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.

Why healthy soils mean greater crop yields

This week: Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers from the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, talk with Ian Welsh about how working on improving soil health improves productivity and farm profitability. They share insights on how healthier soils build resilience and cut inputs. And, carbon markets expert and former CEO of Verra, David Antonioli reflects on the evolving role of the markets at t...

08 Aug 25

How due diligence regulation levels the playing field

Bayer’s head of ethics and social impact, Janina Lukas, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh a...

Monday briefing: IPCC’s latest assessments and a watershed moment for the UN?

In a new preview of what’s coming up, Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about w...

Sea change: what to expect from the UN oceans treaty

This week: Senior policy advisor for ocean and conservation finance at The Nature Conservancy, An...

Can business deliver on the ‘how’ of decarbonisation?

Tom Thackray, director of decarbonisation at the Confederation of British Industry, talks with Ia...

Reality check: how is business tackling the big sustainability challenges?

This week: Brendan May, sustainable business commentator and chair of Robertsbridge, reflects wit...

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

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

How to get to grips with ethical trade due diligence

Peter McAllister, executive director of the Ethical Trading Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

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 ...

Effective business and government collaboration on decarbonisation

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

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