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.

Nestlé income accelerator program: Annual Progress Report

In 2022, Nestlé launched the “Income Accelerator Program”, an innovative family-centred approach aimed at closing the living income gap and reducing child labour risks...

25 June 2025 - 13:30

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Seeing the unseen: data, disruption and supply chain strategy

This week: Olivia Dobson, director of climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, joins Ian Welsh to explore interconnected supply chain risks, the shift toward enterprise-level risk consideration, and emerging challenges around supply chain visibility. They examine how geopolitical uncertainties, regulatory compliance and data management are reshaping sourcing strategies. Plus: Ulla Hueppe, v...

12 Jun 25

Weekly podcast: How to mitigate biofuel impacts on land use change and tropical deforestation

This week: Nils Hermann Ranum, head of the drivers of deforestation programme at Rainforest Found...

IBM on the potential for AI in food supply chains

Dan Wolfson, IBM distinguished engineer with the Weather Company, discusses the potential of arti...

Quantis on how the food sector can establish clear climate strategy roadmaps

Carole Dubois, senior sustainability consultant and food sector lead at Quantis, talks with Ian W...

Weekly podcast: Tesco on using science-based targets to tackle food supply challenges

This week: Kené Umeasiegbu, head of environment at Tesco, talks about how food retailers can tack...

Greenpeace on the massive business-model changes required to prevent climate change

Richard George, head of forests, Greenpeace UK, and Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb discuss the main...

Ipsos on the intention-behaviour gap for consumer purchasing decisions

Tamara Ansons, behaviour science consultant at Ipsos, and Ian Welsh discuss new research – from I...

Weekly podcast: The Nature Conservancy on deforestation and land conversion, and Mullion Group on food sector stakeholder trust

This week: David Cleary, head of agriculture at The Nature Conservancy, talks with Toby Webb abou...

Why Pepsico gathers 240 supplier data points

David Wilkinson, head of agriculture procurement at PepsiCo, talks with Toby Webb about the techn...

Why current market mechanisms don’t reflect the true cost of food

Libby Bernick, managing director of Trucost Corporate Business, S&P Global, discusses with Ia...

Weekly podcast: how palm oil supply chains can become more forest-positive

This week: Golden Agri-Resources’ Anita Neville on how the debate on biofuels is shifting and how...

Syngenta on how to tackle global agriculture productivity challenges

Jill Wheeler, head of sustainable productivity Syngenta North America, and Duane Martin, commerci...

Danone on why agriculture must shift to being regenerative, not just sustainable

Mariano Lozano, CEO of Danone North America, discusses with Toby Webb about what’s necessary to m...

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