This week: Vidhu Nagpal, director for flexible packaging, and Alex Abbott, chief revenue officer at SmartSolve Industries, talk with Ian Welsh about why recycling rates for flexible packaging remain stubbornly low and how a zero-waste solution could change the game.
And, French bottled water brands face “natural”| label controversy; UK supermarket chain pa ... Show More
Oct 6
Taking care – what do cosmetic sector supply chain emissions look like?
This week: Tory Hoffmeister, senior manager, sustainable sourcing, climate and water lead, Colgate-Palmolive, Matthias Maase, director global sustainability care chemicals, BASF, Francesco Davila Alotto, global environmental sustainability senior manager, Givaudan and Alexandra F ... Show More
35m 47s
Oct 6
Yield buffering: the data behind resilient supply chains
Anna Pierce, director of sustainability at Tate & Lyle, and Anastasia Volkova, co-founder and CEO at Regrow, talk with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about building resilient agricultural supply chains. They discuss why Tate & Lyle brought its regenerative agriculture programme to ... Show More
34m 48s
Sep 29
Battery challenges: can critical mineral value chains meet EU regulation?
This week: From 2027, EV and industrial batteries will need verified data on carbon footprint, material composition and supply chain due diligence in the EU. To discuss the challenges, Anna Fleming from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Jeroen Hoff, Connect Bus, and Ilya Gasparishv ... Show More
30m 38s
Mar 2024
A Global Recycling Day Look at Sustainable Packaging
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Tony Perrotta, Sustainability & Regenerative Economy Expert at PA Consulting, discusses creating meaningful solutions to recycling. Brian Huff, CEO and President of Nissin Foods, talks about business growth fo ... Show More
19m 28s
Oct 2021
Business Weekly: 30/10/2021
As world leaders gather in Glasgow in Scotland for the UN’s global climate conference, COP26, we ask if a new project partnering with the private sector will help save the Amazon rainforest, or whether it’s simply another way for the corporate sector to pay away its guilt. Plus, ... Show More
50m 5s
Feb 2022
Creating good packaging for packaged goods
Read more > Listen to the podcast (duration: 24:00) > The e-commerce boom, widespread concerns about sustainability, and the digitization trend are spurring innovation in packaging. Many consumer products will soon be in packages that are stronger, sustainable, and ‘smart.’See ww ... Show More
24m 1s
Dec 2021
Smart Talks with IBM and Malcolm Gladwell: What does the future of sustainability look like for your company and your customers?
Today, consumers, businesses and governments are united in their sense of urgency about the sustainability of the planet. But how do we go about achieving it? In this episode of Smart Talks, Malcolm talks to Marc Rolfe, Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Partners Ecosyst ... Show More
31m 18s
Nov 2023
Collaborating with Big Businesses to Improve Sustainability
Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, discusses working with leading companies to create a more sustainable world. Julie Fleshman, President and CEO of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, talks about pancreatic cancer awareness month and "Change The Course” campa ... Show More
16m 40s