Innovation Ahead by IRI
Innovation Ahead by IRI
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Go inside the minds of today’s top innovation leaders. In each episode, IRI spotlights boundary-pushing thinkers shaping the future of innovation. From operational breakthroughs to strategic foresight, get the insights you need to lead with confidence and stay ahead of change.
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The podcast explores themes around innovation leadership, sustainability, and regulatory challenges, with episodes covering topics such as generative AI in R&D processes, strategies for achieving water sustainability, and the implications of Extended Producer Responsibility regulations on manufacturing, highlighting actionable insights for industry professionals.
Go inside the minds of today’s top innovation leaders. In each episode, IRI spotlights boundary-pushing thinkers shaping the future of innovation. From operational breakthroughs to strategic foresight, get the insights you need to lead with confidence and stay ahead of change.
In this episode Lee Green interviews Lori Austino, DuPont’s global technology leader, about how the company defines and manages substances of concern. Lori explains the shift from acute to chronic toxicants, the development of internal standards and substance lists, and the principles that guide existing products versus new innovations.
She reviews practical tools, alternatives assessment methods, and a workbook to support R&D decisions, and discusses challenges around supplier disclosure, waste streams, circularity, and avoiding regrettable substitutions. The episode closes with next steps for integrating sustainability into strategic value and ongoing cross-functional collaboration.
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