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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Unlock business value via carbon measurement and decarbonisation strategy

This week: Ellen McCormack, head of Europe at Watershed, talks with Ian Welsh about how major companies are integrating sustainability into finance and operations. They discuss the shifting narrative from climate goals to ROI, challenges in renewable energy infrastructure, and trends in carbon removal and investor demand. Plus: vegetable oil prices surge amid instability; rare earths weaponised...

16 Apr 25

The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing (webinar audio recording)

Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerat...

Understanding scope 3 emissions in the cotton and grain supply chain

This week: Peter Bunce, vice president, head of cotton and microbials at Indigo Ag, talks with Ia...

Engaging in landscape approaches: a how-to guide

Patrick Mallet, director for innovations at ISEAL Alliance, and Rachel Wall, project manager for ...

Field by field: scaling regenerative practices beyond pilots to wide adoption (webinar recording)

Advancing regenerative agriculture farming has become a priority for agri-food stakeholders in an...

Biological solutions for sustainable agriculture: how agri-food stakeholders can efficiently scale, accelerate and unlock innovation (webinar audio recording)

In recent years, the agricultural industry has witnessed a significant shift towards sustainable ...

Monday briefing: KFC’s climate change commitments

Also, Innovation Forum’s Natasha Bodnar discusses with Ian what to expect at the upcoming scope 3...

How business can account for food loss to drive food security

This week: IFC’s senior industry specialist, Ahmad Slaibi and Tom Cumberlege, director at the Car...

The future of cotton farming: scaling regenerative sourcing (webinar recording)

Regenerative sourcing has shown significant promise for the cotton industry; helping to regenerat...

Biological solutions for sustainable agriculture: how agri-food stakeholders can efficiently scale, accelerate and unlock innovation (webinar recording)

In recent years, the agricultural industry has witnessed a significant shift towards sustainable ...

Climate transitions: how Brazilian soy can adapt to meet future demands

Niamh McCarthy, director for climate related risks at Climate Advisors, talks with Ian Welsh abou...

Beneath the surface: how data and technology can drive carbon farming and resilience at farm-level

Data is key to shaping decisions that increase food production, farm incomes, and climate resilie...

Monday briefing – From field to future: engaging smallholder farmers to deliver sustainable food systems

This week: At the future of food and beverage conference in Amsterdam, Jason Archie-Acheampong, i...

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