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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Unlock business value via carbon measurement and decarbonisation strategy

This week: Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed, talks with Ian Welsh about how major companies are integrating sustainability into finance and operations. They discuss the shifting narrative from climate goals to ROI, challenges in renewable energy infrastructure, and trends in carbon removal and investor demand. Plus: vegetable oil prices surge amid instability; rare earths weaponised...

16 Apr 25

Uniting farmers, ranchers and stakeholders across the agricultural value chain

US Farmers and Ranchers in Action's CEO Kevin Burkum talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh abou...

What will drive the regenerative revolution in transforming agriculture?

Vayda's CEO Mike Shoemaker talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh on the company's focus on desi...

The circular future for plastic and packaging

This week: Christopher Layton, director of circular policy strategy at Eastman, talks with Innova...

How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains? (webinar audio recording)

Cross-commodity and cross-supplier sustainability data and insights are enabling better traceabil...

Weekly briefing – On the road to sustainable, resilient, regenerative food systems

This week: At the recent future of food and beverage forum in Amsterdam, Ian Welsh spoke with Uni...

ofi’s sustainability strategy launch: making ‘Choices for Change’ in the global food system

Increasing regulatory requirements are tasking food and beverage companies with more robust corpo...

How business can benefit from engaging in landscape approaches

This week: Patrick Mallet, director for innovations at ISEAL Alliance, and Rachel Wall, project m...

Have we become too carbon-focused?

Raviv Turner, founding member of the Nature Tech Collective and member of the nature data working...

How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains? (webinar recording)

Cross-commodity and cross-supplier sustainability data and insights are enabling better traceabil...

Ensuring quality food and business: how to navigate incoming legislation

Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua, global director of sustainability consulting at auditor and certifiers N...

Monday briefing – Sustainable food for thought: next steps towards regenerative transition

This week: Mars Petcare's chief sustainability officer, Marika McCauley Sine, provides some refle...

Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption

Advancing regenerative agriculture farming has become a priority for agri-food stakeholders in an...

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