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

What is necessary for a landscape approach to work for palm oil?

This week: Olivier Tichit, director for sustainable supply chains at Musim Mas, talks about the e...

How to drive continual agri supply chain improvements

Renata Nogueira, South America sustainability manager for Cargill, and Gonzalo La Cruz, managing ...

How greener marketing counters greenwash

John Grant, writer of the new book Greener Marketing, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb abo...

How corporate forest policy impacts indigenous human rights

Tom Griffiths, coordinator of the responsible finance programme at the Forest Peoples Programme, ...

How commodities are going deforestation-free in Colombia

Rainforest Alliance’s Mauricio Galindo, WWF’s Camila Cammaert and Laura Rojas Salazar, ONF Andina...

The path to 100% recycled plastic for Coca-Cola

This week: Joe Franses, vice-president for sustainability at Coca-Cola European Partners, discuss...

Commodity trader impacts in ‘hour-glass’ supply chains

Janina Grabs from ETH Zurich and Sophia Carodenuto from the University of Victoria discuss with I...

Pandemic impacts on food sector forced labour risks

This week: The new food and beverage sector forced labour and human rights issues benchmark from ...

What are the business-led solutions for smallholder communities?

Peter Stanbury and Ian Welsh discuss some of the initial insights from Innovation Forum’s action ...

The sustainable South American supply chains challenge

This week: Renata Nogueira, South America sustainability manager for Cargill, and Gonzalo La Cruz...

Webinar – Addressing gaps in sustainability: why fashion brands need more data

As apparel brands work to implement sustainability commitments across their supply chains, access...

Why engaging growers is an opportunity not a burden

Gotz Martin, head of sustainability implementation at Golden Agri-Resources, and Ian Welsh summar...

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