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.

State of play – The State of the energy transition: are we on track or falling behind?

The energy transition has seen remarkable growth in renewables, yet fossil fuels still account for ~80% of the global energy mix. Progress is undeniable, but ambition ...

19 November 2025 - 10:00

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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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How can palm oil growers thrive amid climate and market risks?

This week: In Colombia, Cargill and Solidaridad are partnering to help smallholder palm oil growers build more sustainable and climate-resilient supply chains. Leticia Kawanami and Joel Brounen talk with Ian Welsh about how farmer-led action plans, shared investment, and collaborative data tools are driving measurable progress – and how these lessons can scale across Latin America.Plus: at the ...

30 Oct 25

Why food companies must innovate to cut impact

Jon Dettling, global director for services and innovation at Quantis, and Innovation Forum’s Ian ...

The story behind the Amazon fires

This week: Niels Wiellard from Satelligence on how satellite data analysis can provide crucial de...

Plastics Oceans UK on how to avoid unintended consequences of switching from plastic

Simon Usher, CEO of Plastics Oceans UK, talks with Ian Welsh about some of the changes in public ...

How business can realistically cut plastic use

This week: Nestlé’s Anna Turrell, Plastics Europe’s Eric Quenet and Closed Loop Partners’ Kate Da...

The role of biofuels in a just transition to a low carbon economy

Stephen Wetmore, director of business development at the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, ...

Weekly podcast: how financial institutions are driving sustainable landscapes

This week: ABN Amro’s Dick Ligthart, M+G Investments’ Anita McBain and Invesco’s Maria Lombardo o...

Webinar – A roadmap to 2025: how business can achieve plastics targets

When it comes to plastics, all stakeholders ultimately want the same thing: to reduce and elimina...

Weekly podcast: how public attitudes are impacting plastic pollution trends

This week: Simon Usher, CEO of Plastics Oceans UK, on the trends and innovations developing in pl...

How to align business and worker interests in the Indian apparel sector

Anant Ahuja, co-founder and CEO of Good Business Lab, talks with Innovation Forum’s Haafizah Khod...

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...

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