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

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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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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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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

Monday briefing – A farmer’s view on resilience and the realities of climate volatility

This week: As climate volatility intensifies, UK farmer Thomas Gent discusses with Innovation For...

The business case for innovative circular fashion solutions

Barry McGeough, group vice president of innovation and strategy at AmeriCo Group, talks with Inno...

The benefits of circular fashion: a look at Eileen Fisher’s recycling operations

This week: Carmen Gama, director of circular design at Eileen Fisher, talks with Innovation Forum...

How B2B companies are strengthening trust through transparent communication (webinar video recording)

As sustainability strategies mature, the pressure is increasing on how companies communicate prog...

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

Financing remains one of the greatest barriers to scaling the energy transition. As global capita...

Monday briefing – A rancher's view from the front line of regenerative agriculture

This week: Rancher and UK television host, Jay Doan from Blackleg Ranch, talks with Ian Welsh abo...

What effective EPR could mean for packaging and recycling systems

Amcor’s chief sustainability officer David Clark joins Ian Welsh to unpack the rapid rise of exte...

How regenerative agriculture can cut through

This week: Earthworm Foundation's CEO Bastien Sachet joins Ian Welsh to explore why regenerative ...

Webinar recording: The State of the energy transition: are we on track or falling behind?

The energy transition has seen remarkable growth in renewables, yet fossil fuels still account fo...

Highlights from the Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

The Critical Minerals Innovation Forum brought together the full value chain from lithium and cob...

Monday briefing – The reality of digital product passports: what, how, and why?

This week: Tara St James, senior director of sustainability at Canadian apparel brand Moose Knuck...

Can microbes make the food system more sustainable?

This week: Cargill's vice president of global core research and development, Cordell Hardy, talks...

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