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

The role of business in tackling global climate challenges via deforestation

Nathalie Walker, director, tropical forests and agriculture, at the US’s National Wildlife Federa...

Why better satellite data is the key to effective deforestation action

Airbus’s head of sales, agriculture and forest solutions, Patrick Houdry, and Earthworm Foundatio...

Interventions that can really lift agriculture supplier communities out of poverty

This week: Yuca Waarts from Wageningen University on living income challenges for smallholder far...

Webinar – The future of ethical trade: what are the human rights risks that brands must address?

Recent years have seen calls for major changes in human rights due diligence and reporting gather...

Webinar – Implementing living wage policies: how Patagonia creates meaningful change on-the-ground

Over the past decade, various apparel brands have made major commitments to deliver living wages ...

The big brands that still 'do nothing' on deforestation, and Patagonia on living wages

This week: Forest 500 report authors Sarah Rogerson and Emma Thomson, from Global Canopy, outline...

Why plastic is a victim of its own success

Jo Griffiths, global food community director for the British Standards Institute – BSI, speaks wi...

Webinar – Reducing climate impacts in agriculture: How are leading food brands taking action?

In order to limit global temperatures to 1.5C, greenhouse gas emissions must fall 45% from 2010 l...

Future of fertiliser?

This week: Amy Yoder, CEO of agri-tech business Anuvia Plant Nutrients, on innovation in fertilis...

Technology that enables traceability from farm to fork

Dawn Jutla, founder and co-CEO of blockchain technology developers Peer Ledger, talks with Innova...

The global links between business, tropical deforestation and the climate crisis

This week: Nathalie Walker, director, tropical forests and agriculture at the US’s National Wildl...

Faster and clearer deforestation data for the palm oil sector

Niels Wiellard, managing director of Satelligence, discusses the potential of the new Radar Alert...

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