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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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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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

Highlights from the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum

A taster of what it's like to attend one of our Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forums, across E...

Soil, sustainability and stability: the future of US farming

Kevin Burkum at US Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and South Dakota dairy farmer Michael Crinion,...

Monday briefing – Fashion’s circular future and verifying claims with geo AI

This week: Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about some trends and hot topics ...

Treaty or stalemate? The race to curb plastic pollution

This week: As negotiations for the global plastics treaty continue, Nestlé’s global public affair...

Why leading businesses are treating sustainability as a financial strategy

Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed talks with Ian Welsh about how sustainability is mov...

How apparel brands can prepare for digital product passport compliance

This week: Tara St James from Moose Knuckles and Ian Welsh unpack how digital product passports a...

Climate accounting’s blind spot: why super pollutants demand a new metric

The Global Heat Reduction Initiative's Kiff Gallagher talks with Ian Welsh about 'Total Climate A...

Monday briefing – Lessons learned and what's next for sustainable apparel

This week: Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about what to expect at this year's sustainable appa...

System change: the state of sustainable plastics and packaging

Sebastian Munden, chair of the environmental NGO WRAP, talks with Ian Welsh about the potential f...

Voices from the field: how US farmers are shaping sustainable farming

This week: Kevin Burkum, CEO of US Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and Michael Crinion, a South D...

The ripple effects of challenges and tariffs for the apparel sector

Colin Brown, CEO of Cascale, talks with Ian Welsh about challenges and opportunities within the c...

Unlock business value via carbon measurement and decarbonisation strategy

This week: Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed, talks with Ian Welsh about how major com...

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