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

Sign up now

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

What a good scope 3 emissions strategy looks like

This week: Saif Hameed, CEO of Altruistiq, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about the chal...

Responsible recruitment: safeguarding migrant worker rights

Neill Wilkins, head of the migrant workers programme at the Institute for Human Rights and Busine...

Weekly briefing: building ethical, responsible and transparent supply chains

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh talks about what to expect at this week's responsible sou...

A look into the future of critical metals for decarbonisation

This week: Gerard Barron, CEO of deep sea mining exploration company The Metals Company, speaks w...

Audio recording - Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live vir...

Webinar recording - Nestlé Global Virtual Event: A 2023 Climate Progress Update

Nestlé has pledged to reduce absolute emissions by 20% by 2025, and by 50% by 2030. This live vir...

Setting the corporate climate agenda: ambition, action, accountability

Pilar Cruz, chief sustainability officer at international food business Cargill, talks with Innov...

Monday briefing: EU's ecodesign regulation, and accelerating the energy transition

This week, Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh and Bea Stevenson talk about the Ecodesign for Sustainabl...

Audio recording - Beneath the surface: exploring best practices for soil regeneration and carbon farming

Click here to watch the video recordingAt the root of some of the most urgent challenges facing a...

Finding the funding for regenerative agriculture

This week: Max Dougherty, carbon business development lead at Bayer Crop Science, talks with Inno...

Webinar recording - Beneath the surface: exploring best practices for soil regeneration and carbon farming

Click here to listen to the recording as a podcast At the root of some of the most urgent challen...

Reality check: the rise of corporate greenhushing

René Groot Bruinderink, head of climate solutions for the UK and Netherlands at South Pole, talks...

Stay updated with the latest news, insights and updates

Sign up to our newsletter

Apparel and textiles
Plastics and packaging
Food and agriculture
Scope 3 and climate
Responsible sourcing and ethical trade
Landscapes and commodity sourcing