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.

AI and technology: How digital transformation is driving the energy transition

Digitalisation is no longer a side enabler – it’s becoming central to system-wide acceleration, efficiency and optimisation. At the same time, questions remain around ...

28 January 2026 - 13:00

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Innovation for resilient food and health systems: how bioscience is driving transformational impact

The world faces mounting pressure to accelerate sustainable innovation at the intersection of food, health and industrial production, but moving from scientific discov...

3 February 2026 - 15:00

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Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: How NGOs can strengthen trust through transparent communications

As expectations around sustainability communication continue to rise, NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact, explain complexity and be open about li...

5 February 2026 - 14:00

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Leading the way for systems change: Helena Helmersson on making sustainability a core business imperative

Few leaders in the apparel and textiles industry bring as much hands-on experience across buying, production and CSR as Helena Helmersson did during her time at H&...

17 February 2026 - 10:00

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Can green hydrogen decarbonise heavy industry?

This week: StormFisher Hydrogen’s chief executive officer, Judson Whiteside, talks with Ian Welsh about developing carbon-neutral e-methanol and e-methane from green hydrogen, and how policy incentives and corporate scope 3 pressures are shaping global demand for low-carbon fuels. He also explores the role of North America’s renewable power advantage, the realities of scaling hydrogen projects,...

22 Jan 26

Coca-Cola on modern slavery reporting impacts

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When do you sue an NGO?

The hot dispute between Malaysian palm oil business IOI Group and certification body the Roundtab...

Environmental Justice Foundation’s Steve Trent discusses modern slavery in the seafood industry

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Lindex, KappAhl and the Stockholm International Water Institute discuss competitive collaboration

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Solidaridad’s Isabelle Roger discusses sustainable cotton

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Modern slavery & the fashion revolution – Earthworm’s Scott Poynton and Toby Webb discuss sustainability

Toby and Scott begin by discussing the launch of the new Earthworm.net website – which has been v...

Cynthia Carroll discusses cultural change in the extractives industry

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Third party risk in the extractives sector with Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters was a sponsor of Innovation Forum's sustainable extractives sector conference in ...

Business risks and challenges for big data and sustainability

The webinar panel comprises William Young, professor of sustainability and business, University o...

Ethical Fashion Forum’s Tamsin Lejeune on four big challenges facing the industry

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Apple, RSPO, Heineken, DuPont and more

We delve into the RSPO fall out with IOI, our long-read explores the pros and cons of certificati...

Rainforest Action Network’s Lafcadio Cortesi discusses deforestation commitments and corresponding outcomes

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