25 Sep 25 | Webinar
Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies – webinar audio recording
Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue c...
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.
State of play – 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 for ~80% of the global energy mix. Progress is undeniable, but ambition ...
19 November 2025 - 10:00
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
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
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
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
Can microbes make the food system more sustainable?
This week: Cargill's vice president of global core research and development, Cordell Hardy, talks with Ian Welsh about how fermentation can reshape food production. From zero-calorie sweeteners to plant-based materials and localised protein sources, they discuss how microbes are being used as miniature manufacturing plants. Plus: cocoa shortages drive rise in chocolate alternatives; luxury bran...
13 Nov 25
25 Sep 25 | Podcast
From beans to biodiversity: rethinking coffee’s hidden impacts
Etelle Higonnet, founder of Coffee Watch, talks with Ian Welsh about the big sustainability chall...
25 Sep 25 | Weekly podcast
Who pays? Sharing the costs and risks of regenerative agriculture
This week: Sajeev Mohankumar, senior technical specialist at FAIRR Initiative, talks with Ian Wel...
24 Sep 25 | Webinar
Food, fashion, and farmers: Finding common ground on regenerative agriculture
While the principles of regenerative agriculture aren't new, it's increasingly emerging as the in...
23 Sep 25 | Podcast
Weekly briefing – The economic case for financing the future of critical minerals
This week: With the global race to secure sustainable critical mineral supply chains intensifying...
18 Sep 25 | Webinar
Blue carbon: the untapped potential of coastal ecosystems for climate action
A recent webinar with Terraformation, Salesforce, KindWorld Projects and Conservation Internation...
18 Sep 25 | Webinar
Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies – webinar video recording
Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue c...
18 Sep 25 | Podcast
Breaking silos: what apparel can learn from food and other sectors
Fashion’s climate and nature strategies are converging – but what does that mean for brands and s...
18 Sep 25 | Weekly podcast
Traceability is like air traffic control: why companies can't fly blind
This week: Florent Bouguin, chief technology officer at Optel, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian ...
17 Sep 25 | Webinar
INC5.2: Where do we go from here? – webinar video recording
The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty commissioned modelling showing that a global ...
16 Sep 25 | Webinar
Streamlining standards: Cutting complexity to strengthen responsible critical minerals supply chains
Standards play a vital role in ensuring environmental stewardship, ethical sourcing, and market c...
16 Sep 25 | Webinar
Risk-proofing agrifood supply chains: demonstrating the business case for regenerative agriculture
As pressure mounts to decarbonise agrifood supply chains and meet Scope 3 targets, the case for r...