29 Apr 21 | Podcast
Shining a spotlight: food sector still lacks progress on the ground
Five years on from the Behind the Brands campaign, Oxfam America’s Matt Hamilton talks with Ian W...
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
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
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
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
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
27 Apr 21 | Webinar
Real rural resilience: How to connect smallholder farmers directly to global markets
Innovation Forum’s “Innovation Accelerator” action research programme recently published ground-b...
23 Apr 21 | Weekly podcast
How the right data can help producers access carbon credits
This week: Anastasia Volkova, CEO of Regrow, talks about the challenges for producers to be able ...
22 Apr 21 | Podcast
Beefing up approaches to cattle methane emissions
Cargill’s sustainability director for animal nutrition and health, Heather Tansey, talks with Inn...
16 Apr 21 | Weekly podcast
Route to net zero: why vehicle electrification is the vital spark
This week: To eliminate emissions in operations – and to tackle scope 3 supply chain emissions – ...
15 Apr 21 | Podcast
Palm oil: it’s all about viable producer communities
Gotz Martin from Golden Agri-Resources catches up with Ian Welsh about some of the big palm oil s...
09 Apr 21 | Weekly podcast
Deforestation risks: much more than just putting out fires
This week: Simon Hall, senior manager for tropical forests and agriculture at the National Wildli...
08 Apr 21 | Podcast
Chemical complexity: Why we need to move beyond organic versus synthetic
Jon Entine, who leads the Genetic Literacy Project, a science communication non-profit, joins Inn...
01 Apr 21 | Weekly podcast
Why brands struggle to translate global goals into local progress
This week: Oxfam America’s Matt Hamilton discusses the conclusions from the new Shining a Spotlig...
31 Mar 21 | Podcast
Fifty shades of green: the unintended consequences of planting trees
In the first of an occasional podcast series, sustainability expert Simon Lord and Innovation For...
26 Mar 21 | Podcast
What does the roadmap to regenerative apparel look like?
Jeff Tkach, chief impact officer at the Rodale Institute, and Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb talk a...
26 Mar 21 | Weekly podcast
How Cargill cuts methane from cattle supply chains
This week: Heather Tansey, sustainability director for animal nutrition and health at Cargill, ta...