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

Monday briefing – Collaboration, environmental conservation and community well-being

This week: Elizabeth Daut, natural resources specialist at USAID, talks with Innovation Forum’s E...

Is business sustainability at a tipping point?

This week: The first in a new state-of-sustainability series, Brendan May, business expert and fo...

We are Innovation Forum: sustainability conferences in Europe, North America and beyond

A taster of what it's like to attend one of our Innovation Forum conferences across Amsterdam, Lo...

How ofi is working to drive sustainable supply chains

Roel van Poppel and Christopher Stewart from global food ingredients supplier ofi talk with Innov...

Weekly briefing – How nature-based solutions can deliver real impact

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ellen Atiyah speaks with Andika Putraditama, director of the Rimba ...

The hidden power of family forests

In this episode, host Ian Welsh speaks with Nathan Truitt, executive vice president for climate f...

Granular on-farm data: the key to measuring and reducing agricultural emissions?

This week: Ian Welsh speaks with Niklas Wallsargård, CEO of agri-sector business Improvin’, about...

How leading brands make packaging material choices: weighing pros, cons, and unintended consequences

In this webinar, we discussed how brands make packaging decisions, balancing cost, performance, a...

Driving sustainable development and conservation through transformative partnerships

Recognising the vital link between environmental conservation and human well-being, the U.S. Agen...

Monday briefing — How to understand your land footprint, manage risk and create positive impact

This week: Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Emily Heslop talk about what to expect at the sustain...

Alternative proteins: from olive waste to insect protein

This week: in the first in story of a startup series, alternative protein business InsectBiotech’...

Digitising agriculture: innovation through science with Agmatix

In this episode of the Innovation Forum podcast, host Ian Welsh speaks with Jonathan Sullivan, vi...

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