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.

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

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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

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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

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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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How regenerative agriculture can cut through

This week: Earthworm Foundation's CEO Bastien Sachet joins Ian Welsh to explore why regenerative agriculture and farmer empowerment remain slow to scale despite years of corporate commitments. They discuss why businesses must rethink supply security through the lens of resilience, why long-term partnerships beat transactional sourcing, and how reinvestment in landscapes can function like reinve...

20 Nov 25

Monday briefing – The supply-demand challenges for critical minerals

This week: Innovation Forum’s Emilia Colman and Ian Welsh talk about innovation in the critical m...

Can circularity lead to more sustainable packaging?

In Amsterdam recently Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh spoke with Carolina Gregorio, sustainability p...

Why supply chain risks are now a C-suite challenge

Olivia Dobson, director, climate and resilience at Verisk Maplecroft, talks with Innovation Forum...

Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility: Strategies for local compliance and global consistency

To date, 7 US states have passed packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, with more...

Reimagining circularity for critical minerals: from mine sites to end-of-life materials

We sat down with Christian Spano, director of circularity at Vale Base Metals to explore practica...

Recyclable, but not recycled: why labels don't equal action

This week: Julien Tremblin, European general manager at TerraCycle, talks with Ian Welsh about th...

The real ROI of sustainability, and the blind spots holding you back

Charlotte Degot, CEO of CO2 AI talks with Ian Welsh about how leading companies are generating re...

Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility: Strategies for local compliance and global consistency

To date, 7 US states have passed packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, with more...

Monday briefing – Why circular packaging still struggles to compete

This week: Innovation Forum’s Lia Da Giau and Ian Welsh talk about where packaging innovation is ...

Fashion’s future: How collaboration is shaping a circular economy

This week, Innovation Forum’s Tanya Richard talks with Danielle Holly, executive lead for North A...

Nestlé income accelerator program: Annual Progress Report webinar

In 2022, Nestlé launched the “Nestlé income accelerator program”, an innovative family-centered a...

A reality check on AI: how to get it right for your business

This week: Ian Welsh speaks with Charlotte Degot, CEO of CO2 AI, about how companies can unlock t...

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