30 Apr 25 | Podcast
Climate accounting’s blind spot: why super pollutants demand a new metric
The Global Heat Reduction Initiative's Kiff Gallagher talks with Ian Welsh about 'Total Climate A...
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.
From regulation to resilient value chains: The business case for due diligence after CSDDD simplification
Due diligence fatigue has long affected the apparel and textiles sector, with heavy administrative workloads and repeated supplier checks that often fail to identify r...
20 January 2026 - 11:00
Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: B2C brands and the consumer trust gap
As consumers pay closer attention to brands’ sustainability claims, the challenge is no longer solely what companies do, but how they explain it clearly and honestly.T...
22 January 2026 - 14:00
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 March 2026 - 14:00
Can we scale carbon projects without perfect data?
This week: Nathan Truitt, executive vice president of climate funding at the American Forest Foundation, talks with Ian Welsh about the evolving role of carbon finance in supporting US family forest owners, and the tension between credit quality and affordability. They discuss what it will take for carbon markets to earn broad credibility as the world moves toward net zero.Plus: Intel retreats ...
12 Dec 25
28 Apr 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Lessons learned and what's next for sustainable apparel
This week: Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about what to expect at this year's sustainable appa...
24 Apr 25 | Weekly podcast
Voices from the field: how US farmers are shaping sustainable farming
This week: Kevin Burkum, CEO of US Farmers and Ranchers in Action, and Michael Crinion, a South D...
24 Apr 25 | Podcast
System change: the state of sustainable plastics and packaging
Sebastian Munden, chair of the environmental NGO WRAP, talks with Ian Welsh about the potential f...
16 Apr 25 | Podcast
The ripple effects of challenges and tariffs for the apparel sector
Colin Brown, CEO of Cascale, talks with Ian Welsh about challenges and opportunities within the c...
16 Apr 25 | Weekly podcast
Unlock business value via carbon measurement and decarbonisation strategy
This week: Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed, talks with Ian Welsh about how major com...
15 Apr 25 | Webinar
Climate-smart agriculture: how technology can power data-driven sustainability in food systems (webinar audio recording)
As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, the challenge lies in scaling practices that restore ...
15 Apr 25 | Webinar
What does it take to make reuse viable at scale?
Unlike recycling, which retains only some material value, reuse systems preserve the full value o...
14 Apr 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – What’s key in achieving sustainable food systems?
This week: Innovation Forum’s Anamya Anurag and Ian Welsh highlight key emerging themes in the fo...
10 Apr 25 | Podcast
How to address the farm finance equity gap in the US
Seanicaa Edwards Herron, executive director at NGO Freedmen Heirs Foundation, talks with Innovati...
10 Apr 25 | Weekly podcast
Why traditional climate accounting risks falling short
This week: Kiff Gallagher, executive director of the Global Heat Reduction Initiative, talks with...
10 Apr 25 | Webinar
Reuse by design: Scaling circular packaging solutions through systems innovation
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s report on packaging reuse models clearly demonstrate the potenti...