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

Asia Pacific Rayon on how to source sustainable pulp for apparel

Cherie Tan, vice-president for communications and sustainability at Asia Pacific Rayon, talks wit...

How corporate transparency on modern slavery drives change

Jaya Chakrabarti, founder of TISC Report, talks with Ian Welsh about her work analysing data on c...

Weekly podcast: what business leaders need to know to drive innovation and productivity

This week: Tensie Whelan, former Rainforest Alliance president and now professor at Stern School ...

How to regenerate fishing nets into socks

Eric Roosen, owner of Star Sock, explains to Toby Webb how ocean waste can be regenerated into ya...

Weekly podcast: Veja’s recycled plastics supply chain, and apparel sector factory engagement

This week: François-Ghislain Morillion, co-founder of sustainable sneakers brand Veja on innovati...

How Nestlé links social and environmental supply chain goals

Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé, talks with Ian Welsh about the...

Why sustainable supply chains need thriving supplier communities

Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect, and Ian Welsh discuss the benefits of transparency in helping ...

Weekly podcast: Blockchain solutions for modern slavery risks, and development finance in apparel supply chains

This week: Sabine Schlorke, global manufacturing manager at the International Finance Corporation...

Satelligence on how satellite data can drive the right sourcing decisions

Niels Wielaard, founder, Satelligence, discusses with Ian Welsh how using remote sensing data can...

Weekly podcast: APR’s approach to deforestation-free pulp, and Orange on telecom sector audit collaboration

This week: Cherie Tan from Asia Pacific Rayon talks with Toby Webb about how to develop sustainab...

Bayer on how to ensure all agricultural land is used wisely

Stephan Brunner, global key relation manager at Bayer Crop Science, speaks with Ian Welsh about s...

Weekly podcast: CottonConnect on why transparency is crucial for effective supplier impact analysis

This week: CottonConnect CEO Alison Ward speaks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the role ...

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