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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Bioscience for a resilient future

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

Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies – webinar video recording

Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue c...

Blue carbon: the untapped potential of coastal ecosystems for climate action

A recent webinar with Terraformation, Salesforce, KindWorld Projects and Conservation Internation...

Traceability is like air traffic control: why companies can't fly blind

This week: Florent Bouguin, chief technology officer at Optel, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian ...

Breaking silos: what apparel can learn from food and other sectors

Fashion’s climate and nature strategies are converging – but what does that mean for brands and s...

INC5.2: Where do we go from here? – webinar video recording

The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty commissioned modelling showing that a global ...

Risk-proofing agrifood supply chains: demonstrating the business case for regenerative agriculture

As pressure mounts to decarbonise agrifood supply chains and meet Scope 3 targets, the case for r...

Streamlining standards: Cutting complexity to strengthen responsible critical minerals supply chains

Standards play a vital role in ensuring environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing, and market c...

Weekly briefing – Beneath the surface: unlocking the climate potential of blue carbon ecosystems

This week: blue carbon ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass and salt marshes, can sequester car...

Why supply chain resilience starts with purchasing practices

This week: From tariffs to COVID-19, recent shocks have shown that resilient supply chains rely o...

Might zero-waste flexible packaging be possible?

Vidhu Nagpal and Alex Abbott from SmartSolve Industries talk with Ian Welsh about why recycling r...

Insights from McDonald's: The role of quick service restaurants in scaling packaging sustainability

The conversation explored how McDonald's is approaching circularity, how regulations, infrastruct...

Monday briefing – Sink or swim: collaboration to tackle scope 3 emissions

This week: Henkel’s vice president for sustainability, Ulla Hueppe, spoke with Ian Welsh at the r...

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Apparel and textiles
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Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing