11:00
Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: B2C brands and the consumer trust gap
As consumers pay closer attention to brands’ sustainability claims, the challenge is no longer solely what companies do, but how they explain it clearly and honestly.T...
22 January 2026 - 14:00
Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: How NGOs can strengthen trust through transparent communications
As expectations around sustainability communication continue to rise, NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact, explain complexity and be open about li...
5 February 2026 - 14:00
Can we scale carbon projects without perfect data?
This week: Nathan Truitt, executive vice president of climate funding at the American Forest Foundation, talks with Ian Welsh about the evolving role of carbon finance in supporting US family forest owners, and the tension between credit quality and affordability. They discuss what it will take for carbon markets to earn broad credibility as the world moves toward net zero.Plus: Intel retreats ...
12 Dec 25
12 Jun 25 | Podcast
Integrating sustainability and finance: Lindex’s CSRD journey
Anna-Karin Dahlberg, chief sustainability officer at Lindex talks with Ian Welsh about how the Sw...
12 Jun 25 | Weekly podcast
Seeing the unseen: data, disruption and supply chain strategy
This week: Olivia Dobson, director of climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, joins Ian Wels...
09 Jun 25 | Webinar
Nestlé income accelerator program: Annual Progress Report webinar
In 2022, Nestlé launched the “Income Accelerator Program”, an innovative family-centred approach ...
05 Jun 25 | Weekly podcast
Why regenerative agriculture needs a farmer-centric reboot
This week: Simon Haldrup, co-founder and CEO of agri-tech company Agreena talks with Ian Welsh ab...
05 Jun 25 | Podcast
The global plastics treaty: are we getting warmer?
Jodie Roussell, global public affairs lead of packaging and sustainability at Nestlé and co-chair...
03 Jun 25 | Podcast
Weekly briefing – What beverage giants, beauty brands and chemical companies have in common
This week: Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar and Ian Welsh discuss the importance of a cross-indu...
30 May 25 | Weekly podcast
Inside the sustainable packaging strategy of a beverage giant
This week: Dave Lütkenhaus, global sustainability and innovation director at Diageo, talks with I...
29 May 25 | Podcast
What digital product passports roll-out really means for apparel brands
Tara St James, senior director of sustainability at Moose Knuckles talks with Ian Welsh at the re...
28 May 25 | Webinar
From data gaps to compliance: the role of Geospatial AI in sustainability (webinar audio recording)
Sustainability claims are facing increasing scrutiny, with rising costs, data uncertainty and gro...
23 May 25 | Webinar
Deforestation-free supply chains: Addressing 2025 target dates and future trajectories
2025 is a milestone year for corporate action on deforestation and ecosystem conversion. As compa...
22 May 25 | Weekly podcast
Inside the Forest 500: who’s failing – and who’s leading – on deforestation?
This week: Emma Thompson, Forest 500 and tracking lead at Global Canopy, talks with Innovation Fo...