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

Brazil's soy sector amid climate transitions, and US farmer voices

This week: Niamh McCarthy, director of climate-related risk at Orbitas, shares findings from a re...

What certification can do for apparel brands and consumers

John Murphy, technical director for Europe at Hohenstein Laboratories, talks with Innovation Foru...

Financial risks and opportunities in the age of global climate action: a Brazilian agribusiness case study (virtual event audio recording)

On 30th April, IF hosted a virtual event in partnership with Orbitas, a Climate Advisers Initiati...

The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing

Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerat...

Biological solutions for sustainable agriculture: how agri-food stakeholders can efficiently scale, accelerate and unlock innovation

In recent years, the agricultural industry has witnessed a significant shift towards sustainable ...

Monday briefing – human rights and fast fashion risks in the apparel sector

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh further reflects with expert participants at the sustaina...

Trend watch: what the apparel sector needs to know

Kaley Roshitsh, editorial director at Cascale, formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalitio...

Reality check: food sector regulation and the regen agri transition

This week: Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua, global director of sustainability consulting at auditor and c...

Securing sustainable crop nutrition: the role of fertilizers in regenerative agriculture (webinar audio recording)

Regenerative agriculture is an evolving, science-based and outcome-focused approach to farming, a...

Financial risks and opportunities in the age of global climate action: a Brazilian agribusiness case study (virtual event recording)

On 30th April, IF hosted a virtual event in partnership with Orbitas, a Climate Advisers Initiati...

INC-4 debrief: What's next for the Global Plastics Treaty? (webinar recording)

The 4th round of negotiations to establish a Global Plastics Treaty is taking place in Ottawa fro...

How to move from carbon to nature-based disclosure

This week: Raviv Turner, founding member of the Nature Tech Collective and member of the nature d...

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