08 Sep 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Sink or swim: collaboration to tackle scope 3 emissions
This week: Henkel’s vice president for sustainability, Ulla Hueppe, spoke with Ian Welsh at the r...
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.
AI and technology: How digital transformation is driving the energy transition
Digitalisation is no longer a side enabler – it’s becoming central to system-wide acceleration, efficiency and optimisation. At the same time, questions remain around ...
28 January 2026 - 13:00
Innovation for resilient food and health systems: how bioscience is driving transformational impact
The world faces mounting pressure to accelerate sustainable innovation at the intersection of food, health and industrial production, but moving from scientific discov...
3 February 2026 - 15:00
Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: How NGOs can strengthen trust through transparent communications
As expectations around sustainability communication continue to rise, NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact, explain complexity and be open about li...
5 February 2026 - 14:00
Leading the way for systems change: Helena Helmersson on making sustainability a core business imperative
Few leaders in the apparel and textiles industry bring as much hands-on experience across buying, production and CSR as Helena Helmersson did during her time at H&...
17 February 2026 - 10:00
Can green hydrogen decarbonise heavy industry?
This week: StormFisher Hydrogen’s chief executive officer, Judson Whiteside, talks with Ian Welsh about developing carbon-neutral e-methanol and e-methane from green hydrogen, and how policy incentives and corporate scope 3 pressures are shaping global demand for low-carbon fuels. He also explores the role of North America’s renewable power advantage, the realities of scaling hydrogen projects,...
22 Jan 26
05 Sep 25 | Weekly podcast
Could leather go deforestation free?
This week: WWF's senior director for beef and leather supply chains, Fernando Bellese, talks with...
04 Sep 25 | Webinar
Webinar recording: The climate-carbon conundrum for the soft commodities: what’s next for resilience?
Climate-related disruptions have stark financial implications for businesses. Last year alone, gl...
03 Sep 25 | Podcast
From hard lessons to healthy soils: farmers helping farmers in Minnesota
Alex Udermann and Mark Gutierrez, farmers at the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition, join Ian Welsh ...
03 Sep 25 | Webinar
INC5.2: Where do we go from here?
The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty commissioned modelling showing that a plastic...
01 Sep 25 | Podcast
Monday briefing – Bridging the gap: data, regulation and farmer livelihoods
This week: Nicole Cramer from the Rainforest Alliance talks with Ian Welsh about how data collect...
29 Aug 25 | Weekly podcast
The true cost of your cup of coffee
This week: Etelle Higgonnet, founder of CoffeeWatch talks with Ian Welsh about the environmental ...
28 Aug 25 | Podcast
Are farmers finally getting a seat at the table?
Farmers Jocelyn Schlichting and Carla Schultz share their perspectives on the risks and realities...
21 Aug 25 | Weekly podcast
How can apparel build real resilience in the face of climate risk?
This week: Beth Jensen, chief impact officer at Textile Exchange talks with Innovation Forum's Ta...
21 Aug 25 | Podcast
Reality check: securing cocoa supply through innovation
At the recent scope 3 innovation forum in Amsterdam, Tilmann Silber, head of net zero at Barry Ca...
21 Aug 25 | Webinar
Webinar recording: What’s the role of food retailers in enabling packaging sustainability?
Food retailers sit at the intersection of supply chain and consumer choice. They are uniquely pos...
20 Aug 25 | Webinar
Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies
Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue c...