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.

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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What circular fashion can learn from tech and energy

This week: Barry McGeough, group vice president of innovation and strategy at AmeriCo Group, talks with Innovation Forum's Niamh Campbell to discuss why applied innovation will be key to tackling fashion’s waste crisis. From biotech to AI, they discuss how lessons from other industries can help apparel move from talk to tangible action.Plus: At the sustainable commodities and landscapes forum t...

24 Oct 25

Weekly briefing – Tackling 2025’s emerging responsible sourcing challenges

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar share some updates about the upcoming ...

EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens (webinar audio recording)

In the third webinar in the 'EUDR unpacked' series, we addressed critical questions surrounding t...

What to expect in 2025 for sustainable business

This week: In the latest state-of-sustainable-business series conversation, Brendan May, business...

EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens (webinar video recording)

In the third webinar in the 'EUDR unpacked' series, we addressed critical questions surrounding t...

EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens (audio recording)

This webinar examined the effects of the newly-proposed December 2025 and June 2026 deadlines, ho...

Monday briefing: What does best-in-class procurement strategy look like?

 This week, Innovation Forum’s Hannah Oborne and Ian Welsh reflect on some of the conversation in...

EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens (webinar recording)

This webinar examined the effects of the newly-proposed December 2025 and June 2026 deadlines, ho...

INC-5: what's next for the plastic treaty? (webinar audio recording)

In this webinar, experts from Nestlé and Planet Tracker unpack the challenges and opportunities a...

How legislation is shaping the future of human rights in business

Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh about th...

The role of reuse and recycling in packaging strategy

This week: Tom Szaky, CEO of recycling innovators Terracycle, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian W...

INC-5: what's next for the plastics treaty? (webinar video recording)

The rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution poses a significant global challenge, adverse...

Monday briefing – How to balance packaging innovation, regulation and commercial goals

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hanna Halmari introduce the upcoming sustainable pack...

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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