The Sustainable Commodities Podcast

What is the state of the palm oil industry in 2025?
Why do we need to improve current palm oil sourcing practices?
How can we transition our approach to ensure a better deal for smallholders?

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What are the practical steps to improve biodiversity on oil palm plantations?
What does the life of a palm oil smallholder really look like?
What do palm oil smallholders in Indonesia think about EUD…

Has timber been forgotten in the EUDR conversation? How is wood and paper packaging treated under EUDR? How good are the FSC and PEFC as certification schemes?

This week, we’re joined by David Colem…

How do we define regenerative agriculture, and how do we move beyond ambition to action?

In this episode, we’re joined by Santiago Gowland, CEO of the Rainforest Alliance, about the upcoming launch …

How do we protect savannah and grasslands from land conversion? Will Trump derail EUDR? How can we support and protect smallholders in global sustainability efforts?

This episode, we're joined by Vi…

What does the future look like for sustainably sourced forest commodities?

In this episode, we welcome Neha Simlai, Head of Market Development for the Asia Pacific region at the Forest Stewardship C…

What is the Co-op doing around sustainable sourcing? Our first guest from a major retailer - Alistair Pattrick, sustainable sourcing manager at the Co-op, joins the podcast. We talk sustainability ch…

Can beef be sustainable?

Find out in the latest episode of The Sustainable Commodities Podcast, with special guest Ruaraidh Petre, Executive Director of the Global Roundtable For Sustainable Beef

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In this episode, Barnaby and Judith are talking about nuts! Our guest today is Dan Binks, the Managing Director of Liberation Foods - the UK’s only Fairtrade, Farmer Owned nut company.

Topics covere…

A special 2024 roundup episode, where Barnaby and Judith talk about the biggest themes in sustainable commodities over the last 12 months, before looking ahead to 2025.

Topics covered include honest…

This special solo episode features short conversations recorded with delegates at RT2024 – the flagship event of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which was held in Bangkok, Thailand in …

Professor Erik Meijaard joins us for a very special episode of the show!

In addition to being a leading conservation scientist and Managing Director of Borneo Futures, Erik is the co-chair of the IU…

Judith and Barnaby are joined by Olya Grovel, Chief Growth Officer at Orbify – a Satellite Data Platform for Nature Conservation and Anti Deforestation Compliance.

The episode focuses on deforestati…

On this episode, Judith and Barnaby are joined by Leah Samberg, PhD. Leah is the Lead Scientist for the Accountability Framework initiative, a programme of the Rainforest Alliance. Leah’s LinkedIn p…

On this episode, Judith and Barnaby are joined by Michelle Desilets, Founder and Executive Director of Orangutan Land Trust.

Michelle is an extremely influential international spokesperson for the o…

This week, Judith and Barnaby are joined by animal feed and livestock farming expert, Rob Daykin, from Daykin Partnership.

Topics discussed include which sustainable commodities are used in animal f…

This week, special guest Gary Lewis, President of National Edible Oil Distributors’ Association (NEODA) and Sales Director for KTC Edibles, Britain’s largest independent manufacturer and distributor …

Manuel Davila, Managing Director of Daabon Europe and UK joins Judith and Barnaby to talk about sustainable palm oil, and the impact of upcoming deforestation legislation like EUDR and UKDD. Topics c…

Ruben Brunsveld, the Deputy Director of EMEA for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil joins co-hosts Barnaby and Judith to talk about EUDR and sustainable palm oil. How ready are members for EUDR? …

How the incoming EU Deforestation Regulation will impact businesses and sustainable commodities.

Co-hosts Judith and Barnaby discuss the incoming EU Deforestation Regulation. The incoming 2024 legis…