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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Bioscience for a resilient future

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

Transforming agricultural practices towards sustainable land use

Tropical Forest Alliance executive director Jack Hurd and Gustavo Idigoras, president of the Arge...

How to stay ahead of the legislative curve for responsible sourcing this decade

This week: Ian Welsh talks with Scott Poynton, CEO and founder of A Different Way and founder and...

Weekly briefing – Tackling 2025’s emerging responsible sourcing challenges

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar share some updates about the upcoming ...

EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens (webinar audio recording)

In the third webinar in the 'EUDR unpacked' series, we addressed critical questions surrounding t...

What to expect in 2025 for sustainable business

This week: In the latest state-of-sustainable-business series conversation, Brendan May, business...

EUDR unpacked #3: palm and soy plantations under the lens (webinar video recording)

In the third webinar in the 'EUDR unpacked' series, we addressed critical questions surrounding t...

Monday briefing: What does best-in-class procurement strategy look like?

 This week, Innovation Forum’s Hannah Oborne and Ian Welsh reflect on some of the conversation in...

EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens (audio recording)

This webinar examined the effects of the newly-proposed December 2025 and June 2026 deadlines, ho...

INC-5: what's next for the plastic treaty? (webinar audio recording)

In this webinar, experts from Nestlé and Planet Tracker unpack the challenges and opportunities a...

EUDR unpacked #2: coffee and cocoa supply chains under the lens (webinar recording)

This webinar examined the effects of the newly-proposed December 2025 and June 2026 deadlines, ho...

The role of reuse and recycling in packaging strategy

This week: Tom Szaky, CEO of recycling innovators Terracycle, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian W...

How legislation is shaping the future of human rights in business

Giles Bolton, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh about th...

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