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 data gaps to compliance: the role of Geospatial AI in sustainability

Sustainability claims are facing increasing scrutiny, with rising costs, data uncertainty and growing pressure on businesses to provide verifiable proof of their effor...

22 May 2025 - 14:00

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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 Dakota-based farmer and chair of USFRA, talk with Ian Welsh about the evolving challenges facing US agriculture. They explore how climate volatility, trade policies and supply chain pressures are reshaping farming, and why resilience, community and innovation are key to long-term success.Plus: Apple ...

24 Apr 25

Monday briefing: What to look for at Climate and SDG weeks

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Sustainabl...

Human rights in the forest: How REDD+ projects strengthen human rights in partnership with Indigenous Peoples and local communities

To watch the recording as a video, click here. To watch the recording as a podcast, click here.Su...

What good corporate data measurement looks like

This week: Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, talks with Ian Welsh about the challenges in measuring...

Collaboration to drive progress on decarbonising apparel supply chains

At the recent sustainable apparel and textiles conference, Innovation Forum's Toby Webb spoke wit...

The chemical recycling debate: is there a place for chemical recycling in a net zero and circular world?

Click here to watch the video recording.In the midst of our escalating waste crisis and the globa...

Monday briefing: temperature check on progress towards achieving SDGs

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the upcoming S...

How to develop resilient food value chains

JoDee Haala, director of public affairs at Christensen Farms, reflects with Innovation Forum's Ia...

The chemical recycling debate: is there a place for chemical recycling in a net zero and circular world?

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast.In the midst of our escalating waste crisis an...

Effective carbon market solutions: how Cambodia is tackling deforestation

This week: Say Samal, former minister for the environment and now deputy prime minister of the Ro...

What does the future for circular textiles look like?

Steven Bethell, founder of Bank & Vogue, and Innovation Forum's Toby Webb continue the discus...

Monday briefing: charting a greener future during Zero Waste Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about waste awarenes...

Case study: how collaboration can deliver sustainability for the US pork sector

This week: US National Pork Board's senior vice-president, producer and state engagement lead, Br...

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