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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Innovation for resilient food and health systems: how bioscience is driving transformational impact

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

Recording: The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast.The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has bee...

Reality check: impact measurement and carbon accounting

Marco Albani, co-founder and CEO of Chloris Geospatial talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh ab...

The EUDR Debate: what’s necessary to make it work effectively?

Watch the recording video here. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been designed to preve...

Monday briefing: Global biodiversity framework progress and the EU’s green transition

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Bern III conference, whi...

Transparency and targets for sustainable palm oil sourcing

This week: Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh speaks with Renaka Ramachandran, chief financial officer ...

Monday briefing: World Economic Forum descends on Davos

This week, Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the sustainable business issues likely to be on...

Is regulation driving effective land, carbon and biodiversity impact measurement?

Francis Gassert, strategy and impact lead at Vizzuality, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh ...

What does the apparel sector have in store in 2024?

This week: Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks with Ian Welsh about the development of a...

Data-driven farming: tools and technologies for sustainable sourcing

As challenges mount within the food and beverage sector, the need for enhanced visibility at the ...

Monday briefing: CSRD and Veganuary gear up for action

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about some of what's...

Thinking beyond zero deforestation

This week: Marco Albani, co-founder and CEO of Chloris Geospatial talks with Innovation Forum's I...

How to put regenerative agriculture into practice

Dominik Klauser, director of regenerative agriculture at SAI Platform, speaks with Innovation For...

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