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Short read: Palm Oil, biofuels, sustainability and the EU – Summary article
Palm oil for biofuels, and in general, has beecome demonised in the EU/UK in recent years. In this summary article, Tobias Webb and Dr Peter …
Long read: Palm Oil, biofuels, sustainability and the EU. The state of play and the way forward
The European Union’s 2017 announcement of a planned phase out of the use of palm oil in biofuels was greeted with delight by many. Climate …
The future of plastics: Six conference take-aways
At the end of October we (Innovation Forum), hosted 160 executives from companies, who came together in Amsterdam to talk solutions to the plastics ‘crisis’. …
‘Zero’ Deforestation progress, and China and palm oil, a handy overview and useful analysis
I’ve posted links and quotes from the excellent Chain Reaction Research newsletter before. Here’s a few choice gems from their post recent missive, looking at …
Sustainable socks, and other insights from brands, innovators and experts
We’ve shifted over to our new website at Innovation Forum. It’s much easier to find your way around now. Check it out here. Now, you …
What are the most significant business management issues around plastics?
Last year we held a conference called “How business can tackle plastic pollution”. It was very popular, in the end. Some attendees objected to the …
The sustainable soy story
Here’s our take on the latest in and around Soy sustainability. Proud to work with colleagues Ian Welsh and Tom Idle on this piece, although …
Podcast frenzy & lots of no-cost insight, from human rights, to strategy, to sustainable landscapes
I haven’t posted on here for a while. We’ve been busy publishing on the main Innovation Forum site, which has hugely increased traffic in the …
Sustainable commodities: The depressed and disempowered vs. the angrily incoherent – some ideas for real change
It’s not often I sit down to write a post that could well annoy almost everyone I know. This is one of those. But it’s …
Deforestation-free supply chains: Four trends to watch
Chris Meyer from the Environmental Defense Fund has put together an insightful blog post on the above topic, which is particularly timely, given this week …
Notes on the role of technology and innovation in sustainable agriculture
For the last two years, we at Innovation Forum have held conferences on this above topic in Washington D.C. Firstly with the Pew Centre and …
Some recent podcasts, engaging farmers, gene editing, missed deforestation targets, slavery and impact measurement
As you might know, we love a good old podcast at Innovation Forum. We find they get a lot more interest and listens/downloads than text …
No-Deforestation and the need for brave steps: “no net-deforestation could make a come-back”
Duncan Pollard, in a follow up post to this earlier one, reflects on corporate no-deforestation commitments below: “It would be a brave company to abandon …
The eleven most difficult (management) questions facing corporate sustainability executives
I’m not a corporate sustainability director, or any kind of corporate executive. But I know quite a few people who are. So I was thinking …