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.

State of play – The State of the energy transition: are we on track or falling behind?

The energy transition has seen remarkable growth in renewables, yet fossil fuels still account for ~80% of the global energy mix. Progress is undeniable, but ambition ...

19 November 2025 - 10:00

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Coffee Landscapes Forum – 10 Years of Conservation International's Sustainable Coffee Challenge

Join Conservation International for the 10-year milestone of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, marking the transition from our community’s first decade of building par...

11 December 2025 - 15:00

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How can palm oil growers thrive amid climate and market risks?

This week: In Colombia, Cargill and Solidaridad are partnering to help smallholder palm oil growers build more sustainable and climate-resilient supply chains. Leticia Kawanami and Joel Brounen talk with Ian Welsh about how farmer-led action plans, shared investment, and collaborative data tools are driving measurable progress – and how these lessons can scale across Latin America.Plus: at the ...

30 Oct 25

Why action on deforestation needs facts-based trust

This week: Niels Wielaard founder and CEO of Satelligence talks about how greater traceability ca...

Innovation Accelerator: How to drive systemic change for smallholder farmer communities

Low famer incomes, human rights abuses and environmental degradation still plague smallholder-bas...

How can investors unlock supply chain opportunities?

This week: Victoria Crawford, manager of the Investment Partnership Network at Just Rural Transit...

How to develop common language and trust for palm oil

Ying Xuen Hoe, project manager, Proforest Southeast Asia, Rashyid Redza bin Anwarudin, head, grou...

Webinar – Real-world plastic and carton recycling solutions that work

Collection and recycling of material plays a vital part in enabling a circular economy and is an ...

Why there’s confusion about red meat’s sustainability

This week: David Horlock from the British Standards Institute talks about how to develop sustaina...

Why are landscape approaches a good fit for palm oil?

Olivier Tichit, director for sustainable supply chains at integrated palm oil business Musim Mas,...

What do smallholder farmers think about sustainable sourcing?

To set the scene for the Sustainable Landscapes and Commodities Forum 2020, we placed the perspec...

How Nestlé partners to create resilient landscapes in Peru

This week: Emily Kunen, global responsible sourcing lead for palm oil and seafood at Nestlé, Sand...

The challenges for Coca-Cola to meet plastics targets

Joe Franses, vice-president sustainability, Coca-Cola European Partners talks with Ian Welsh abou...

Can waste be converted into plastic?

This week: Tato Bigio, CEO of UBQ Materials Israel, explains how waste destined for landfill can ...

How the 43 largest food sector companies tackle forced labour

Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project lead at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, ta...

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