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Innovation Forum (IF) is an independent London-based company with decades of collective experience in sustainability events and publishing. It researches, creates, and facilitates debate-driven, focused events tackling the critical business sustainability challenges around the world.
Its events are PowerPoint-free and based on asking tough questions in a relaxed environment where the Chatham House rule is rigorously enforced. IF doesn’t have speakers reading from scripts and aims to get straight into debate and conversation.
IF works with partners such as the Ethical Trading Initiative, Bonsucro, Diageo, the Pew Centre, Golden Agri-Resources, and Unilever to deliver its events collaboratively. It supports this work with online publishing, analysis and research on the topics it knows are essential for business innovation.
Why IF is doing this
- To promote sustainable business practices in large companies and their value chains
- To connect companies, NGOs, investors, and government and other experts for mutual benefit
- To help companies and others share important learnings and discover new ways of innovating
- To show how innovation, relationships, and technology can drive positive change
How it behaves
IF aims to ensure that businesses are achieving their full potential to play a major role in driving global sustainability
Its goal is to work effectively to bring together senior decision makers to drive sustainability strategy, investment, and management changes through innovation
IF is determined to:
- Produce the best events and insight products possible
- Share a common belief in treating its people, customers, and stakeholders well
- Do what’s needed to improve its work. It uses constructive self-criticism constantly
- Always look for the hidden consequences of its actions, and hold itself accountable
- Take pride in building a sustainable business that delivers value for society and its shareholders
- Deliver on its promises, always
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