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

The regenerative future for cotton

Deepika Mishra, global sustainability consultant at US Cotton Trust Protocol, and farmer Mead Har...

Weekly podcast – Collaboration and finance innovation for apparel and textiles

This week: At Innovation Forum's sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York, Toby We...

What does a successful regenerative agriculture strategy look like?

Rejane Souza, senior vice-president for global innovation at Norway-based fertiliser company Yara...

Monday briefing: innovative solutions at World Water Week

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about what to look o...

Climate action: collaboration that delivers apparel supply chain decarbonisation

This week: At this year's sustainable apparel and textiles conference in New York City, Innovatio...

Deforestation: how REDD+ projects help stop carbon can-kicking

During his recent trip to Cambodia, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh spoke with Charles Bedford, chie...

Extending digital traceability beyond apparel supply chains

Barbara Dunin, director of ESG, marketing and communications at Beontag, talks with Ian Welsh abo...

Monday briefing: what progress has been made since the US Inflation Reduction Act?

In this week's briefing, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson reflect on a year of the ...

How to overcome food value chain sustainability hurdles

This week: after joining the future of food conference in Minneapolis, JoDee Haala, director of p...

On trend: apparel sector traceability and transparency

On-the-spot reflections from Innovation Forum's Toby Webb and Olam Agri's Jordan Lea talking at I...

Monday briefing: empowering the green generation for change

In this week's preview of what's coming up, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk a...

Regenerative agriculture’s growing potential

This week: Rejane Souza, senior vice-president for global innovation, at Norway-based fertiliser ...

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