The Sustainable Commodities Podcast

Has the myopic focus on traceability hamstrung EUDR?

With us to answer these questions is Neil Judd, Co-founder of Proforest, a global not-for-profit working to advance the sustainable production and sourcing of forest-risk commodities including palm oil, soy, sugar, and timber.

Neil shares insights from Proforest's 25-year journey, highlighting the industry's shift from minimal action to widespread recognition of the need for responsible sourcing. The discussion focuses on the complexities of sustainable supply chains, from the evolution of voluntary standards to the impact of new legislation like EUDR.

Proforest

How do you make toothpaste more sustainable? Turns out there are some real challenges!

Barnaby and Judith are joined by Ben Thornton Jones, former Director of Sustainable Supply at Haleon, the global consumer health company behind household brands like Aquafresh, Sensodyne, and Panadol.

Ben offers a fascinating look into the complexities and innovative solutions required when sourcing sustainable ingredients for some of the world’s best known consumer health products – especially when it comes to tracing oleochemicals and derivatives!

Links

This week on the podcast, we’re talking deforestation, supply chain monitoring, the power and limitations of tech platforms and data, and why working in partnership with producers is the most effective way to drive positive change!

To help us, we welcome Priscillia Moulin, Senior Advisor for Indonesian Environmental Non-Profit Earthqualizer Foundation, and Director of Strategy at MosaiX - a European based start-up helping organisations meet sustainability targets and navigate evolving legislation.

Priscillia brings her decade of experience in NDPE (No deforestation, No peat, No exploitation) policy implementation in the palm oil sector – as we talk about how we can turn policy into practice, especially in light of legislation like EUDR.

Along the way, we talk about the challenges and opportunities, the role of tech platforms, and the balance between activism and collaborative engagement with corporates when it comes to advancing sustainability.


Links

Is palm oil really in 50% of packaged supermarket products?

We sit down with Emily Meijaard from Borneo Futures, a scientific consultancy based in Brunei. Emily is the lead author on a new report, Does Palm Oil Really Rule The Supermarket? We discuss the findings of the study, which examines the real prevalence of palm oil in supermarket products across various countries.

Topics include the origins of the 50% figure, the surprising results from the analysis of product ingredient lists, the challenges with identifying oils found in oleochemicals (used in toiletries and homecare products), and the big gaps in ingredient transparency.

Links

A special mini-edition of the Sustainable Commodities Podcast, recorded live at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe in September 2025.

We cover the challenges, solutions and lessons we can learn in regenerative agriculture - including why a farmer-led approach is so important, how we can scale, the dangers of moralising and why policy makers need to shift their mindset if we’re going to drive successful change.

Look out for the other interviews in this series and check for the special report episode on the conference, which is available now.

Links

A special mini-edition of the Sustainable Commodities Podcast, recorded live at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe in September 2025.

Doug, a farmer for over 35 years, shares his journey, as well as the many challenges, opportunities, benefits and downsides of regenerative farming – covering finance, soil health, yields and barriers to adoption.

This interview is part of a series of short conversations recorded with experts from across the supply chain during the event. Look out for the other interviews and check for the special report episode on the conference, which is available now.

Links

The latest mini-episode of the Sustainable Commodities Podcast, recorded live at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe!

Barnaby Patchett sit down with Carlotta Costa, Director of ESG at Dimitra, to unpack why technology and data are so important to the Regenerative Agriculture movement.

Have a listen and find out!

Links

From farm to finance – how do we make it easier for farmers to access the financial rewards they need and deserve for investing in climate-positive practices?

Jen Godderidge, from ATMO explains in the latest mini edition of the Sustainable Commodities Podcast – recorded live at Regenerative Agriculture Summit 2025.

Hear more about some of the challenges around farmers, finance and fragmented data – and how connecting farmers, solution providers and corporates/banks can help solve them.

Links

A special mini-edition of the podcast, recorded live at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe 2025 with Robyn Cooper – Senior Manager, Regenerative Agriculture - CZ. We explore the Vive programme, as well as current challenges in scaling regenerative agriculture, and some solutions – with a focus on sugar.

Look out for the other live interviews from the summit, and our special roundup episode – available now.

Links

A special edition of The Sustainable Commodities Podcast, and the first in a short series on The Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe 2025, a conference held in Amsterdam, in September 2025.

Barnaby provides a broad overview of the big themes of the conference and the current state of the regenerative agriculture space – covering finance, farmer-first approaches, scaling, harmonisation, collaboration, data, tech and much more!

Look out for a series of short interviews with delegates and speakers recorded live at the conference over the coming weeks.

Links