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.

Financing the energy transition: trends, risks, and investor appetite

Financing remains one of the greatest barriers to scaling the energy transition. As global capital seeks stable, long-term returns, the challenge is to create financia...

25 November 2025 - 10:00

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Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: How B2B companies are strengthening trust through transparent communication

As companies set increasingly ambitious sustainability targets, the challenge is no longer just what to achieve, but how to communicate progress credibly and consisten...

25 November 2025 - 15:00

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Coffee Landscapes Forum – 10 Years of Conservation International's Sustainable Coffee Challenge

Join Conservation International for the 10-year milestone of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge, marking the transition from our community’s first decade of building par...

11 December 2025 - 15:00

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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

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How regenerative agriculture can cut through

This week: Earthworm Foundation's CEO Bastien Sachet joins Ian Welsh to explore why regenerative agriculture and farmer empowerment remain slow to scale despite years of corporate commitments. They discuss why businesses must rethink supply security through the lens of resilience, why long-term partnerships beat transactional sourcing, and how reinvestment in landscapes can function like reinve...

20 Nov 25

From data gaps to compliance: the role of Geospatial AI in sustainability (webinar)

Sustainability claims are facing increasing scrutiny, with rising costs, data uncertainty and gro...

Supply gaps in transition metals: The investments required to deliver a clean energy transition – webinar recording

Click here to view the video recordingAs demand for critical minerals surges due to accelerating ...

Reality check: the role business plays in driving responsible sourcing and ethical trade

At the recent Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum in London, industry experts joined Ian...

Monday briefing – Circular conversations: the latest innovations and progress in sustainable packaging

This week: Innovation Forum’s Lia Da Giau and Ian Welsh highlight the growing integration of rese...

What it takes to align apparel brands, manufacturers and retailers

This week: Colin Browne, CEO of Cascale, talks with Ian Welsh, exploring the state of sustainabil...

Through the ag investor lens: the shift towards nature-based solutions

Sajeev Mohankumar, senior climate and biodiversity specialist at the FAIRR Initiative, talks with...

Supply gaps in transition metals: The investments required to deliver a clean energy transition

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcastAs demand for critical minerals surges due to a...

Monday briefing – Unravelling fashion, sustainability and supply chains

This week: Innovation Forum’s Niamh Campbell and Ian Welsh talk about key themes shaping the appa...

Palm oil progress: addressing challenges and breakthroughs in sustainable agriculture

Rob Nicholls from Musim Mas, Livelihoods Venture's Sébastien de Royer and Rizki Pandu Parma at NG...

Bridging the gap: the equity challenge in farming in the US

This week: Seanicaa Edwards-Herron, executive director at NGO Freedmen Heirs Foundation, talks wi...

Monday briefing – Navigating responsible sourcing and ethical trade

Innovation Forum's Natasha Bodnar and Ian Welsh talk about the responsible sourcing and ethical t...

From waste to worth: circular solutions for sustainable packaging

This week: Willemijn Peeters, CEO and founder of Searious Business talks with Ian Welsh about wha...

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Scope 3 and climate
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