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.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
How to ensure factory worker safety
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Muhammad Affan, factory manager at industrial safety products manufacturer Midas Safety in Pakistan, talks with Innovation Forum's Savanna Razzaque about what's needed to ensure worker protection and what can help improve livelihoods. They discuss the importance of collaboration with organisations such as the UN Development Programme and the International Labour Organisation to train supervisors and managers to comply with safety regulations.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Carbon frontier: carbon market insights for today's businesses
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Jonathan Schuldenfrei, managing director of the risk and financial advisory practice at Deloitte, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about impact and opportunities from carbon markets for businesses on the route to net zero. They discuss the current changes in the regulated and voluntary carbon markets and share guidance on practical next steps for business in engaging with them.
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the severity of current global air pollution levels, ahead of the climate and clean air conference taking place in Kenya this week. They also discuss what to expect at the Asia-Pacific forum on sustainable development in Thailand as stakeholders review progress on 2030 sustainability agenda.
Plus: Innovation Forum's Catie Ball shares updates and introduces this year's knowledge collaborator on the sustainable apparel and textiles conference USA held in New York City on 25th-26th June. Click here for more information and to join us.
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
This week: René Groot Bruinderink, head of climate solutions for the UK and Netherlands at South Pole, speaks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the company's latest annual net zero report and what is driving corporate action on climate change. They discuss the rise of “greenhushing” for businesses and the implications of this.
Plus: Amazon rainforest could reach tipping point by 2050; palm oil deforestation on the rise in Indonesia; European Union's corporate sustainability due diligence directive vote delays; and, Barclays to cease funding of oil and gas, in the news digest by Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson.
Host: Ian Welsh
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Switching gears to building circular economy within the apparel sector
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Footprinting and circularity expert at Quantis Matthew Hawthorne, and the company's fashion and goods lead Luca Mosca, talk with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the growing circular economy models developing in the apparel sector and what these transitions will look like in practice. They discuss sector-specific barriers to success and share step-by-step guidance on how business can lead the transition.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
On the factory floor: improving women worker labour conditions in Pakistan
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
In the next in the factory spotlight series, Rimsha Naaem, assistant factory manager at Pakistan textiles business Crescent Bahuman, talks with Innovation Forum's Savanna Razzaque about the company's initiatives and policies to support female workers in the factory. They also discuss how to develop labour conditions to enhance the well-being of female workers.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Data-driven farming: tools and technologies for sustainable sourcing
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
On 8th February 2024, Innovation Forum and Agmatix hosted the webinar, Data-driven farming: tools and technologies for sustainable sourcing. Listen to the audio version of the recording here.
In this landscape, businesses urgently require innovative solutions to enhance crop yield sustainably, de-risk their supply chains, and ensure transparent reporting. This webinar spotlights the transformative potential of on-farm data technology as a key solution for businesses aiming to overcome obstacles and foster sustainable crop cultivation.
In this conversation at the intersection of technology, agriculture, and environmental stewardship, our panel discussed:
• The role of better data in mitigating risks in the supply chain, ensuring resilience and sustainability in sourcing
• How data tools provide companies with transparent reporting and verification for sustainable sourcing efforts
• Examples of case studies in which on-farm data technology has made a tangible impact in addressing agricultural challenges.
• How these technologies and approaches positively impact supply chain management and corporate sustainability goals in the food and beverage sector.
The panel:
• Stacy Cushenbery, food system program manager North America, Oatly
• Jonathan Sullivan, vice president sustainability & business development, Agmatix
• Maurizio Comandone, global sustainability data analyst, McCain Foods
• The webinar was moderated by Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum.
This webinar was held in partnership with Agmatix.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday briefing: Indonesian elections amid energy transition commitments
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the upcoming Indonesian elections and potential impact on energy transition commitments, being facilitated by a Just Energy Transition Partnership. They also discuss the impact of climate change for migratory species as the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals is due to take place in Smarkand, Uzbekistan.
Plus: Innovation Forum's Hanna Halmari highlights some key sessions coming up at the sustainable apparel and textiles conference in Amsterdam on 23rd-24th April, focusing on incoming legislation and developing circular business models. Join the conversation by registering here.
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Weekly podcast – Breaking it down: The future of chemical recycling
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
This week: Geoff Brighty, head of sustainability at Mura Technology, talks with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson about the capabilities of advanced chemical recycling for breaking down plastics. They discuss the role of new EU legislation in shaping the technology's future.
Plus: Human Rights Watch calls out big carmaker brands' failure to minimise risks of forced labour in Xinjiang aluminium; the European Commission recommends a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU by 2040; CDP highlights this year's corporate A-listers leading on emissions reporting, in the news digest.
Host: Ian Welsh
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Transparency and targets: net zero realities for sustainable palm oil sourcing
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Sime Darby Plantation's chief financial officer, Renaka Ramachandran, speaks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the challenges in net zero target setting and shares guidance on how to effectively develop short- and long-term targets. They discuss the importance of addressing transparency, considering environmental impact in making financial investments, and collaboration across the supply chain to meet the targets.