Sustainable Business Podcast by Innovation Forum

Cocoa and Forests Initiative: lessons for other commodities

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Conference minipod: Jonathan Horrell, director for sustainability at Mondelez International, explains to Innovation Forum’s Tom Idle how the multist...

Finance that drives sustainable performance for landscapes and commodities

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Conference minipod: Frances Way, chief strategy officer at CDP, explains to Innovation Forum’s Tom Idle the extent she sees sustainability taking ce...

Unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Conference minipod: Michael Gidney, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, and Helen Browning, chief executive of the Soil Association, talk with Ian Welsh ...

How are blockchain and other innovations enabling supply chain traceability?

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Conference minipod: Nic Sheen, chief technology officer at Authenticate, describes to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh how a blockchain can work in prac...

Weekly podcast: TFA on the tradeoffs that can scale the landscape approach

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Justin Adams, executive director of the Tropical Forest Alliance discusses the challenges working with on-the-ground commodities producers ...

How to make the sustainable business intangibles tangible

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Eckerle, director for corporate research and engagement at NYU Stern School of Business and Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh discuss how companies...

Weekly podcast: Can the apparel sector grasp technology’s opportunities?

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Rubana Huq, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, discusses the milestones of progress in the countr...

Weekly podcast: How to make tropical forest restoration work

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Lucita Jasmin and Brad Sanders from Indonesian resources company APRIL, Fitrian Ardiansyah from IDH and Indonesia, Justin Adams from Tropic...

Do millennials trust brands?

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Speaking with Ian Welsh at Innovation Forum’s recent business and impacts conference in Detroit, Meghann Jones, senior vice-president, Ipsos, discus...

How to use climate science to drive board level engagement

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Telva McGruder, director, workplace engineering and operations solutions at General Motors, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the cross ...

Webinar – How does landscape conservation/restoration work on the ground? An Indonesian case study

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The focus of this discussion-based webinar is the Kampar Peninsula ‘Production: Protection’ approach. This involves a $100m dollar commitment, for...

Weekly podcast: How business is using science-based targets to drive performance

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Nathan Shuler, sustainability solutions architect with Schneider Electric, debates the clear benefits that science-based targets can have f...

Weekly podcast: Can companies monetise a sustainable business approach?

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Kevin Eckerle from NYU Stern School of Business explains how companies can identify the corporate advantages of a sustainable business appr...

Forest preservation’s multifaceted social and environmental challenges

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Speaking in the forests on the east coast of Sumatra, APRIL’s deputy head of conservation Brad Sanders explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb wh...

Weekly podcast: Who consumers trust to tell them the truth about brands

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: a panel of millenial consumers from the University of Michigan and Columbia University join Meghann Jones, senior vice-president, Ipsos, an...

Bayer on the technology that can ensure future food security

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ronald Guendal, Bayer Crop Science’s global head of food security and advocacy, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the trends in use of...

Weekly podcast: GM’s evolving engagement on operational and product efficiencies

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Telva McGruder, director, workplace engineering and operations solutions at General Motors talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about ...

Weekly podcast: How to preserve and restore degraded Sumatran forests

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: APRIL’s Brad Sanders explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb what the pulp and paper giant does to protect areas of pristine forest an...

Could political economy analysis have saved Indonesia's palm oil pledge?

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Stanbury-Davis, principal of Frontier Practice, talks with Toby Webb about how thinking about political economy can help business engage with th...

BSI on what company leaders need to know about food fraud

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Horlock, managing director for global food and retail supply chains at BSI, and Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh discuss how the development of ri...

Satelligence on how data analysis has tracked the Amazon fires

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Niels Wielaard, co-founder and CEO of Satelligence, explains to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh how satellite data has been used to track the Amazon fi...

Weekly podcast: Bayer on the innovations that drive food sector security

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Ronald Guendal, Bayer Crop Science’s global head of food security and advocacy, on the factors influencing change in food supply security...

Weekly podcast: How standards counter food fraud and supply chain fragility

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: David Horlock, managing director for global food and retail supply chains at BSI, demonstrates how a CEO stress test, and following rigorou...

Weekly podcast: The story behind the Amazon fires

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Niels Wiellard from Satelligence on how satellite data analysis can provide crucial details about why the Amazon fires have hit record numb...

Why food companies must innovate to cut impact

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Dettling, global director for services and innovation at Quantis, and Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh discuss some of the challenges for businesses...

Weekly podcast: How business can realistically cut plastic use

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Nestlé’s Anna Turrell, Plastics Europe’s Eric Quenet and Closed Loop Partners’ Kate Daly on the wholesale business changes necessary...

Plastics Oceans UK on how to avoid unintended consequences of switching from plastic

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Usher, CEO Plastics Oceans UK, talks with Ian Welsh about some of the changes in public attitudes and political concern around plastic pollution...

Weekly podcast: how financial institutions are driving sustainable landscapes

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: ABN Amro’s Dick Ligthart, M&G Investments’ Anita McBain and Invesco’s Maria Lombardo on the role of the investment community in globa...

The role of biofuels in a just transition to a low carbon economy

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Wetmore, director of business development at the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, and Ian Welsh discuss biofuel feedstocks and their ro...

Webinar – A roadmap to 2025: how business can achieve plastics targets

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to plastics, all stakeholders ultimately want the same thing: to reduce and eliminate plastic waste so they leave the environment in a b...

Weekly podcast: how public attitudes are impacting plastic pollution trends

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Simon Usher, CEO of Plastics Oceans UK, on the trends and innovations developing in plastics packaging and pollution, and the systems chang...

Rainforest Foundation Norway on biofuel’s impact on deforestation

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nils Hermann Ranum, head of the drivers of deforestation programme at Rainforest Foundation Norway, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about bi...

How to align business and worker interests in the Indian apparel sector

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anant Ahuja, co-founder and CEO of Good Business Lab, talks with Innovation Forum’s Haafizah Khodabocus about his organisation’s work in apparel f...

Weekly podcast: innovation in agriculture supply chains, and how Microsoft and Hilton engage the C-suite on sustainability

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Jon Dettling from Quantis on how business can innovate to tackle supply chain challenges in the agriculture sector, including game-changing...

GAR on the emotional debate around palm oil as a biofuel

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anita Neville, senior vice-president group corporate communications, Golden Agri-Resources, and Ian Welsh discuss the challenges for the palm oil sect...

How Tesco frames its environmental targets

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kené Umeasiegbu, head of environment at Tesco, talks with Ian Welsh about how the business has used science-based targets to catalyse action in its o...

Webinar – Money talks: How financial institutions are driving sustainable landscapes and commodities

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past decade, sustainable and impact investing has grown from a niche form of financing to being implemented by practically every major financ...

Webinar – Delivering on supply chain commitments: Closing the accountability loop in 2020 and beyond

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The past two years have seen rapid progress in the emergence of norms and best practices for setting and implementing commitments to eliminate defores...

Weekly podcast: how biofuels can be part of a zero-carbon economy, and apparel sector worker empowerment

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Stephen Wetmore from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and Ian Welsh discuss biofuel feedstocks and their role in moving to a low ...

The Nature Conservancy on what a Cerrado conservation agreement might look like

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Cleary, head of agriculture at The Nature Conservancy, talks with Toby Webb about the shifting patterns of deforestation in South America, and l...

How to avoid data overload in the food and forest sectors

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Waterworth, chief executive of the Mullion Group, discusses with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh what the food sector can learn from forestry to im...

Weekly podcast: How to mitigate biofuel impacts on land use change and tropical deforestation

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Nils Hermann Ranum, head of the drivers of deforestation programme at Rainforest Foundation Norway, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby We...

Quantis on how the food sector can establish clear climate strategy roadmaps

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Carole Dubois, senior sustainability consultant and food sector lead at Quantis, talks with Ian Welsh about how companies can use science to develop t...

IBM on the potential for AI in food supply chains

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Wolfson, IBM distinguished engineer with the Weather Company, discusses the potential of artificial intelligence for agriculture. As an example, W...

Weekly podcast: Tesco on using science-based targets to tackle food supply challenges

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Kené Umeasiegbu, head of environment at Tesco talks about how food retailers can tackle environmental challenges in supply chains, and the...

Greenpeace on the massive business-model changes required to prevent climate change

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Richard George, head of forests, Greenpeace UK, and Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb discuss the main findings from a new Greenpeace report into what co...

Ipsos on the intention-behaviour gap for consumer purchasing decisions

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tamara Ansons, behaviour science consultant at Ipsos, and Ian Welsh discuss new research – from Ipsos and Innovation Forum – that shows how consu...

Weekly podcast: The Nature Conservancy on deforestation and land conversion, and Mullion Group on food sector stakeholder trust

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: David Cleary, head of agriculture at The Nature Conservancy, talks with Toby Webb about land conversion challenges for South American fores...

