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.

From regulation to resilient value chains: The business case for due diligence after CSDDD simplification

Due diligence fatigue has long affected the apparel and textiles sector, with heavy administrative workloads and repeated supplier checks that often fail to identify r...

20 January 2026 - 11:00

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Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: B2C brands and the consumer trust gap

As consumers pay closer attention to brands’ sustainability claims, the challenge is no longer solely what companies do, but how they explain it clearly and honestly.T...

22 January 2026 - 14:00

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Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: How NGOs can strengthen trust through transparent communications

As expectations around sustainability communication continue to rise, NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact, explain complexity and be open about li...

5 February 2026 - 14:00

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Can we scale carbon projects without perfect data?

This week: Nathan Truitt, executive vice president of climate funding at the American Forest Foundation, talks with Ian Welsh about the evolving role of carbon finance in supporting US family forest owners, and the tension between credit quality and affordability. They discuss what it will take for carbon markets to earn broad credibility as the world moves toward net zero.Plus: Intel retreats ...

12 Dec 25

Can microbes make the food system more sustainable?

This week: Cargill's vice president of global core research and development, Cordell Hardy, talks...

What fuels fashion’s challenges?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell talks with Liv Simplicianco, head of policy and rese...

Building a better recycling system: data, design and policy

Keefe Harrison, CEO of The Recycling Partnership, talks with Ian Welsh about how data, design, an...

Introducing the Sustainable Communications and Engagement Series

As sustainability strategies mature, the pressure is increasing on how companies communicate prog...

Building trust and finance for regenerative supply chains

Sajeev Mohankumar, senior technical specialist at the FAIRR Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

How can palm oil growers thrive amid climate and market risks?

This week: In Colombia, Cargill and Solidaridad are partnering to help smallholder palm oil growe...

What circular fashion can learn from tech and energy

This week: Barry McGeough, group vice president of innovation and strategy at AmeriCo Group, talk...

Risk-proofing agrifood supply chains: demonstrating the business case for regenerative agriculture (audio recording)

As pressure mounts to decarbonise agrifood supply chains and meet Scope 3 targets, the case for r...

Webinar recording: Science-based targets: How are corporates turning ambition into business value?

Science-based targets (SBTs) have become the gold standard for corporate climate ambition. Yet se...

The farmer's perspective: how Ghana's cocoa growers view the potential EUDR delay

Cocoa farmer and council chairman of Ghana’s Cocoa Abrabopa Association, Pomasi Ismail talks with...

Unpacking Extended Producer Responsibility with Amcor’s David Clark

This week: David Clark, chief sustainability officer at packaging manufacturer Amcor, joins Ian W...

Webinar recording: Food, fashion, and farmers: Finding common ground on regenerative agriculture

While the principles of regenerative agriculture aren't new, it's increasingly emerging as the in...

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