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.

INC-5.2: Where do we go from here?

This webinar is a pragmatic checkpoint: What does an inconclusive outcome at the latest Global Plastics Treaty negotiations mean for business strategy, and what enabli...

16 September 2025 - 15:00

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Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies

Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue carbon – are some of the most efficient natural carbon sinks on the pla...

17 September 2025 - 15:00

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Risk-proofing agrifood supply chains: demonstrating the business case for regenerative agriculture

As pressure mounts to decarbonise agrifood supply chains and meet Scope 3 targets, the case for regenerative agriculture is clearer than ever. Yet many corporate susta...

14 October 2025 - 14:00

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Why supply chain resilience starts with purchasing practices

This week: From tariffs to COVID-19, recent shocks have shown that resilient supply chains rely on trust, not transactions. Kristine Kim, senior director for impact and responsible sourcing at US fashion brand DÔEN, talks with Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell about how equal partnerships, responsible purchasing and long-term commitments can create shared value for both brands and suppliers. Pl...

11 Sep 25

Monday briefing – Can business growth and emission cuts really go hand in hand?

This week: Kevin Rabinovitch, chief climate officer at Mars, talks with Ian Welsh about embedding...

The economics of recycling: why some packaging gets left behind

Julien Tremblin, European general manager at TerraCycle talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges...

A rancher’s take on the future of agriculture

This week: North Dakota rancher and UK Channel 5 TV personality Jay Doan joins Ian Welsh to share...

Product carbon footprinting: Advancing supplier engagement to scale decarbonization

As pressure mounts on net zero targets, product carbon footprinting (PCF) is a key emerging tool ...

Weekly briefing – How to ensure effective farmer data collection

This week: Nicole Cramer, Rainforest Alliance, talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges involved...

Testing trust: is your organic cotton really organic?

Sarah Rosenkranz and Bettina Fafengut from testing and certifiers Hohenstein Group talk with Ian ...

Tropical commodities running out of time? Resilience against the clock

This week: Barry Callebaut's head of net zero Tilmann Silber talks with Ian Welsh about how physi...

Monday briefing – The supply-demand challenges for critical minerals

This week: Innovation Forum’s Emilia Colman and Ian Welsh talk about innovation in the critical m...

Can circularity lead to more sustainable packaging?

In Amsterdam recently Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh spoke with Carolina Gregorio, sustainability p...

Why supply chain risks are now a C-suite challenge

Olivia Dobson, director, climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, talks with Innovation Forum...

Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility: Strategies for local compliance and global consistency

To date, 7 US states have passed packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, with more...

Reimagining circularity for critical minerals: from mine sites to end-of-life materials

We sat down with Christian Spano, director of circularity at Vale Base Metals to explore practica...

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Apparel and textiles
Plastics and packaging
Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing