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

Building resilience through regenerative cotton in India

While in India, Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb spoke with CottonConnect’s CEO Alison Ward and globa...

Closing the value gap: how to build a fairer food economy

Amanda Archila, executive director at Fairtrade America, and Anna Mann, associate director of res...

Monday briefing – Bringing end-to-end circular shopping experience to life

Decathlon's chief sustainability officer, Anna Turrell, reflects on the recent Innovation Forum s...

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

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

Certified sustainable fashion: the benefits of certification standards

This week: John Murphy, technical director for Europe at Hohenstein Laboratories, talks with Inno...

How climate change is shaping the future of Brazilian cattle sector

Niamh McCarthy, director for climate-related risk at Climate Advisers talks with Innovation Forum...

INC-4 debrief: What’s next for the Global Plastics Treaty?

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

Regenerative cotton – A supply chain revolution in the making?

If you buy clothes with a label promising more sustainable cotton, what does that promise really ...

Monday briefing – Collaboration to discuss the future of the apparel sector

Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Hanna Halmari talk about what’s coming up this week at the susta...

The fabric of regulatory change in the apparel sector

This week: Kaley Roshitsh, editorial director at Cascale (formerly the Sustainable Apparel Coalit...

Growing awareness of EUDR's implications for palm oil

Joseph D'Cruz, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, and Olivier Tichit, chief sustainab...

How can technology and data help us build more sustainable agricultural supply chains?

Cross-commodity and cross-supplier sustainability data and insights are enabling better traceabil...

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