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.

A rancher’s take on the future of agriculture

This week: North Dakota rancher and UK Channel 5 TV personality Jay Doan joins Ian Welsh to share a frontline perspective on regenerative agriculture and farm resilience. Recorded at the recent Future of Food and Beverage conference in Minneapolis, they talk about why regenerative agriculture is far from a trend, it’s a decades-old practice rooted in resilience, land stewardship, and long-term ...

31 Jul 25

Weekly podcast: Diageo’s return from social and environmental investment

This week: Harriet Howey from Diageo talks to Ian Welsh about how the business tracks the impacts...

How to go all in on corporate sustainability

David Grayson, emeritus professor of corporate responsibility, Cranfield University, speaks with ...

Weekly podcast: changing corporate deforestation commitments, and impact of slavery sanctions

This week: Mickael Blais from the French Alliance for Forest Protection talks to Toby Webb about ...

Responsible recruitment: tackling forced labour at the root

Recruitment is often the stage at which workers in supply chains can be most vulnerable to fallin...

How BNP Paribas promotes sustainable palm oil

Elisabeth Hipeau, senior industry analyst, BNP Paribas, explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb ...

Business benefits of the natural capital approach

Mark Gough, executive director of the Natural Capital Coalition explains to Ian Welsh how the nat...

Is slavery the greatest human rights risk for business?

Yousuf Aftab, principal at Enodo Rights, explains to Ian Welsh why modern slavery is both a salie...

Weekly podcast: why investors expect more on modern slavery, and palm oil's biodiversity impact

This week: Valentina Gurney from the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility talks to Ian W...

Capacity building to enforce modern slavery laws

Tim Gehring, director of global policy and partnership, International Justice Mission and Ian Wel...

How to achieve supply chain trust

Antoine Heuty, founder and CEO of Ulula, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about what is re...

Weekly podcast: the future of business leadership, and what you need to know about materiality

This week: David Grayson, emeritus professor from Cranfield School of Management, takes Toby Webb...

How to capture supplier data more effectively

Laura Houghton, manager, global customer success and marketing for Segura and Simon Nicholls, man...

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