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: Climate change focus at World Health Day, and Canada’s carbon tax hike

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

On the road to responsible sourcing and ethical trade

This week: During Innovation Forum’s responsible sourcing and ethical trade event in London, some...

Will climate denial conspiracy theories become a thing of the past?

Brendan May, sustainable business commentator and chair of Robertsbridge, talks with Ian Welsh ab...

Closing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economy

See here for the video recording of the webinar.We know that upcycling, recycling, and the use of...

Monday briefing: Will the revised UK net-zero strategy deliver?

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

Why ten years of progress on deforestation is at risk

This week: Olivier Tichit, director of sustainability at Musim Mas, talks with Ian Welsh about so...

Closing the loop: The role of recycled and recyclable materials in a circular economy

See here for the audio recording of the webinar.We know that upcycling, recycling, and the use of...

How due diligence regulation levels the playing field

Bayer’s head of ethics and social impact, Janina Lukas, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh a...

Monday briefing: IPCC’s latest assessments and a watershed moment for the UN?

In a new preview of what’s coming up, Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about w...

Sea change: what to expect from the UN oceans treaty

This week: Senior policy advisor for ocean and conservation finance at The Nature Conservancy, An...

Can business deliver on the ‘how’ of decarbonisation?

Tom Thackray, director of decarbonisation at the Confederation of British Industry, talks with Ia...

Reality check: how is business tackling the big sustainability challenges?

This week: Brendan May, sustainable business commentator and chair of Robertsbridge, reflects wit...

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