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.

How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains?

Food and agriculture industries are facing more pressing and interconnected challenges in their ability to feed the world. Advances in data and technology are one tool...

21 May 2024 - 14:00

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The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing

Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerate soils, support ecosystems, and improve farmer livelihoods all whilst...

6 June 2024 - 13:00

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Reality check: food sector regulation and the regen agri transition

This week: Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua, global director of sustainability consulting at auditor and certifiers NSF, talks with Ian Welsh about the trends in sustainability regulation in Europe and beyond. They discuss challenges in reporting and taking action, and how the impact differs for larger companies and SMEs. Plus: Mike Shoemaker, CEO of farm data analysts Vayda talks with Ian about the eve...

09 May 24

INC-4 debrief: What’s next for the Global Plastics Treaty?

The 4th round of negotiations to establish a Global Plastics Treaty is taking place in Ottawa fro...

Regenerative cotton – A supply chain revolution in the making?

If you buy clothes with a label promising more sustainable cotton, what does that promise really ...

Monday briefing – Collaboration to discuss the future of the apparel sector

Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hanna Halmari talk about what’s coming up this week at the susta...

The fabric of regulatory change in the apparel sector

This week: Kaley Roshitsh, editorial director at Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalit...

Growing awareness of EUDR's implications for palm oil

Joseph D'Cruz, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, and Olivier Tichit, chief sustainab...

How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains?

Food and agriculture industries are facing more pressing and interconnected challenges in their a...

Weekly briefing – The future of the soy and cattle sectors in Brazil

Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Niamh McCarthy from Climate Advisers introduce an upcoming virtu...

It’s all about data: how to get to grips with scope 3 emissions

Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, and Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talk about how companies should ...

Climate impacts on Brazil’s cattle sector, and combating price pressures for growers

This week: Niamh McCarthy, director for climate-related risk at Climate Advisers, talks with Ian ...

Financial risks and opportunities in the age of global climate action: a Brazilian agribusiness case study

In this special event held in partnership with Orbitas, a Climate Advisers Initiative, we’ll brin...

Securing sustainable crop nutrition: the role of fertilizers in regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is an evolving, science-based and outcome-focused approach to farming, a...

Monday briefing: Building a more sustainable, resilient and regenerative food system

This week: a preview of what's coming up including an interview with Climate Advisers on their ne...

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