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.

Regulation and reputation: What are the human rights risks in critical mineral supply chains in 2025?

A wide variety of companies have serious risk exposure on social-related issues in sourcing minerals needed for the energy transition. From mining operations to the pr...

18 February 2025 - 13:00

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The social impact of circularity: How circular fashion can deliver for people, planet, and profit

Circularity has the potential to reshape industries, reduce waste, and regenerate nature. But when it comes to the social side, is it advancing a just transition, or d...

20 February 2025 - 15:00

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Feedstocks of the future: The role of next-gen materials in circular packaging

When it comes to packaging sustainability, ‘doing less harm’ is no longer enough. Business must look beyond ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ and adopt solutions that actively ...

25 February 2025 - 13:00

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Supply gaps in transition metals: The investments required to deliver a clean energy transition

As demand for critical minerals surges due to accelerating clean energy initiatives, the landscape is becoming increasingly complex. Current and looming supply gaps ar...

25 March 2025 - 13:00

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Deep sea mining: What do we really know about the social and environmental impact?

The deep seabed contains untapped reserves of critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and zinc — essential for driving the energy transition. With land-based mineral...

22 April 2025 - 13:00

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What ethical sourcing means for businesses today

This week: Andrew Wallis, CEO of business and human rights NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about what good practice looks like when companies are engaging on responsible sourcing and ethical trade issues. They discuss the opportunities business can take advantage of and what incoming legislation means for them. Plus: more calls for delay in EU sustainability regulations; soy sector companies b...

13 Feb 25

How leading brands make packaging material choices: weighing pros, cons, and unintended consequences

In this webinar, we discussed how brands make packaging decisions, balancing cost, performance, a...

Driving sustainable development and conservation through transformative partnerships

Recognising the vital link between environmental conservation and human well-being, the U.S. Agen...

Monday briefing — How to understand your land footprint, manage risk and create positive impact

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Emily Heslop talk about what to expect at the sustain...

Alternative proteins: from olive waste to insect protein

This week: in the first in story of a startup series, alternative protein business InsectBiotech’...

Digitising agriculture: innovation through science with Agmatix

In this episode of the Innovation Forum podcast, host Ian Welsh speaks with Jonathan Sullivan, vi...

Monday briefing – What’s driving sustainable packaging challenges and opportunities?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hanna Halmari share latest updates on the upcoming su...

Adaptation to Regulation: a test of corporate resilience under incoming EUDR, CS3D and CSRD regulation – Audio recording

Click here to watch the video recordingIn this webinar, we discussed the evolving regulatory envi...

How ofi plans to make the right choices for agricultural change

This week: Roel van Poppel and Christopher Stewart from food ingredients supplier ofi talk with I...

Rethinking textiles: strategies for effective decarbonisation

Krishna Manda, vice president of sustainability at sustainable cellulose textiles manufacturer Le...

Monday briefing – EUDR clock is ticking: the need for collaboration, alignment and clarity

This week: Innovation Forum’s Emily Heslop and Ian Welsh share the latest updates on the upcoming...

Adaptation to Regulation: a test of corporate resilience under incoming EUDR, CS3D and CSRD regulation – Video recording

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcastIn this webinar, we discussed the evolving regu...

How US family-owned forests can unlock carbon solutions

This week: Nathan Truitt, executive vice president for climate and funding at the American Forest...

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