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

Reality check: the impact of EUDR and the US Inflation Reduction Act

This week: At the recent sustainable commodities and landscapes forum, Innovation Forum's Ian Wel...

Adopting landscape approaches: a how-to guide

Jack Hurd, executive director of the Tropical Forest Alliance and Emily Kunen, senior director, p...

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

Click here to watch the recording. Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast. Faced with...

Weekly briefing: What to expect at Asia-Pacific Climate Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about Asia-Pacific C...

Live from the conference: the future of climate action and sustainable commodities

This week: At Innovation Forum's future of climate action conference in Washington DC, Ian Welsh ...

Sustainable plastics and packaging: innovations and challenges ahead

During Innovation Forum's recent future of plastics and packaging conference in Amsterdam, some o...

Monday briefing: how far are we from meeting the Paris Agreement goals?

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

Landscape collaboration to drive progress towards sustainable land use

This week: Jack Hurd, executive director of Tropical Forest Alliance, and Emily Kunen, senior dir...

Re-evaluating the cost of food

Bex Hall, head of consulting at Sedex, talks to Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about how decreasing...

Human rights in the forest: How REDD+ projects strengthen human rights in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and local communities

To watch the recording as a video, click here.Successful REDD+ projects that protect forests and ...

From nature risk to resilience: rethinking corporate sustainability

This week: Deloitte's senior manager for sustainability, climate and equity, Nabarun Sengupta tal...

Delivering long-term farm resilience through agroforestry

In the first part of our farmer voice series, Wakinya Samuel, a smallholder coffee farmer from Bu...

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