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

Business action on scope 3 emissions: a US perspective

During Innovation Forum's recent climate action on scope 3 emissions conference in Washington DC,...

Regenerative agriculture, better decision-making, and what the EUDR means for coffee

This week: another chance to hear our three most popular podcast interviews of 2023. Innovation F...

How is climate change impacting farmers now?

Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson has spoken to several farmers from across geographies and commod...

Weekly briefing: sustainable business forecast for 2024

In the final briefing of the year, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson take a look ahe...

Highlights from the Sustainable Commodities and Landscapes Forum 2023

This year’s sustainable commodities and landscapes forum in Amsterdam brought together 250+ deleg...

Why measuring land, carbon and biodiversity impact matters

This week: Francis Gassert, strategy and impact lead at Vizzuality, talks with Innovation Forum's...

Landscape action: how to scale corporate nature, climate and social impacts

Rodrigue Kreilmann, corporate sustainability governance manager at Mars, and Veronique Bovee, dep...

COPwatch: will we be left enthused or deflated?

Speaking live from COP28 in Dubai, Owen Bethell, environmental impact lead, global public affairs...

Weekly briefing: COP28 progress and prospects for EUDR FAQ

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the latest at ...

The pathway to nature-positive business: definitions, measurements and targets

On 30th November, Innovation Forum hosted a webinar on nature-positive business approaches in par...

The pathway to nature-positive business: definitions, measurements and targets

On 30th November, Innovation Forum hosted a webinar on nature-positive business approaches in par...

Reality check: the future of regenerative agriculture

This week: Dominik Klauser, director of regenerative agriculture at SAI Platform, talks with Inno...

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