01 Feb 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: Marks & Spencer on the future for packaging and food supply chains
This week: Louise Nicholls, head of human rights, food sustainability and food packaging at Marks...
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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31 Jan 19 | Podcast
Why the future for drinks packaging might be aluminium
Ramon Arratia, sustainability director, Ball Beverage Packaging Europe, discusses with Innovation...
30 Jan 19 | Podcast
ZSL on palm oil’s commitments versus activity gap
Michael Guindon, palm oil technical adviser with ZSL, talks with Ian Welsh about how the most rec...
25 Jan 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: how satellite data analysis can transform supply chains, and ETI, Coca-Cola and Walmart on point of recruitment risks
This week: Sarah Middlemiss from Ecometrica on the potential of satellite data analysis for commo...
24 Jan 19 | Podcast
Freshfields on brands’ evolving modern slavery supply chain risks
Michelle Bramley, global head of knowledge, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, talks with Ian Welsh ...
24 Jan 19 | Podcast
The challenges of creating organic wine in Bordeaux
Thomas Duroux, CEO and winemaker Chateau Palmer, an organic winery in the Bordeaux region of Fran...
24 Jan 19 | Podcast
How to link reporting to better decision-making
Eric Hespenheide, chair of the Global Reporting Initiative, discusses with Ian Welsh how the glob...
17 Jan 19 | Podcast
GM’s zero-emissions transport ambition
David Tulauskas, director of sustainability at General Motors, talks with Ian Welsh about how GM ...
17 Jan 19 | Podcast
Why business should be more proactive on modern slavery
Andrew Wallis, CEO, Unseen, discusses with Ian Welsh how slavery and forced labour risks are evol...
17 Jan 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: BASF on innovation in precision agriculture, and how to engage on science-based targets
This week: Geoff Mackay, sustainability director at BASF, on how innovation in precision agricult...
10 Jan 19 | Podcast
Ocado on how to evolve plastic packaging business models
Suzanne Westlake, head of corporate responsibility and corporate affairs at Ocado, talks with Inn...
10 Jan 19 | Weekly podcast
Weekly podcast: Cargill, PepsiCo and Proforest on landscape-level palm oil supply chain collaboration
This week: insight from Cargill's Marie Lavialle-Piot, PepsiCo's Natasha Schwarzbach and Profores...