Weekly podcast: how palm oil supply chains can become more forest-positive

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Golden Agri-Resources’ Anita Neville on how the debate on biofuels is shifting and how palm oil supply chains can become more impact-posi...

Why current market mechanisms don’t reflect the true cost of food

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Libby Bernick, managing director of Trucost Corporate Business, S&P Global, discusses with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh the changing business models...

Why Pepsico gathers 240 supplier data points

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Wilkinson, head of agriculture procurement at PepsiCo, talks with Toby Webb about the technology that, at scale, is growing efficiencies in-the-...

Syngenta on how to tackle global agriculture productivity challenges

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jill Wheeler, head of sustainable productivity Syngenta North America, and Duane Martin, commercial traits manager at Syngenta Seed, talk with Ian Wel...

Danone on why agriculture must shift to being regenerative, not just sustainable

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mariano Lozano, CEO of Danone North America, discusses with Toby Webb about what’s necessary to make the business case for real change in agricultur...

Weekly podcast: IBM on use of AI in agriculture, and Quantis on science-based targets engagement

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Dan Wolfson, IBM distinguished engineer with the Weather Company, discusses the potential of artificial intelligence for agriculture. And C...

Why PEFC enables apparel sector deforestation-free viscose supply

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Antonio Brunori, secretary-general of PEFC Italy, explains to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh how the Forests for Fashion initiative helps fashion bran...

How the PVC industry has addressed its sustainability challenges

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Everard, ecosystems services expert and associate professor at the University of the West of England, explains PVC’s sustainable future to Inno...

Weekly podcast: Are gen-Z consumers really engaging with corporate sustainability issues?

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Tamara Ansons, behaviour science consultant at Ipsos, on new research that shows how younger consumers are engaging with corporate sustaina...

ETI on what supply chain due diligence on labour issues looks like

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Peter McAllister, executive director, Ethical Trading Initiative, and Ian Welsh discuss trends in how companies are engaging with modern slavery in su...

How companies can really capture the ROI from sustainability innovation

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tensie Whelan, director, NYU Stern Centre for Sustainable Business, and former president of Rainforest Alliance discusses with Innovation Forum’s To...

Weekly podcast: PepsiCo on the benefits of precision agriculture

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: David Wilkinson, head of agriculture procurement at PepsiCo, on the technology that, at scale, is growing efficiencies in-the-field in the ...

Hugo Boss on the case for pre-competitive collaboration in the apparel sector

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andreas Streubig, director, global sustainability, at Hugo Boss discusses with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh how the fashion business organises its s...

De Bijenkorf on how retailers can create a buzz around apparel sustainability

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Pariag, head of sustainable business at Dutch retailer De Bijenkorf, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about how such a business can in...

Weekly podcast: Danone on what’s driving sustainability in agriculture

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Mariano Lozano, CEO of Danone North America, speaks to Toby Webb about making the business case for real change in agriculture practices. A...

Why personal contact helps tackle food sector point-of-recruitment slavery risks

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Di Cuffa, UK people change director, ABP Food, talks with Ian Welsh about how modern slavery legislation has driven behaviour change in the m...

Veja on how to look for better suppliers

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

François-Ghislain Morillion, co-founder of trainer brand Veja, explains to Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh how the business has developed short and sust...

How to develop the best apparel factories, and learn from the process

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sebastian Siegele, managing director of Sustainability Agents (SUSA), discusses with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh how to improve factory conditions ...

Weekly podcast: How to tackle apparel’s deforestation risks, and the future for lower-impact PVC

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Antonio Brunori, secretary-general of PEFC Italy, explains to Ian Welsh how the Forests for Fashion initiative helps fashion brands develop...

Rana Plaza six years on: what next for apparel supply chains in Bangladesh?

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Schilling, senior programme director at the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility, discusses with Ian Welsh the challenges for apparel s...

How development finance can help fashion brands and their suppliers

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sabine Schlorke, global manufacturing manager at the International Finance Corporation talks with Ian Welsh about how IFC works with big apparel secto...

Blockchain’s modern slavery transparency solutions

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Blick, head of government solutions at Diginex, explains to Ian Welsh how blockchain can help brands identify where the modern slavery and forced...

Weekly podcast: Hugo Boss on supply chain transparency and the challenges of industry 4.0 automation

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Andreas Streubig from Hugo Boss discusses how pre-competitive collaboration can work to counter fragmentation in the apparel sector, and Et...

Why peer collaboration on auditing works

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Yves Nissim, vice-president and head of transformation and operations in CSR for Orange, discusses with Ian Welsh the benefits for the company and its...

