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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Supply gaps in transition metals: The investments required to deliver a clean energy transition

As demand for critical minerals surges due to accelerating clean energy initiatives, the landscape is becoming increasingly complex. Current and looming supply gaps ar...

25 March 2025 - 13:00

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Deep sea mining: What do we really know about the social and environmental impact?

The deep seabed contains untapped reserves of critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and zinc — essential for driving the energy transition. With land-based mineral...

22 April 2025 - 13:00

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What ethical sourcing means for businesses today

This week: Andrew Wallis, CEO of business and human rights NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about what good practice looks like when companies are engaging on responsible sourcing and ethical trade issues. They discuss the opportunities business can take advantage of and what incoming legislation means for them. Plus: more calls for delay in EU sustainability regulations; soy sector companies b...

13 Feb 25

Beneath the surface: how data and technology can drive carbon farming and resilience at farm-level (webinar recording)

On 20th June, Innovation Forum hosted a free virtual event with Bayer Crop Science. We discussed ...

ofi’s sustainability strategy launch: making ‘Choices for Change’ in the global food system (webinar audio recording)

Increasing regulatory requirements are tasking food and beverage companies with more robust corpo...

Legislation to implementation: ESPR and digital product passports

This week: Debbie Shakespeare, senior director, sustainability and compliance at Avery Dennison t...

Circular plastics: challenges and opportunities ahead

Eastman's circular policy director, Christopher Layton, discusses current progress and trends in ...

ofi’s sustainability strategy launch: making ‘Choices for Change’ in the global food system (webinar recording)

Increasing regulatory requirements are tasking food and beverage companies with more robust corpo...

Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption (webinar audio recording)

Advancing regenerative agriculture farming has become a priority for agri-food stakeholders in an...

Monday briefing – Farmer focus: what's really needed to drive sustainable food systems

This week: At our recent Future of Food and Beverage conference in Minneapolis, a Kansas farmer, ...

The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing (webinar audio recording)

Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerat...

Understanding scope 3 emissions in the cotton and grain supply chain

This week: Peter Bunce, vice president, head of cotton and microbials at Indigo Ag, talks with Ia...

Engaging in landscape approaches: a how-to guide

Patrick Mallet, director for innovations at ISEAL Alliance, and Rachel Wall, project manager for ...

Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption (webinar recording)

Advancing regenerative agriculture farming has become a priority for agri-food stakeholders in an...

Monday briefing: KFC’s climate change commitments

Also, Innovation Forum’s Natasha Bodnar discusses with Ian what to expect at the upcoming scope 3...

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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