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.

From data gaps to compliance: the role of Geospatial AI in sustainability

Sustainability claims are facing increasing scrutiny, with rising costs, data uncertainty and growing pressure on businesses to provide verifiable proof of their effor...

22 May 2025 - 14:00

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Unlock business value via carbon measurement and decarbonisation strategy

This week: Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed, talks with Ian Welsh about how major companies are integrating sustainability into finance and operations. They discuss the shifting narrative from climate goals to ROI, challenges in renewable energy infrastructure, and trends in carbon removal and investor demand. Plus: vegetable oil prices surge amid instability; rare earths weaponised...

16 Apr 25

Bayer on what good ethical trade legislation looks like

This week: Janina Lukas, head of ethics and social impact at Bayer, talks about the impacts of et...

The Carbon Debate: what reforms are necessary for voluntary carbon markets?

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.Recently, corporate use of voluntary carbo...

Towards clarity and consensus: How apparel brands can measure their biodiversity impacts for a nature-positive future

See here for the video recording of the webinar.The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecos...

How cocoa-free chocolate can be a win-win opportunity

CEO and co-founder of WNWN Food Labs Ahrum Pak talks with Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson about ...

Towards clarity and consensus: How apparel brands can measure their biodiversity impacts for a nature-positive future

See here for an audio recording of the webinar.The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecosy...

Effective business and government collaboration on decarbonisation

This week: Tom Thackray, director of the decarbonisation programme at the Confederation of Britis...

Clarity and collaboration to protect migrant workers

Andrew Wallis, CEO of anti-slavery NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about the importance of scrut...

Sourcing challenges in a global value chains perfect storm

This week: Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, explores the c...

What genuine collaboration in delivering a living wage looks like

Tiffany Rogers, director of fair compensation and member engagement at the Fair Labor Association...

Can the future of chocolate be cocoa-free?

This week: Innovation Forum's Bea Stevenson talks with Ahrum Pak, CEO and co-founder of WNWN Food...

Collaboration to drive progress on farmer-focused food resilience

Michelle Grogg, vice president for corporate responsibility and sustainable development at Cargil...

The urgent need for better migrant worker protection

This week: Andrew Wallis, CEO of anti-slavery NGO Unseen, talks about the ongoing challenges for ...

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