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.

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

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Can we scale carbon projects without perfect data?

This week: Nathan Truitt, executive vice president of climate funding at the American Forest Foundation, talks with Ian Welsh about the evolving role of carbon finance in supporting US family forest owners, and the tension between credit quality and affordability. They discuss what it will take for carbon markets to earn broad credibility as the world moves toward net zero.Plus: Intel retreats ...

12 Dec 25

Regenerative food systems in Africa: scaling solutions to empower smallholder farmers

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast. Click here to watch the recording in French t...

COP28: the imperative for government and company action now, from Julia Butterfly Hill

Forests activist Julia Butterfly Hill talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about progress and ...

Collaboration to drive progress in transforming the food and agriculture sector

This week: Charlotte Bande, global food and beverage sector lead at Quantis, talks with Innovatio...

From beans to brew: navigating EUDR's effects on the coffee sector

IDH's regional director for Asia landscapes, Chi Tran, and senior programme manager for coffee, T...

What to expect from COP28

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

The big picture: evolving private sector landscape-level action

This week: Rodrigue Kreilmann, corporate sustainability governance manager at Mars, and Veronique...

Turning nature risk into resilience and how TNFD can help

Deloitte's senior manager for sustainability, climate and equity, Nabarun Sengupta, talks with In...

It’s a wrap: highlights from the future of plastics and packaging conference 2023

This year’s future of plastics and packaging conference in Amsterdam brought together 150+ delega...

Monday briefing: saving more than just your wallet on Black Friday

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

Reality check: the impact of EUDR and the US Inflation Reduction Act

This week: At the recent sustainable commodities and landscapes forum, Innovation Forum's Ian Wel...

Adopting landscape approaches: a how-to guide

Jack Hurd, executive director of the Tropical Forest Alliance and Emily Kunen, senior director, p...

The pathway to nature-positive business: definitions, measurements and targets

Click here to watch the recording. Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast. Faced with...

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