Asia Pacific Rayon on how to source sustainable pulp for apparel

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cherie Tan, vice-president for communications and sustainability at Asia Pacific Rayon, talks with Innovation Forum's Toby Webb about the challenges i...

How corporate transparency on modern slavery drives change

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jaya Chakrabarti, founder of TISC Report, talks with Ian Welsh about her work analysing data on corporate compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act. S...

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

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Tensie Whelan, former Rainforest Alliance president and now professor at Stern School of Business in New York, and Toby Webb debate what co...

How to regenerate fishing nets into socks

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Roosen, owner of Star Sock, explains to Toby Webb how ocean waste can be regenerated into yarns for making socks. With a business selling over 25...

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

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: François-Ghislain Morillion, co-founder of sustainable sneakers brand Veja on innovation in sourcing to find the right materials for the c...

Why sustainable supply chains need thriving supplier communities

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alison Ward CEO of CottonConnect and Ian Welsh discuss the benefits of transparency in helping monitor corporate impacts in apparel supply chains. War...

How Nestlé links social and environmental supply chain goals

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé, talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges in tackling modern slavery issues, and w...

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

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Sabine Schlorke, global manufacturing manager at the International Finance Corporation, talks about how the IFC works with big apparel sect...

Satelligence on how satellite data can drive the right sourcing decisions

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Niels Wielaard, founder, Satelligence, discusses with Ian Welsh how using remote sensing data can help brands with tropical commodity supply chains re...

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

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Cherie Tan from Asia Pacific Rayon talks with Toby Webb about how to develop sustainable wood-pulp supply chains for the apparel sector. An...

Bayer on how to ensure all agricultural land is used wisely

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephan Brunner, global key relation manager at Bayer Crop Science, speaks with Ian Welsh about some of the company’s business partnerships that are...

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

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: CottonConnect CEO Alison Ward speaks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the role of enablers in apparel supply chains, and how to bu...

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

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Rogerson, from Global Canopy Programme talks with Ian Welsh about the latest Forest 500 report that identifies and ranks the biggest companies t...

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

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé on business risks from modern slavery, and how the brand is continuing t...

How Eileen Fisher builds apparel supply chains from the ground up

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Hall, vice-president social consciousness, Eileen Fisher talks with Ian Welsh about why it is so hard for the apparel sector to look deep into its...

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

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Stephen Brunner, global key relation manager for Bayer Crop Science, explains what the future of food supply will look like. He explains wh...

Are biofuels a sustainable – and scalable – solution?

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this webinar experts from IINAS, WBCSD, SkyNRG and United Airlines join Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb to discuss the sustainability of biofuels an...

How Ikea will become a circular business by 2030

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eleonora Tieri, project leader for circular supply chains at Inter Ikea, talks with Ian Welsh about innovation in circular economy models, and in part...

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

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Global Canopy’s Sarah Rogerson, lead researcher on the just-launched 2018 Forest 500 report, on how far companies are implementing tropic...

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

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Vreeburg, director, sustainability, at Bunge Loders Croklaan, speaks to Ian Welsh about transparency challenges in palm oil supply chains – par...

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

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Leading food companies are continually working on what they think will be the key food trends and shifts in consumer patterns that are likely over the...

Weekly podcast: Eileen Fisher on apparel sector business model innovation

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Amy Hall, vice-president social consciousness at apparel brand Eileen Fisher, on supply chain impacts and supplier collaboration, and Ashle...

How a landscape approach helps offsetting deliver

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Verhagen, vice-president business development and strategy at Ecosphere+, talks with Ian Welsh about how developing impact investment projects...

Weekly podcast: Ikea on the potential of circular economy business models

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: Inter Ikea’s circular supply chain project leader Eleonora Tieri on how and why the furniture brand is working hard to develop circular m...

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

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Louise Nicholls, head of human rights, food sustainability and food packaging at Marks & Spencer, talks with Ian Welsh about the brand’s trial of pl...

Webinar – Campbell Soup, Mars and Kellogg on reducing GHGs in agriculture

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Investors and shareholders, amongst other key stakeholders, are showing more and more interest in companies’ climate performance. With the clock tic...

Weekly podcast: BT and Total on modern slavery procurement risks, and how to hit corporate carbon targets

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week: BT's head of governance and sustainability Tony Roy and Total's director of global procurement Christophe Sassolas debate how to make moder...

How to extract easy-to-action insight from satellite data

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Middlemiss, space programme manager at Ecometrica, talks with Ian Welsh about trends in how companies are using satellite and other Earth-monito...