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

Sustainable plastics and packaging in the US: trends, innovations, regulations

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talks with packaging and waste expert John Kotlarczyk abo...

Agriculture’s just transition from emissions to efficiency

At the recent Scope 3 Innovation Forum in Amsterdam, Anke Kwast, vice-president for regenerative ...

Monday briefing – Incentivising change for farmers with the US COVER Act

This week: Arohi Sharma, deputy director for regenerative agriculture at Natural Resources Defens...

Achieving functionality and recyclability in packaging design

This week: Natalie Betts, assistant vice president for sustainability at the Recycled Materials A...

Nutritious, affordable, sustainable: redefining ultra-processed foods

Tate + Lyle’s president of innovation and commercial development, Victoria Spadaro Grant, talks w...

Monday briefing – What regenerative poultry farming looks like

This week: Reginaldo Marroquin, CEO of Tree Range Farms, talked with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh...

The power of data in food and farming

This week: Allison Kopf from TRACT and Anne Rosenbarger from World Resources Institute speak with...

How can digital product passports empower consumers?

Debbie Shakespeare, senior director of sustainability and compliance at Avery Dennison, talks wit...

Monday briefing – Scope 3 emissions: what can procurement do?

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh interviews Bertrand Conquéret, Henkel's chief procurement...

Less is more: collaborative efforts to tackle agricultural decarbonisation

This week: Anke Kwast, vice president for regenerative agriculture and climate frameworks at Yara...

Leveraging technology for carbon accounting in agriculture

Peter Bunce, vice president and head of cotton and microbials at Indigo Ag, talks with Innovation...

Monday briefing – Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonisation

This week: At the recent scope 3 innovation forum, Ian Welsh spoke with Katy Stevens from the Eur...

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