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

How to tackle deforestation now and at scale

Audio: This webinar discussion, the latest in Innovation Forum’s “From the front-line battle to s...

Insect protein as animal feed: why we need it and how to scale it

Video: It’s clear that animal feed supply chains in their current form are unsustainable for indu...

Why there is no such thing as ‘waste’

Bank + Vogue and Beyond Retro co-founder Steven Bethell talks with Ian Welsh about the growth of ...

Why leading companies will have to do more than their fair share on climate

This week: Business and climate strategy expert Iain Watt talks about some of the challenges for ...

From commitments to action at scale: Critical steps to achieve deforestation-free supply chains

Audio: In the eight years since companies and governments came together under the New York Declar...

From commitments to action at scale: Critical steps to achieve deforestation-free supply chains

Video: In the eight years since companies and governments came together under the New York Declar...

Why there’s no ‘one size fits all’ solution for due diligence

David Pettet, global human rights and sustainable supply chain director at Reckitt, talks with Ia...

What ambitious apparel scope 3 targets look like

This week: Anant Ahuja, head of organisational development at Indian apparel manufacturer Shahi E...

The human rights risks embedded in your daily cuppa

Ethical Tea Partnership chief executive Jenny Costelloe talks with Ian Welsh about how environmen...

How to create high quality apparel fibres from post-consumer garments

This week: Caroline Ledl, head of product management, textiles, at the Lenzing Group, talks about...

Why due diligence may lead to a ‘wave of litigation’

The potential impacts of due diligence legislation in various jurisdictions are discussed by Fres...

Innovative solutions to the ‘crisis of stuff’

This week: Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank+Vogue and Beyond Retro, talks about the growth of c...

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