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

John Morrison from the Institute for Human Rights and Business on the UK modern slavery act

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Environmental Justice Foundation’s Steve Trent discusses modern slavery in the seafood industry

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Solidaridad’s Isabelle Roger discusses sustainable cotton

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Modern slavery & the fashion revolution – Earthworm’s Scott Poynton and Toby Webb discuss sustainability

Toby and Scott begin by discussing the launch of the new Earthworm.net website – which has been v...

Lindex, KappAhl and the Stockholm International Water Institute discuss competitive collaboration

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Cynthia Carroll discusses cultural change in the extractives industry

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Third party risk in the extractives sector with Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters was a sponsor of Innovation Forum's sustainable extractives sector conference in ...

Ethical Fashion Forum’s Tamsin Lejeune on four big challenges facing the industry

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Business risks and challenges for big data and sustainability

The webinar panel comprises William Young, professor of sustainability and business, University o...

Apple, RSPO, Heineken, DuPont and more

We delve into the RSPO fall out with IOI, our long-read explores the pros and cons of certificati...

Is krill the new palm oil? We asked Glenn Hurowitz

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Stephen Donofrio reflects on progress around deforestation commitments

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