A special mini-edition of the Sustainable Commodities Podcast, recorded live at the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe in September 2025.
In this episode, Barnaby speaks with former Carbon Farmer of the Year Douglas Christie.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Thanks to Kisaco Research for allowing us to record.
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Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe 2025
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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?
Today on the podcast, we’re talking about palm oil – and specifically, the 2025 Palm Oil Barometer, a new report from Solidaridad.
To help us, we’re joined by Marieke Leegwater from Solidaridad. Marieke is a palm oil expert and sustainable policy development specialist. The Solidaridad Network is an international organization that supports the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains.
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Palm Oil Barometer 2025
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Solidaridad
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 EUDR and certification?
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Thijs Pasmans, a sustainability consultant who focuses on tropical commodities like palm oil and cocoa. We talk with Thijs about palm oil, biodiversity and smallholders - and in particular, some of his recent reports and fieldwork out in Indonesia.
Other topics covered include the value of RSPO credits, smallholder inclusion, EUDR and the future of sustainable palm oil.
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Thijs Pasmans
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IUCN Report - Visual guide to boosting biodiversity in palm oil landscapes | IUCN NL
Intercropping resources Resources - SustainPalm
Science Direct Article - Unpacking Indonesia’s independent oil palm smallholders: An actor-disaggregated approach to identifying environmental and social performance challenges - ScienceDirect
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 Coleman, Chief Product Officer at Interu - a digital platform from IOV42 that helps enable regulatory compliance for complex supply chains. David brings his extensive experience in traceability systems and compliance to talk timber, wood and paper – as we chat EUDR, packaging, verification and traceability.
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 of its new Regenerative Agriculture Certification Standard.
Other topics covered include the challenges associated with defining Regenerative Agriculture, the past, present and future value of certification schemes, the challenges facing key forest risk commodities like cocoa, coffee and tea, and what the future looks like for Rainforest Alliance.
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Our Regenerative Agriculture Homepage
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Case study: Mount Kenya
Case study: Selva Maya
2024 Annual Report
Sustainable Agriculture Standard
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 Vivian Ribeiro, Head of Consulting & R&D at AgTech innovators Meridia. Topics include land conversion beyond deforestation, the crucial role of grasslands, the potential impact of tariffs and US politics on EUDR and worldwide sustainability efforts, the importance of smallholder inclusion and the role of data in ensuring responsible sourcing.
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 Council - FSC. The FSC is the world’s leading commodity certification schemes that promotes responsible management of the world’s forests through certification. Topics covered include challenges facing smallholders, the changing political climate, and how businesses, individuals and even KPOP bands are embracing certification and the FSC’s mission to ensure Forests for All, Forever.
Please note, this podcast was recorded in January 2025, shortly after US President Trump's inauguration - and before the announcement on US tariffs in April 2025. Newer information on the number of FSC certificates, FSC FM area growth and FSC’s EUDR related tools may have since developed.
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 challenges, supply chain risks, deforestation, traceability, EUDR and what suppliers need to do in terms of sustainability if they want to work with the Co-op!
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
Topics covered include sustainability issues and animal welfare in beef farming and how to improve them, the scalability of regenerative beef, consumer trends in beef consumption, misconceptions, sustainability legislation and much more!
Ruaraidh also gives his opinion on recent cow controversies, like the media frenzy around ARLA and the Bovaer feed additive and the culling of cattle to meet carbon targets.
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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 covered include sustainability challenges facing the nut industry, smallholder inclusion, biodiversity and the value of certification systems like Fairtrade.
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Liberation Foods
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Murdoch Associates
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 thoughts on the EUDR saga and the delay, talk about the challenges, opportunities and themes in sustainability for 2025, and news on big plans for the podcast over the next year.
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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 November 2024.
Guests include Cat Barton from Chester Zoo, Leo Bottrill from MapHubs, Shofia Saleh from World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia, Taufiq Alimi from Proforest and Luca Fischer from Koltiva.
We talk about the conference, the state of the palm oil industry, supply chain traceability, the plight of smallholders in Southeast Asia and of course, the potential impact of EUDR.
Please note that conversations were recorded just before the vote on EUDR – join us next time for our analysis on the delays to the legislation!
Chester Zoo’s Sustainable Palm Oil Campaign
MapHubs
WRI Indonesia
Proforest
Koltiva
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 IUCN Oil Palm Task Force.
The IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature is the now the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network and a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis.
We talk about a new IUCN report - Exploring the future of vegetable oils. Eric was the lead author on the report, which explores the implications of oil crops - looking at fats, forests, forecasts and futures!
Topics covered include the environmental pressures caused by oils and fats, taking a holistic view on oil crops, and why there’s no such thing as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ oil crop.
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 deforestation, satellite monitoring and of course, the looming EUDR legislation!
How do companies navigate the complexities of anti-deforestation compliance?
Why is satellite data so essential in preventing deforestation?
What will the impact of EUDR be?
Where do certification schemes fit into the sustainability picture?
Find out the answers to these questions and more on the latest episode of The Sustainable Commodities Podcast.
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 profile describes her role as “Figuring out how to feed everyone without trashing the place!”.
The episode focuses on the work of the Accountability Framework initiative, and the results of a new report - Time for Transparency. Other topics include the role of legislation and certification, and what businesses can do to bridge the gap when it comes to achieving deforestation free supply chains.
The Rainforest Alliance of course is an international non-profit organisation, that is building an alliance to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.
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Accountability Framework Initiative - https://accountability-framework.org/
Report: Time for Transparency: Deforestation and Conversion-free Supply Chains - https://accountability-framework.org/resources/time-for-transparency-deforestation-and-conversion-free-supply-chains/
Rainforest Alliance - https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/
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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 orangutan and a key player in the campaign for sustainable palm oil - who has spent a career tirelessly working to ensure the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild.
Topics covered include the current landscape around deforestation, the role of legislation such as EUDR in protecting biodiversity, and what the future looks like for orangutans.
Orangutan Land Trust's primary objective is to secure designated forest habitats that are safe for orangutans. The organisation is dedicated to the conservation, restoration, and safeguarding of forested regions in areas where orangutans naturally live or have historically lived.
Additional information about Orangutan Land Trust can be found at https://www.orangutanlandtrust.com/
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