09 Oct 20 | Weekly podcast
How traders can be the facilitators for brand sustainability goals
This week: Janina Grabs from ETH Zurich and Sophia Carodenuto from the University of Victoria tal...
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
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
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 ...
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08 Oct 20 | Podcast
What drives children to work in agriculture?
Recorded during a Q+A session at Innovation Forum’s recent ethical trade and human rights confere...
01 Oct 20 | Weekly podcast
Evolving buyer-grower supply chain relationships, and Fairtrade America on cocoa
This week: Some early pointers from Innovation Forum’s new smallholder farmer research group – in...
01 Oct 20 | Webinar
Webinar – How to collect, collate and utilise on-farm data so the entire supply chain benefits
To ensure crop yields are optimised and inputs minimised, food brands and their suppliers need cl...
30 Sep 20 | Podcast
Why the world’s food supply chains remain resilient
Dave MacLennan, CEO of Cargill, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about the evolution of su...
25 Sep 20 | Weekly podcast
Incentives for smallholders that help save forests
Golden Agri-Resources head of sustainability implementation Gotz Martin talks about finding solut...
24 Sep 20 | Podcast
Why vibrant rural economies drive agri-sector strength
Ruth Thomas, director of the Global Agribusiness Alliance, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Wels...
16 Sep 20 | Weekly podcast
How to get closer to suppliers to tackle child labour
This week: Elaine McKay, international affairs director at JTI, talks with Innovation Forum’s Tob...
10 Sep 20 | Weekly podcast
Innovative finance for critical agri-SMEs
Ruth Thomas, director of the Global Agribusiness Alliance, explains why agri-sector SMEs need bet...
09 Sep 20 | Podcast
How to get beyond commodity silo thinking in a landscape
Ben Gunneberg, CEO of PEFC, talks with Ian Welsh about why it’s important for smallholder to be a...
03 Sep 20 | Weekly podcast
Cargill’s Dave MacLennan on the dramatic evolution of sustainable business
This week: CEO of Cargill Dave MacLennan talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about key supply...
02 Sep 20 | Podcast
How smallholder farmer resilience drives market access and income
Alison Ward, chief executive of CottonConnect, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about why ...