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

One size doesn't fit all: how to develop a sustainable apparel sector

Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about practical st...

Monday briefing: UN SDG stakeholders convene in New York, and celebrating World Wetlands Day

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about what to expect at the UN Eco...

From linear limitations to circular progress: emerging trends in the apparel sector

This week: Matthew Hawthorne, a footprinting and circularity expert, and Luca Mosca, fashion and ...

The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?

Watch the recording video here. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been designed to preve...

Reality check: impact measurement and carbon accounting

Marco Albani, co-founder and CEO of Chloris Geospatial talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh ab...

Recording: The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast.The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has bee...

Monday briefing: Global biodiversity framework progress and the EU’s green transition

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Bern III conference, whi...

Transparency and targets for sustainable palm oil sourcing

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh speaks with Renaka Ramachandran, chief financial officer ...

Monday briefing: World Economic Forum descends on Davos

This week, Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the sustainable business issues likely to be on...

What does the apparel sector have in store in 2024?

This week: Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks with Ian Welsh about the development of a...

Is regulation driving effective land, carbon and biodiversity impact measurement?

Francis Gassert, strategy and impact lead at Vizzuality, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh ...

Data-driven farming: tools and technologies for sustainable sourcing

As challenges mount within the food and beverage sector, the need for enhanced visibility at the ...

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