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 does a successful regenerative agriculture strategy look like?

Rejane Souza, senior vice-president for global innovation at Norway-based fertiliser company Yara...

Monday briefing: innovative solutions at World Water Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about what to look o...

Deforestation: how REDD+ projects help stop carbon can-kicking

During his recent trip to Cambodia, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with Charles Bedford, chie...

Climate action: collaboration that delivers apparel supply chain decarbonisation

This week: At this year's sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York City, Innovatio...

Extending digital traceability beyond apparel supply chains

Barbara Dunin, director of ESG, marketing and communications at Beontag, talks with Ian Welsh abo...

Monday briefing: what progress has been made since the US Inflation Reduction Act?

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson reflect on a year of the ...

How to overcome food value chain sustainability hurdles

This week: after joining the future of food conference in Minneapolis, JoDee Haala, director of p...

On trend: apparel sector traceability and transparency

On-the-spot reflections from Innovation Forum's Toby Webb and Olam Agri's Jordan Lea talking at I...

Monday briefing: empowering the green generation for change

In this week's preview of what's coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

Regenerative agriculture’s growing potential

This week: Rejane Souza, senior vice-president for global innovation, at Norway-based fertiliser ...

Cracking the carbon code: why saving forests is a good investment

During his recent trip to Cambodia, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with Charles Bedford, chie...

Monday briefing: Earth Overshoot Day continuously creeps up the calendar

In this week's preview of what's coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

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