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.

State of play – The State of the energy transition: are we on track or falling behind?

The energy transition has seen remarkable growth in renewables, yet fossil fuels still account for ~80% of the global energy mix. Progress is undeniable, but ambition ...

19 November 2025 - 10:00

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Coffee Landscapes Forum – 10 Years of Conservation International's Sustainable Coffee Challenge

Join Conservation International for the 10-year milestone of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, marking the transition from our community’s first decade of building par...

11 December 2025 - 15:00

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How can palm oil growers thrive amid climate and market risks?

This week: In Colombia, Cargill and Solidaridad are partnering to help smallholder palm oil growers build more sustainable and climate-resilient supply chains. Leticia Kawanami and Joel Brounen talk with Ian Welsh about how farmer-led action plans, shared investment, and collaborative data tools are driving measurable progress – and how these lessons can scale across Latin America.Plus: at the ...

30 Oct 25

Modern slavery – the move from reporting to fundamental corporate change

The changing legislative landscape has meant that companies are under pressure to be transparent ...

Could forced labour cost your company access to the US market?

The 2016 US Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act introduced restrictions on importation i...

Phil Bloomer: how to learn from leading companies on modern slavery

Bloomer points out that the content of the first 1,700+ modern slavery statements demonstrates th...

Why market access is essential for smallholders

Companies needs smallholder entrepreneurs to ensure supply security, and farming communities are ...

Olam’s low-impact development challenges in Africa

Stewart outlines how Olam has responded to activist criticisms, why the company has agreed to a m...

IFC pushes for smallholder professionalism

These challenges are a major constraint to growth of the agriculture sector, and impact security ...

Business and deforestation – are companies going to meet their supply chain commitments?

In this webinar, the findings from two new reports from Forest Trends’ Supply Change initiative a...

Forests, farming and food security – a frank discussion on how to engage Africa’s smallholders

They discuss how companies and their advisers, NGOs, local communities and all levels of governme...

How transparency has fostered innovation in palm oil supply chains

They discuss why transparency and trust have been crucial in the moves towards sustainable value ...

Radical transparency and genome editing in agricultural seed development

Join experts from Walmart, McDonald's, Syngenta, Unilever, PepsiCo, Monsanto and many more at Inn...

What are the sustainable agriculture trends that will scale?

The resulting impact on the environment is significant – but for long term food security, we need...

How innovative sustainable business tools track progress and measure impact

In this webinar, expert panellists offer different perspectives on how they use tools to manage i...

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