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.

Deforestation-free supply chains: Addressing 2025 target dates and future trajectories

2025 is a milestone year for corporate action on deforestation and ecosystem conversion. As companies with agricultural and forestry supply chains approach 2025 target...

17 June 2025 - 15:00

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Nestlé income accelerator program: Annual Progress Report

In 2022, Nestlé launched the “Income Accelerator Program”, an innovative family-centred approach aimed at closing the living income gap and reducing child labour risks...

25 June 2025 - 13:30

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Seeing the unseen: data, disruption and supply chain strategy

This week: Olivia Dobson, director of climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, joins Ian Welsh to explore interconnected supply chain risks, the shift toward enterprise-level risk consideration, and emerging challenges around supply chain visibility. They examine how geopolitical uncertainties, regulatory compliance and data management are reshaping sourcing strategies. Plus: Ulla Hueppe, v...

12 Jun 25

Putting farmers first: Implementing regenerative farming in practice

Max Dougherty, carbon business development lead at Bayer Crop Science, talks with Innovation Foru...

Delivering sustainable nutrition and convenience

Jessica Sansom, sustainability director at Huel, talks with Innovation Forum's Hannah Oborne abou...

Weekly briefing: How business can unlock scope 3 solutions

This week: Ian Welsh and Diana Kim reveal details of the complimentary Innovation Forum webinars ...

What a good scope 3 emissions strategy looks like

This week: Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the chal...

Responsible recruitment: safeguarding migrant worker rights

Neill Wilkins, head of the migrant workers programme at the Institute for Human Rights and Busine...

Weekly briefing: building ethical, responsible and transparent supply chains

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talks about what to expect at this week's responsible sou...

Audio recording - Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live vir...

A look into the future of critical metals for decarbonisation

This week: Gerard Barron, CEO of deep sea mining exploration company The Metals Company, speaks w...

Setting the corporate climate agenda: ambition, action, accountability

Pilar Cruz, chief sustainability officer at international food business Cargill, talks with Innov...

Webinar recording - Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live vir...

Monday briefing: EU's ecodesign regulation, and accelerating the energy transition

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Ecodesign for Sustainabl...

Finding the funding for regenerative agriculture

This week: Max Dougherty, carbon business development lead at Bayer Crop Science, talks with Inno...

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