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

What good corporate data measurement looks like

This week: Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges in measuring...

Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonising apparel supply chains

At the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference, Innovation Forum's Toby Webb spoke wit...

The chemical recycling debate: is there a place for chemical recycling in a net zero and circular world?

Click here to watch the video recording.In the midst of our escalating waste crisis and the globa...

Monday briefing: temperature check on progress towards achieving SDGs

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

Effective carbon market solutions: how Cambodia is tackling deforestation

This week: Say Samal, former minister for the environment and now deputy prime minister of the Ro...

How to develop resilient food value chains

JoDee Haala, director of public affairs at Christensen Farms, reflects with Innovation Forum's Ia...

The chemical recycling debate: is there a place for chemical recycling in a net zero and circular world?

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast.In the midst of our escalating waste crisis an...

What does the future for circular textiles look like?

Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue, and Innovation Forum's Toby Webb continue the discus...

Monday briefing: charting a greener future during Zero Waste Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about waste awarenes...

Case study: how collaboration can deliver sustainability for the US pork sector

This week: US National Pork Board's senior vice-president, producer and state engagement lead, Br...

The regenerative future for cotton

Deepika Mishra, global sustainability consultant at US Cotton Trust Protocol, and farmer Mead Har...

Weekly podcast – Collaboration and finance innovation for apparel and textiles

This week: At Innovation Forum's sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York, Toby We...

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