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

How to unlock agricultural finance

This week: Laura Satkowski, senior product manager at CIBO Technologies, talks with Innovation Fo...

What's wrong with reuse?

When it comes to reuse and refill, we hear a lot more about pilots than we do about scale. So, wh...

Satellite to soil: the power of remote sensing in agriculture

Indigo Ag’s senior director of remote sensing and data inference, Nick Malizia, talks with Innova...

Monday briefing – Navigating packaging challenges: evolving regulations, reuse systems and more

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh talks with Sarah Jackson about some of the pressing issue...

Landscape approaches in action: aligning stakeholders for sustainable land use

This week: IDH’s global director of landscapes Matthew Spencer talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby...

Breaking down sustainable packaging trends

Ian Welsh talks with John Kotlarczyk, a waste management expert, about the evolving landscape of ...

Monday briefing — Are we ready to be EUDR compliant?

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh talks with Emily Heslop about the latest updates for this...

How corporate comms can be authentic and transparent

Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard and Ian Welsh talk about what organisations can do to engage dif...

What’s the role of recycling in sustainable packaging?

Ian Welsh talks with Natalie Betts, assistant vice president for sustainability at the Recycled M...

Agriculture from above: remote sensing's role in farming

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with Nicholas Malizia, senior director of remote se...

The power of data in food supply chains

 Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh speaks with Anne Rosenbarger, global engagement manager for supply ...

Monday briefing – Ready, target, action: business progress in tackling scope 3 emissions

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talks with Hannah Oborne about what to expect at this yea...

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Scope 3 and climate
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Landscapes and commodity sourcing