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.

Nestlé income accelerator program: Annual Progress Report

In 2022, Nestlé launched the “Income Accelerator Program”, an innovative family-centred approach aimed at closing the living income gap and reducing child labour risks...

25 June 2025 - 13:30

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Seeing the unseen: data, disruption and supply chain strategy

This week: Olivia Dobson, director of climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, joins Ian Welsh to explore interconnected supply chain risks, the shift toward enterprise-level risk consideration, and emerging challenges around supply chain visibility. They examine how geopolitical uncertainties, regulatory compliance and data management are reshaping sourcing strategies. Plus: Ulla Hueppe, v...

12 Jun 25

What are the financial risks from deforestation?

Gabriel Thoumi, head of capital markets at Climate Advisers, outlines to Toby Webb the financial ...

Pirelli’s move towards more sustainable rubber

Eleonora Pessina, group sustainability officer, Pirelli talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb a...

Weekly podcast: science-based climate targets for Mars

This week, Mars’s climate and land senior manager Ashley Allen talks with Toby Webb about commitm...

Mighty Earth: might soy become the new palm oil?

Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb why soy’s deforestation...

John Gummer on modern slavery in public procurement

John Gummer – Lord Deben – chairman of Sancroft, outlines to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh the mai...

Weekly podcast: palm oil, fisheries and textile certification in the spotlight

This week, Nusa Urbancic, campaigns director, Changing Markets Foundation, debates with Toby Webb...

Mighty Earth: soy's deforestation impacts explained

Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb why soy’s deforestation...

Mighty Earth: soy's deforestation impacts explained

Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb why soy’s deforestation...

Why tropical grasslands are becoming a frontline for deforestation

David Cleary, director for agriculture at the Nature Conservancy, and Toby Webb reflect on the le...

Weekly podcast: how to set stretching sustainability targets

This week, Anglo American’s Jon Samuel outlines what the future of sustainable mining looks like,...

Greenpeace on why companies must do more on deforestation

Greenpeace forest campaigner Richard George debates with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about what ...

Weekly podcast: putting real numbers on supply chain risks

This week, Gabriel Thoumi, head of capital markets at Climate Advisers, outlines to Toby Webb the...

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