11 Apr 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: CottonConnect on why transparency is crucial for effective supplier impact analysis
This week: CottonConnect CEO Alison Ward speaks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the role ...
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,...
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10 Apr 19 | Podcast
Global Canopy on why no company will be deforestation free by 2020
Sarah Rogerson, from Global Canopy Programme talks with Ian Welsh about the latest Forest 500 rep...
05 Apr 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: how Nestlé tackles palm oil and plastic packaging challenges
This week: Anna Turrell, head of sustainability for UK and Ireland at Nestlé, on business risks f...
04 Apr 19 | Podcast
How Eileen Fisher builds apparel supply chains from the ground up
Amy Hall, vice-president for social consciousness at Eileen Fisher, talks with Ian Welsh about wh...
28 Mar 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: Bayer on how food supply chain innovation will feed growing populations
This week: Stephen Brunner, global key relation manager for Bayer Crop Science, explains what the...
27 Mar 19 | Webinar
Webinar: Are biofuels a sustainable – and scalable – solution?
In this webinar, experts from IINAS, WBCSD, SkyNRG and United Airlines join Innovation Forum’s To...
26 Mar 19 | Podcast
How Ikea will become a circular business by 2030
Eleonora Tieri, project leader for circular supply chains at Inter Ikea, talks with Ian Welsh abo...
21 Mar 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: Global Canopy on why palm oil, soy, cattle and timber supply chains look set to miss 2020 deforestation targets
This week: Global Canopy’s Sarah Rogerson, lead researcher on the just-launched 2018 Forest 500 r...
20 Mar 19 | Podcast
Bunge on why future palm oil supply chains should focus on value not just price
Ben Vreeburg, director, sustainability, at Bunge Loders Croklaan, speaks to Ian Welsh about trans...
19 Mar 19 | Webinar
Webinar – Impossible Foods, Barilla and Mondelēz on the consumer trends driving food innovation
Leading food companies are continually working on what they think will be the key food trends and...
14 Mar 19 | Webinar
Weekly podcast: Eileen Fisher on apparel sector business model innovation
This week: Amy Hall, vice-president social consciousness at apparel brand Eileen Fisher, on suppl...
13 Mar 19 | Podcast
How a landscape approach helps offsetting deliver
Jessica Verhagen, vice-president business development and strategy at Ecosphere+, talks with Ian ...