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

Turning nature risk into resilience and how TNFD can help

Deloitte's senior manager for sustainability, climate and equity, Nabarun Sengupta, talks with In...

It’s a wrap: highlights from the future of plastics and packaging conference 2023

This year’s future of plastics and packaging conference in Amsterdam brought together 150+ delega...

Monday briefing: saving more than just your wallet on Black Friday

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the first ever...

Reality check: the impact of EUDR and the US Inflation Reduction Act

This week: At the recent sustainable commodities and landscapes forum, Innovation Forum's Ian Wel...

Adopting landscape approaches: a how-to guide

Jack Hurd, executive director of the Tropical Forest Alliance and Emily Kunen, senior director, p...

The pathway to nature-positive business: definitions, measurements and targets

Click here to watch the recording. Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast. Faced with...

Weekly briefing: What to expect at Asia-Pacific Climate Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about Asia-Pacific C...

Live from the conference: the future of climate action and sustainable commodities

This week: At Innovation Forum's future of climate action conference in Washington DC, Ian Welsh ...

Sustainable plastics and packaging: innovations and challenges ahead

During Innovation Forum's recent future of plastics and packaging conference in Amsterdam, some o...

Monday briefing: how far are we from meeting the Paris Agreement goals?

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the launch of ...

Landscape collaboration to drive progress towards sustainable land use

This week: Jack Hurd, executive director of Tropical Forest Alliance, and Emily Kunen, senior dir...

Re-evaluating the cost of food

Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks to Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about how decreasing...

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