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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What real support for regenerative farming can look like

This week: Danone’s senior manager of mission and sustainability, Ginny Maceda, talks with Ian Welsh about how the company is scaling regenerative agriculture through long-term, direct relationships with dairy farmers. She outlines why trust-based collaboration, flexible incentives, and farmer-led improvement plans are central to achieving both environmental and commercial outcomes. Plus: Carls...

05 Dec 25

What it takes to align apparel brands, manufacturers and retailers

This week: Colin Browne, CEO of Cascale, talks with Ian Welsh, exploring the state of sustainabil...

Through the ag investor lens: the shift towards nature-based solutions

Sajeev Mohankumar, senior climate and biodiversity specialist at the FAIRR Initiative, talks with...

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

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcastAs demand for critical minerals surges due to a...

Monday briefing – Unravelling fashion, sustainability and supply chains

This week: Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about key themes shaping the appa...

Bridging the gap: the equity challenge in farming in the US

This week: Seanicaa Edwards-Herron, executive director at NGO Freedmen Heirs Foundation, talks wi...

Palm oil progress: addressing challenges and breakthroughs in sustainable agriculture

Rob Nicholls from Musim Mas, Livelihoods Venture's Sébastien de Royer and Rizki Pandu Parma at NG...

Monday briefing – Navigating responsible sourcing and ethical trade

Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar and Ian Welsh talk about the responsible sourcing and ethical t...

From waste to worth: circular solutions for sustainable packaging

This week: Willemijn Peeters, CEO and founder of Searious Business talks with Ian Welsh about wha...

Unseen struggles: business responsibility in modern slavery

Andrew Wallis, CEO of Unseen talks with Ian Welsh about the critical role businesses play in addr...

Monday briefing – Foundations for the future of carbon markets

This week: Ian Welsh speaks with David Antonioli, former CEO of Verra and founder of Transition F...

Reducing plastic use: the material innovations to look out for

Aidan Maguire, coalition program manager at the Plastic Pollution Coalition, talks with Ian Welsh...

Finance: why nature-based food production solutions make sense

This week: Sajeev Mohankumar, from investor group the FAIRR initiative, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

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