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

The future of meat debate: what are the best options for human and planetary health?

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.The meat sector appears to be at a crossro...

Monday briefing: G7 and G20 to discuss climate change and energy transition

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

Tackling labour rights for truly responsible palm oil sourcing

This week: Rashyid Anwarudin, chief sustainability officer at Sime Darby Plantation, talks with I...

From concept to reality: Building a resilient apparel net-zero plan

Scott Kelly, senior vice president at Risilience, talks with Ian Welsh about how apparel brands c...

Nestlé Global Virtual Event: Implementing regenerative agriculture at scale

Please note that this is an audio recording of a webinar containing slides and presentations. You...

Weekly briefing: Focus on regenerative future at this year's World Fair Trade Day

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

What good ethical trade and human rights regulation looks like

This week: Brodie partners' founding director, Georgie Erangey, and director of sustainable sourc...

How to turn pre-consumer apparel ‘waste’ into sustainable yarns

Anurag Gupta, managing director at Usha Yarns, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about how ...

Nestlé Global Virtual Event: Implementing regenerative agriculture at scale

Please see here for the audio recording of the webinar.As part of Nestlé’s pledge to source up to...

How agroforestry can drive progress in coffee supply chains

This week: Ben Aschenaki, delivery unit lead and rebuild facility lead from Regeneration talks wi...

Where agribusiness giants stand on gender empowerment and land rights

Matt Hamiltion, senior advisor on traders and inclusive value chains at Oxfam America shares with...

ESG through the supply chain: Incentives that work on the ground

In order to hit targets on sustainability issues such as emissions, waste and ethical work condit...

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