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.

Better Buying 2025 Insights: Navigating Global Volatility and Defining the Next Steps for Better Purchasing Practices

Across the industry, we’re seeing a growing number of verbal commitments to long-term, balanced buyer–supplier relationships. But 63% of suppliers surveyed by Vogue Bu...

9 December 2025 - 15:00

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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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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

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The benefits of circular fashion: a look at Eileen Fisher’s recycling operations

This week: Carmen Gama, director of circular design at Eileen Fisher, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ellen Atiyah about the operational and financial realities of circular fashion, from sorting and resale to textile-to-textile innovation. They outline why infrastructure gaps remain the biggest barrier and how the brand evaluates the business case for recycling. Plus: US shutdown threatens vital ...

27 Nov 25

Climate accounting’s blind spot: why super pollutants demand a new metric

The Global Heat Reduction Initiative's Kiff Gallagher talks with Ian Welsh about 'Total Climate A...

Monday briefing – Lessons learned and what's next for sustainable apparel

This week: Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about what to expect at this year's sustainable appa...

Voices from the field: how US farmers are shaping sustainable farming

This week: Kevin Burkum, CEO of US Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and Michael Crinion, a South D...

System change: the state of sustainable plastics and packaging

Sebastian Munden, chair of the environmental NGO WRAP, talks with Ian Welsh about the potential f...

The ripple effects of challenges and tariffs for the apparel sector

Colin Brown, CEO of Cascale, talks with Ian Welsh about challenges and opportunities within the c...

Unlock business value via carbon measurement and decarbonisation strategy

This week: Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed, talks with Ian Welsh about how major com...

What does it take to make reuse viable at scale?

Unlike recycling, which retains only some material value, reuse systems preserve the full value o...

Climate-smart agriculture: how technology can power data-driven sustainability in food systems (webinar audio recording)

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, the challenge lies in scaling practices that restore ...

Monday briefing – What’s key in achieving sustainable food systems?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Anamya Anurag and Ian Welsh highlight key emerging themes in the fo...

Reuse by design: Scaling circular packaging solutions through systems innovation

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s report on packaging reuse models clearly demonstrate the potenti...

How to address the farm finance equity gap in the US

Seanicaa Edwards Herron, executive director at NGO Freedmen Heirs Foundation, talks with Innovati...

Why traditional climate accounting risks falling short

This week: Kiff Gallagher, executive director of the Global Heat Reduction Initiative, talks with...

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