19 Nov 20 | Podcast
How the 43 largest food sector companies tackle forced labour
Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project lead at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, ta...
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
12 Nov 20 | Weekly podcast
What is necessary for a landscape approach to work for palm oil?
This week: Olivier Tichit, director for sustainable supply chains at Musim Mas, talks about the e...
12 Nov 20 | Podcast
How to drive continual agri supply chain improvements
Renata Nogueira, South America sustainability manager for Cargill, and Gonzalo La Cruz, managing ...
11 Nov 20 | Podcast
How greener marketing counters greenwash
John Grant, writer of the new book Greener Marketing, talks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb abo...
06 Nov 20 | Weekly podcast
How corporate forest policy impacts indigenous human rights
Tom Griffiths, coordinator of the responsible finance programme at the Forest Peoples Programme, ...
05 Nov 20 | Podcast
How commodities are going deforestation-free in Colombia
Rainforest Alliance’s Mauricio Galindo, WWF’s Camila Cammaert and Laura Rojas Salazar, ONF Andina...
29 Oct 20 | Podcast
Commodity trader impacts in ‘hour-glass’ supply chains
Janina Grabs from ETH Zurich and Sophia Carodenuto from the University of Victoria discuss with I...
29 Oct 20 | Weekly podcast
The path to 100% recycled plastic for Coca-Cola
This week: Joe Franses, vice-president for sustainability at Coca-Cola European Partners, discuss...
23 Oct 20 | Weekly podcast
Pandemic impacts on food sector forced labour risks
This week: The new food and beverage sector forced labour and human rights issues benchmark from ...
22 Oct 20 | Podcast
What are the business-led solutions for smallholder communities?
Peter Stanbury and Ian Welsh discuss some of the initial insights from Innovation Forum’s action ...
16 Oct 20 | Weekly podcast
The sustainable South American supply chains challenge
This week: Renata Nogueira, South America sustainability manager for Cargill, and Gonzalo La Cruz...
15 Oct 20 | Podcast
Why engaging growers is an opportunity not a burden
Gotz Martin, head of sustainability implementation at Golden Agri-Resources, and Ian Welsh summar...