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

COPwatch: let’s keep 1.5 alive!

The first daily podcast covering the COP26 meetings in Glasgow, with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh...

The rise and rise of the voluntary carbon markets

Stephen Donofrio, director of Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace project, and co-author of the ...

Regenerative agriculture’s $70bn potential for Africa

Cassandra Austen, senior economist at Vivid Economics, Joe Robertson, senior advisor for sustaina...

Can the future be textile to textile recycling?

Textile Exchange’s La Rhea Pepper, Claire Bergkamp and Megan Stoneburner talk with Toby Webb abou...

Palm oil’s climate resilience challenge

Musim Mas director of sustainable supply chain Oliver Tichit tells Ian Welsh that he wants to see...

Building climate smart communities in the global south

This week: Peter Williams, president of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction talks...

Climate change and human health: Opening remarks by WBA

This discussion was part of an Innovation Forum event, run in partnership with Walgreens Boots Al...

Climate change and human health: The climate health issues where business can make a difference

This panel was part of an Innovation Forum event, run in partnership with Walgreens Boots Allianc...

Climate change and human health: Collaboration: The role of business in building systemic resilience

This panel was part of an Innovation Forum event, run in partnership with Walgreens Boots Allianc...

Climate change and human health: Education and behaviour change to empower consumers and communities

This panel was part of an Innovation Forum event, run in partnership with Walgreens Boots Allianc...

Why optimisation of business strategy is essential to tackle climate change

Scott Steedman, director general standards at BSI, outlines the background to the new London decl...

Decarbonising your business? Just get on with it

Alan Kroeger, head of supply chains and natural climate solutions at Satelligence, and Ian Welsh ...

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