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.

The climate-carbon conundrum for the soft commodities: what’s next for resilience?

Climate-related disruptions have stark financial implications for businesses. Last year alone, global climate-related economic losses reached a staggering $380bn, with...

4 September 2025 - 15:00

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The true cost of your cup of coffee

This week: Etelle Higgonnet, founder of CoffeeWatch talks with Ian Welsh about the environmental and human costs behind global coffee production. From deforestation and biodiversity loss to pesticide overuse and child labour, they explore how agroforestry, living wages and responsible corporate practices can transform the industry.Plus: UK supermarket Asda launches sustainable supply chain fina...

29 Aug 25

Forest 500: leaders and laggards in global deforestation action

Emma Thomson, Forest 500 and tracking lead at Global Canopy, talks with Ian Welsh about the lates...

Deforestation-free supply chains: Addressing 2025 target dates and future trajectories (webinar video recording)

2025 is a milestone year for corporate action on deforestation and ecosystem conversion. As compa...

Scaling circular packaging beyond the buzz

Diageo's global sustainability and innovation director Dave Lütkenhaus, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

Monday briefing – A temperature check on corporate 2025 deforestation-free targets

This week: Jeff Milder, director of the Accountability Framework Initiative (AFi) talks with Ian ...

Seeing the unseen: data, disruption and supply chain strategy

This week: Olivia Dobson, director of climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, joins Ian Wels...

Integrating sustainability and finance: Lindex’s CSRD journey

Anna-Karin Dahlberg, chief sustainability officer at Lindex talks with Ian Welsh about how the Sw...

Nestlé income accelerator program: Annual Progress Report webinar

In 2022, Nestlé launched the “Income Accelerator Program”, an innovative family-centred approach ...

The global plastics treaty: are we getting warmer?

Jodie Roussell, global public affairs lead of packaging and sustainability at Nestlé and co-chair...

Why regenerative agriculture needs a farmer-centric reboot

This week: Simon Haldrup, co-founder and CEO of agri-tech company Agreena talks with Ian Welsh ab...

Weekly briefing – What beverage giants, beauty brands and chemical companies have in common

This week: Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar and Ian Welsh discuss the importance of a cross-indu...

Inside the sustainable packaging strategy of a beverage giant

This week: Dave Lütkenhaus, global sustainability and innovation director at Diageo, talks with I...

What digital product passports roll-out really means for apparel brands

Tara St James, senior director of sustainability at Moose Knuckles talks with Ian Welsh at the re...

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