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

Tackling agricultural emissions and food loss

IFC’s senior industry specialist Ahmad Slaibi, and Tom Cumberlege, director at the Carbon Trust, ...

Navigating opportunities to deliver sustainable food systems

At Innovation Forum's future of food and beverage conference in Amsterdam, some of the expert par...

Beneath the surface: how data and technology can drive carbon farming and resilience at farm-level (webinar audio recording)

On 20th June 2024, Innovation Forum hosted a free virtual event with Bayer Crop Science. We discu...

How to make tasty foods healthier

This week: Tate + Lyle's president of innovation and commercial development, Victoria Spadaro Gra...

Monday briefing – What's the sustainable approach to cotton?

This week: CottonConnect's Alison Ward spoke with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh at the recent sust...

ofi’s sustainability strategy launch: making ‘Choices for Change’ in the global food system (webinar audio recording)

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

Beneath the surface: how data and technology can drive carbon farming and resilience at farm-level (webinar recording)

On 20th June, Innovation Forum hosted a free virtual event with Bayer Crop Science. We discussed ...

Legislation to implementation: ESPR and digital product passports

This week: Debbie Shakespeare, senior director, sustainability and compliance at Avery Dennison t...

Circular plastics: challenges and opportunities ahead

Eastman's circular policy director, Christopher Layton, discusses current progress and trends in ...

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

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

Monday briefing – Farmer focus: what's really needed to drive sustainable food systems

This week: At our recent Future of Food and Beverage conference in Minneapolis, a Kansas farmer, ...

Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption (webinar audio recording)

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

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