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

Weekly briefing – The future of the soy and cattle sectors in Brazil

Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Niamh McCarthy from Climate Advisers introduce an upcoming virtu...

Climate impacts on Brazil’s cattle sector, and combating price pressures for growers

This week: Niamh McCarthy, director for climate-related risk at Climate Advisers, talks with Ian ...

It’s all about data: how to get to grips with scope 3 emissions

Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, and Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talk about how companies should ...

Securing sustainable crop nutrition: the role of fertilizers in regenerative agriculture

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

In this special event held in partnership with Orbitas, a Climate Advisers Initiative, we convene...

Monday briefing: Building a more sustainable, resilient and regenerative food system

This week: a preview of what's coming up including an interview with Climate Advisers on their ne...

Improving farmer livelihoods with regenerative cotton

This week: At the recent responsible sourcing and ethical trade forum in London, Innovation Forum...

Exploring critical metal and mineral sourcing

Gerard Barron, CEO of deep sea mining exploration business The Metals Company, talks with Innovat...

What EUDR means for the palm oil sector

This week: Joseph D'Cruz, CEO of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, and Olivier Tichit, chie...

Putting farmers first: Implementing regenerative farming in practice

Max Dougherty, carbon business development lead at Bayer Crop Science, talks with Innovation Foru...

Delivering sustainable nutrition and convenience

Jessica Sansom, sustainability director at Huel, talks with Innovation Forum's Hannah Oborne abou...

Weekly briefing: How business can unlock scope 3 solutions

This week: Ian Welsh and Diana Kim reveal details of the complimentary Innovation Forum webinars ...

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