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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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

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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

Why peer collaboration on auditing works

Yves Nissim, vice-president and head of transformation and operations in CSR for Orange, discusse...

Asia Pacific Rayon on how to source sustainable pulp for apparel

Cherie Tan, vice-president for communications and sustainability at Asia Pacific Rayon, talks wit...

How corporate transparency on modern slavery drives change

Jaya Chakrabarti, founder of TISC Report, talks with Ian Welsh about her work analysing data on c...

Weekly podcast: what business leaders need to know to drive innovation and productivity

This week: Tensie Whelan, former Rainforest Alliance president and now professor at Stern School ...

How to regenerate fishing nets into socks

Eric Roosen, owner of Star Sock, explains to Toby Webb how ocean waste can be regenerated into ya...

How Nestlé links social and environmental supply chain goals

Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé, talks with Ian Welsh about the...

Weekly podcast: Veja’s recycled plastics supply chain, and apparel sector factory engagement

This week: François-Ghislain Morillion, co-founder of sustainable sneakers brand Veja on innovati...

Why sustainable supply chains need thriving supplier communities

Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect, and Ian Welsh discuss the benefits of transparency in helping ...

Weekly podcast: Blockchain solutions for modern slavery risks, and development finance in apparel supply chains

This week: Sabine Schlorke, global manufacturing manager at the International Finance Corporation...

Satelligence on how satellite data can drive the right sourcing decisions

Niels Wielaard, founder, Satelligence, discusses with Ian Welsh how using remote sensing data can...

Weekly podcast: APR’s approach to deforestation-free pulp, and Orange on telecom sector audit collaboration

This week: Cherie Tan from Asia Pacific Rayon talks with Toby Webb about how to develop sustainab...

Bayer on how to ensure all agricultural land is used wisely

Stephan Brunner, global key relation manager at Bayer Crop Science, speaks with Ian Welsh about s...

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