This week: Laura Satkowski, senior product manager at CIBO Technologies, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about some of the challenges for growers accessing finance — from public and private sectors — to enable more sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices.
Plus: US shifts to support plastic production limits in global treaty; UK supermarket ... Show More
Yesterday
From mine to passport: How can the critical minerals value chain deliver what the next phase of the EU Battery Regulation requires?
The EU Battery Regulation is raising the bar. From 2027, battery passports will be mandatory for EV and industrial batteries, requiring verified data on carbon footprint, material composition and supply chain due diligence across the full value chain. For an industry where data i ... Show More
46m 16s
Sep 22
Weekly podcast – Key commodities at risk: the impacts of super El Niño on food supply
This week: Andrew Coburn, chair and founder at climate experts Risilience, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the coming super El Niño and its threat to global food supply chains. They discuss new research putting crop losses at up to $375bn, with rice, wheat, coffee a ... Show More
19m 3s
Sep 22
Why suppliers are building a second product: data
Mobeen Chughtai, group head of ESG and corporate communications at Soorty Enterprises, talks with Innovation Forum's Niamh Campbell at the recent Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA, in a follow-up to their earlier conversation. Mobeen describes a simulation exercise ... Show More
16m 47s
Sep 2023
Transforming Africa's Farming and Food
Alloysius Attah, Co-Founder and CEO of Farmerline, discusses climate financing, products and education for local agribusinesses and famers in Africa.
Hosts: Jess Menton and Simone Foxman. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11m 11s
Aug 2025
AI creeps in, KATSEYE milkshakes, and China says “Zaijian!” to US soybeans
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s episode: AI shuts out youth from the grind, China leaves U.S. soybeans behind, Gap has the then-and-now in marketing mind. Related episodes: AI creates, trans ... Show More
9m 29s
Nov 2023
AGCO CEO on Harvesting Tech for the Future of Farming
Eric Hansotia, Chief Executive Officer at AGCO, discusses growth, technology and sustainability in the agriculture industry. theSkimm Co-Founder Danielle Weisberg talks about their Show Us Your Child Care initiative. Bloomberg News Chief Correspondent for Global Macro Markets Liz ... Show More
39m 58s
Dec 2021
Business Weekly: 25/12/2021
On this edition of Business Weekly, we’re looking at the rising cost of energy across Europe, and hear from Emma Pinchbeck of Energy UK on how producers and consumers are coping, plus Tom Wilson from The Financial Times analyses the causes behind the price hike.
We hear about how ... Show More
50m 2s