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

Global Canopy on why no company will be deforestation free by 2020

Sarah Rogerson, from Global Canopy Programme talks with Ian Welsh about the latest Forest 500 rep...

Weekly podcast: how Nestlé tackles palm oil and plastic packaging challenges

This week: Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé, on business risks f...

How Eileen Fisher builds apparel supply chains from the ground up

Amy Hall, vice-president for social consciousness at Eileen Fisher, talks with Ian Welsh about wh...

Weekly podcast: Bayer on how food supply chain innovation will feed growing populations

This week: Stephen Brunner, global key relation manager for Bayer Crop Science, explains what the...

Webinar: Are biofuels a sustainable – and scalable – solution?

In this webinar, experts from IINAS, WBCSD, SkyNRG and United Airlines join Innovation Forum’s To...

How Ikea will become a circular business by 2030

Eleonora Tieri, project leader for circular supply chains at Inter Ikea, talks with Ian Welsh abo...

Weekly podcast: Global Canopy on why palm oil, soy, cattle and timber supply chains look set to miss 2020 deforestation targets

This week: Global Canopy’s Sarah Rogerson, lead researcher on the just-launched 2018 Forest 500 r...

Bunge on why future palm oil supply chains should focus on value not just price

Ben Vreeburg, director, sustainability, at Bunge Loders Croklaan, speaks to Ian Welsh about trans...

Webinar – Impossible Foods, Barilla and Mondelēz on the consumer trends driving food innovation

Leading food companies are continually working on what they think will be the key food trends and...

Weekly podcast: Eileen Fisher on apparel sector business model innovation

This week: Amy Hall, vice-president social consciousness at apparel brand Eileen Fisher, on suppl...

How a landscape approach helps offsetting deliver

Jessica Verhagen, vice-president business development and strategy at Ecosphere+, talks with Ian ...

Marks & Spencer on evolving food packaging and giving consumers what they want

Louise Nicholls, head of human rights, food sustainability and food packaging at Marks & Spen...

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