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.

Why healthy soils mean greater crop yields

This week: Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers from the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, talk with Ian Welsh about how working on improving soil health improves productivity and farm profitability. They share insights on how healthier soils build resilience and cut inputs. And, carbon markets expert and former CEO of Verra, David Antonioli reflects on the evolving role of the markets at t...

08 Aug 25

Why Pepsico gathers 240 supplier data points

David Wilkinson, head of agriculture procurement at PepsiCo, talks with Toby Webb about the techn...

Weekly podcast: how palm oil supply chains can become more forest-positive

This week: Golden Agri-Resources’ Anita Neville on how the debate on biofuels is shifting and how...

Syngenta on how to tackle global agriculture productivity challenges

Jill Wheeler, head of sustainable productivity Syngenta North America, and Duane Martin, commerci...

Danone on why agriculture must shift to being regenerative, not just sustainable

Mariano Lozano, CEO of Danone North America, discusses with Toby Webb about what’s necessary to m...

Weekly podcast: IBM on use of AI in agriculture, and Quantis on science-based targets engagement

This week: Dan Wolfson, IBM distinguished engineer with the Weather Company, discusses the potent...

Why PEFC enables apparel sector deforestation-free viscose supply

Antonio Brunori, secretary-general of PEFC Italy, explains to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh how th...

How the PVC industry has addressed its sustainability challenges

Mark Everard, ecosystems services expert and associate professor at the University of the West of...

Weekly podcast: Are gen-Z consumers really engaging with corporate sustainability issues?

This week: Tamara Ansons, behaviour science consultant at Ipsos, on new research that shows how y...

ETI on what supply chain due diligence on labour issues looks like

Peter McAllister, executive director, Ethical Trading Initiative, and Ian Welsh discuss trends in...

How companies can really capture the ROI from sustainability innovation

Tensie Whelan, director, NYU Stern Centre for Sustainable Business, and former president of Rainf...

Weekly podcast: PepsiCo on the benefits of precision agriculture

This week: Libby Bernick, managing director of Trucost Corporate Business, S&P Global, on why...

Hugo Boss on the case for pre-competitive collaboration in the apparel sector

Andreas Streubig, director, global sustainability, at Hugo Boss discusses with Innovation Forum’s...

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