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

COPwatch4: it’s not easy going green

In the latest daily update from Ian Welsh on the COP26 meetings in Glasgow, news from energy day ...

The climate health issues where business can make a difference

The key environmental issues related to climate change are clear. But what about the human side? ...

COPwatch3: show me the money!

The latest daily podcast on the events at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow with Innovation Forum’s Ia...

How to ensure climate change is the focus of business standards

Scott Steedman, director general, standards, at BSI, explains to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh why...

COPwatch2: $19bn deal to fight deforestation, and real movement on methane

In the latest daily podcast covering the COP26 meetings in Glasgow, Ian Welsh speaks to Mighty Ea...

COPwatch: let’s keep 1.5 alive!

The first daily podcast covering the COP26 meetings in Glasgow, with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh...

The rise and rise of the voluntary carbon markets

Stephen Donofrio, director of Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace project, and co-author of the ...

Regenerative agriculture’s $70bn potential for Africa

Cassandra Austen, senior economist at Vivid Economics, Joe Robertson, senior advisor for sustaina...

Building climate smart communities in the global south

This week: Peter Williams, president of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction talks...

Can the future be textile to textile recycling?

Textile Exchange’s La Rhea Pepper, Claire Bergkamp and Megan Stoneburner talk with Toby Webb abou...

Palm oil’s climate resilience challenge

Musim Mas director of sustainable supply chain Oliver Tichit tells Ian Welsh that he wants to see...

Climate change and human health: Opening remarks by WBA

This discussion was part of an Innovation Forum event, run in partnership with Walgreens Boots Al...

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