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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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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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

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Exploring the state of play, breakthroughs, and real-world examples

With governments and industry betting big on new energy solutions, the race is on to discover whi...

Green hydrogen: A critical look at the applications, limitations, and potential

With governments and industry betting big on new energy solutions, the race is on to discover whi...

Sustainable palm oil: how buyers and producers can work as true partners

This week: Rob Nicholls, general manager for programmes and projects at palm oil business Musim M...

Building shared value: inside Dôen’s supplier partnership model

Kristine Kim, senior director of impact and responsible sourcing at Dôen, talks with Innovation F...

Monday briefing – EUDR and beyond: navigating risks, delays and opportunities

This week: Mark Gutierrez and Alex Udermann from the Minnesota Soil Health Coalition talk with Ia...

The $17bn challenge: building a better recycling system

This week: Keefe Harrison, chief executive of the Recycling Partnership, talks with Ian Welsh abo...

Deforestation-free leather: ambition or reality?

Fernando Bellese, senior director for beef and leather supply chains at WWF, talks with Ian Welsh...

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, ma...

From beans to biodiversity: rethinking coffee’s hidden impacts

Etelle Higonnet, founder of Coffee Watch, talks with Ian Welsh about the big sustainability chall...

Scaling coastal climate solutions: the potential for blue carbon in net-zero strategies – webinar audio recording

Coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes – collectively known as blue c...

Who pays? Sharing the costs and risks of regenerative agriculture

This week: Sajeev Mohankumar, senior technical specialist at FAIRR Initiative, talks with Ian Wel...

Food, fashion, and farmers: Finding common ground on regenerative agriculture

While the principles of regenerative agriculture aren't new, it's increasingly emerging as the in...

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