02 Sep 20 | Podcast
How smallholder farmer resilience drives market access and income
Alison Ward, chief executive of CottonConnect, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about why ...
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 Aug 20 | Weekly podcast
Why focus on best practice is the route to market access for farmers
This week: Ben Gunneberg, CEO of PEFC, on how taking a landscape approach to cooperation can bene...
20 Aug 20 | Podcast
Can we feed the world while saving the planet?
Mariko Thorbecke, senior sustainability consultant and food sector lead at Quantis, discusses wit...
20 Aug 20 | Weekly podcast
Smallholder farm living incomes, and Atlantic plastic pollution crisis
This week: Yuca Waarts from Wageningen University on the business interventions that can really h...
19 Aug 20 | Podcast
What a context-based approach means for corporate water targets
Cargill’s global water lead Truke Smoor explains to Ian Welsh how the company established its new...
14 Aug 20 | Weekly podcast
How smallholder farmers can develop financial resilience and new market linkages
This week: Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect, on challenges for smallholder farmers emerging from...
13 Aug 20 | Podcast
Why better data is the key to regenerative agriculture
Franco Costantini, managing director Control Union UK, talks with Ian Welsh about why a shift to ...
23 Jul 20 | Weekly podcast
Cargill’s context-based water targets, and natural climate agriculture solutions
This week: Cargill’s Truke Smoor explains the motivation and science behind the company’s newly a...
22 Jul 20 | Podcast
Keep training relevant to engage suppliers
Sarah Carpenter, manager for business and human rights at Assent Compliance, explains to Ian Wels...
17 Jul 20 | Weekly podcast
What is the potential for regenerative farming?
This week: Franco Costantini, managing director of Control Union UK, on the growth of regenerativ...
16 Jul 20 | Podcast
Is market intervention necessary for the cocoa sector long-term?
Stephanie Westhelle, development manager for sustainability and partnerships at Fairtrade America...
10 Jul 20 | Weekly podcast
How to get to grips with supplier human rights training
This week: Sarah Carpenter, manager for business and human rights at Assent Compliance, on how to...