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

How to deliver data-driven impact decisions

Richa Bajpai, founder of Goodera, talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges companies face measur...

The sprint to 2020: Partnerships in action to end commodity-driven deforestation.

In this webinar, in collaboration with TFA2020, an expert panel discuss examples of partnership i...

Mars: using science-based targets to reduce impacts

Ashley Allen, climate and land senior manager, Mars, talks with Toby Webb about the company’s str...

Weekly podcast: how to boost smallholder livelihoods, and modern slavery risk trends to watch

This week: IDH Indonesia’s Fitrian Ardiansyah speaks with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb on how com...

Palm oil’s implementation versus commitments gap

Imperial College’s Josh Lyons-White discusses with Toby Webb a new study into barriers for palm o...

Weekly podcast: shadow companies in palm oil supply chains, and business’s social licence to operate

This week Aid Environment’s Tim Steinweg talks with Toby Webb about the work of Chain Reaction Re...

Cocoa sector’s joined up thinking in west Africa

Speaking in Accra, Ghana, the World Cocoa Foundation’s Ethan Budiansky and Innovation Forum’s Tob...

Supply chain data – why 100% standardisation doesn’t work

Supply Shift’s Jamie Barsimantov talks with Ian Welsh about trends in how companies are engaging ...

Anglo American: using targets to catalyse action

Jon Samuel, group head of social performance and engagement talks with Ian Welsh about AngloAmeri...

Has certification lost its way?

Nusa Urbancic, campaigns director, Changing Markets, debates the challenges for certification sch...

Fast fashion’s viscose deforestation impact

Nicole Rycroft, director, Canopy, outlines the links between the apparel sector and forest destru...

Why Mars thrives when its farmers thrive

Francesca New, global sustainability manager at Mars, explains to Ian Welsh how the company engag...

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