Innovation Forum Podcast

Innovation Forum hosts a weekly podcast along with regular interviews with business leaders in sustainability. Each week, we summarise the latest sustainability news and announcements, and get the views of leading experts on business critical issues. Widely regarded as one of the best sustainability podcasts around, stay tuned for regular insights, debate and analysis.

From data gaps to compliance: the role of Geospatial AI in sustainability

Sustainability claims are facing increasing scrutiny, with rising costs, data uncertainty and growing pressure on businesses to provide verifiable proof of their effor...

22 May 2025 - 14:00

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Why traditional climate accounting risks falling short

This week: Kiff Gallagher, executive director of the Global Heat Reduction Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh about how to improve traditional climate accounting models to take account of pollutants beyond carbon dioxide that can have significantly greater impact.  Plus: why tariffs may hinder Brazil's climate finance efforts; UK food execs warn of looming crisis; expert warns against blanket ban...

10 Apr 25

How leading brands make packaging material choices: weighing pros, cons, and unintended consequences

In this webinar, we discussed how brands make packaging decisions, balancing cost, performance, a...

Driving sustainable development and conservation through transformative partnerships

Recognising the vital link between environmental conservation and human well-being, the U.S. Agen...

Monday briefing — How to understand your land footprint, manage risk and create positive impact

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Emily Heslop talk about what to expect at the sustain...

Alternative proteins: from olive waste to insect protein

This week: in the first in story of a startup series, alternative protein business InsectBiotech’...

Digitising agriculture: innovation through science with Agmatix

In this episode of the Innovation Forum podcast, host Ian Welsh speaks with Jonathan Sullivan, vi...

Monday briefing – What’s driving sustainable packaging challenges and opportunities?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hanna Halmari share latest updates on the upcoming su...

How ofi plans to make the right choices for agricultural change

This week: Roel van Poppel and Christopher Stewart from food ingredients supplier ofi talk with I...

Adaptation to Regulation: a test of corporate resilience under incoming EUDR, CS3D and CSRD regulation – Audio recording

Click here to watch the video recordingIn this webinar, we discussed the evolving regulatory envi...

Rethinking textiles: strategies for effective decarbonisation

Krishna Manda, vice president of sustainability at sustainable cellulose textiles manufacturer Le...

Monday briefing – EUDR clock is ticking: the need for collaboration, alignment and clarity

This week: Innovation Forum’s Emily Heslop and Ian Welsh share the latest updates on the upcoming...

Adaptation to Regulation: a test of corporate resilience under incoming EUDR, CS3D and CSRD regulation – Video recording

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcastIn this webinar, we discussed the evolving regu...

How US family-owned forests can unlock carbon solutions

This week: Nathan Truitt, executive vice president for climate and funding at the American Forest...

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