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.

Regulation and reputation: What are the human rights risks in critical mineral supply chains in 2025?

A wide variety of companies have serious risk exposure on social-related issues in sourcing minerals needed for the energy transition. From mining operations to the pr...

18 February 2025 - 13:00

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The social impact of circularity: How circular fashion can deliver for people, planet, and profit

Circularity has the potential to reshape industries, reduce waste, and regenerate nature. But when it comes to the social side, is it advancing a just transition, or d...

20 February 2025 - 15:00

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Feedstocks of the future: The role of next-gen materials in circular packaging

When it comes to packaging sustainability, ‘doing less harm’ is no longer enough. Business must look beyond ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ and adopt solutions that actively ...

25 February 2025 - 13:00

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Supply gaps in transition metals: The investments required to deliver a clean energy transition

As demand for critical minerals surges due to accelerating clean energy initiatives, the landscape is becoming increasingly complex. Current and looming supply gaps ar...

25 March 2025 - 13:00

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Deep sea mining: What do we really know about the social and environmental impact?

The deep seabed contains untapped reserves of critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and zinc — essential for driving the energy transition. With land-based mineral...

22 April 2025 - 13:00

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What ethical sourcing means for businesses today

This week: Andrew Wallis, CEO of business and human rights NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about what good practice looks like when companies are engaging on responsible sourcing and ethical trade issues. They discuss the opportunities business can take advantage of and what incoming legislation means for them. Plus: more calls for delay in EU sustainability regulations; soy sector companies b...

13 Feb 25

Finding the funding for farming with public-private partnerships

Laura Satkowski, senior product manager at CIBO Technologies, talks with Ian Welsh about how inno...

Monday briefing – How to break silos for scope 3 emissions reduction

This week: Ian Welsh talks with Innovation Forum’s Hannah Oborne about this year’s scope 3 innova...

How to scale regenerative agriculture with the right data

This week: Shai Sela and Jonathan Sullivan from agriculture sector data solutions business Agmati...

How nature-based solutions can deliver corporate sustainability commitments

 To achieve progress around nature protection, restoration and emissions mitigation at scale, col...

From deforestation to regeneration: navigating sustainable land use approaches

Matthew Spencer, global director of landscapes at IDH, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb ab...

What effective stakeholder engagement looks like

Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard and Ian Welsh talk about best practices to engage with stakehold...

What’s stopping apparel brands to decarbonise?

This week: Krishna Manda, vice president of sustainable cellulose textiles manufacturer Lenzing, ...

What's wrong with reuse?

When it comes to reuse and refill, we hear a lot more about pilots than we do about scale. So, wh...

How to unlock agricultural finance

This week: Laura Satkowski, senior product manager at CIBO Technologies, talks with Innovation Fo...

Satellite to soil: the power of remote sensing in agriculture

Indigo Ag’s senior director of remote sensing and data inference, Nick Malizia, talks with Innova...

Monday briefing – Navigating packaging challenges: evolving regulations, reuse systems and more

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh talks with Sarah Jackson about some of the pressing issue...

Landscape approaches in action: aligning stakeholders for sustainable land use

This week: IDH’s global director of landscapes Matthew Spencer talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby...

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Apparel and textiles
Plastics and packaging
Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing