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

Rainforest Foundation Norway on biofuel’s impact on deforestation

Nils Hermann Ranum, head of the drivers of deforestation programme at Rainforest Foundation Norwa...

Weekly podcast: innovation in agriculture supply chains, and how Microsoft and Hilton engage the C-suite on sustainability

This week: Jon Dettling from Quantis on how business can innovate to tackle supply chain challeng...

GAR on the emotional debate around palm oil as a biofuel

Anita Neville, senior vice-president group corporate communications, Golden Agri-Resources, and I...

How Tesco frames its environmental targets

Kené Umeasiegbu, head of environment at Tesco, talks with Ian Welsh about how the business has us...

Webinar: Money talks: How financial institutions are driving sustainable landscapes and commodities

Over the past decade, sustainable and impact investing has grown from a niche form of financing t...

Webinar: Delivering on supply chain commitments: Closing the accountability loop in 2020 and beyond

See here for the accompanying slides to the webinar. The past two years have seen rapid progress ...

Weekly podcast: how biofuels can be part of a zero-carbon economy, and apparel sector worker empowerment

This week: Stephen Wetmore from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials and Ian Welsh discuss ...

The Nature Conservancy on what a Cerrado conservation agreement might look like

David Cleary, head of agriculture at The Nature Conservancy, talks with Toby Webb about the shift...

How to avoid data overload in the food and forest sectors

Rob Waterworth, chief executive of the Mullion Group, discusses with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh...

Weekly podcast: How to mitigate biofuel impacts on land use change and tropical deforestation

This week: Nils Hermann Ranum, head of the drivers of deforestation programme at Rainforest Found...

IBM on the potential for AI in food supply chains

Dan Wolfson, IBM distinguished engineer with the Weather Company, discusses the potential of arti...

Quantis on how the food sector can establish clear climate strategy roadmaps

Carole Dubois, senior sustainability consultant and food sector lead at Quantis, talks with Ian W...

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