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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Why traditional climate accounting risks falling short

This week: Kiff Gallagher, executive director of the Global Heat Reduction Initiative, talks with Ian Welsh about how to improve traditional climate accounting models to take account of pollutants beyond carbon dioxide that can have significantly greater impact.  Plus: why tariffs may hinder Brazil's climate finance efforts; UK food execs warn of looming crisis; expert warns against blanket ban...

10 Apr 25

Regulation and reputation: What are the human rights risks in critical mineral supply chains in 2025? – Video recording

A wide variety of companies face significant risks related to human rights in sourcing minerals c...

Monday briefing – Latest food trends and how to empower farmers

This week: Ian Welsh and Anamya Anurag explore emerging food trends in North America, including f...

Best practice: How to find the opportunity from regulation

Wayne Jordash, managing partner at Beyond Human Rights Compliance, talks with Ian Welsh about how...

What ethical sourcing means for businesses today

This week: Andrew Wallis, CEO of business and human rights NGO Unseen, talks with Ian Welsh about...

The reality of critical minerals: a webinar series by Innovation Forum

Innovation Forum invites you to join this complimentary webinar series, where we’ll explore human...

Monday briefing – The business case for responsible sourcing and ethical trade

This week: Ian Welsh and Natasha Bodnar explores the critical link between climate change and hum...

Could bio-based alternatives replace plastic packaging?

This week: Aidan Maguire, coalition programme manager at the Plastics Pollution Coalition, talks ...

Enhancing soil health from the ground up

Marina Ettl and Simon Pogson from fertiliser business Yara International talk with Ian Welsh abou...

Weekly briefing – Sustainable packaging innovations and achieving EUDR compliance

This week: Ellen Atiyah and Ian Welsh reflect on the outcomes from the recent European Union Defo...

How did we get here? The no deforestation supply chain story

Scott Poynton, CEO and founder of A Different Way, and founder and former CEO of the Earthworm Fo...

Can agriculture become a greenhouse gas-negative industry?

This week: Marty Matlock, professor at the University of Arkansas, talks with Ian Welsh about lat...

Regulation and reputation: What are the human rights risks in critical mineral supply chains in 2025?

A wide variety of companies have serious risk exposure on social-related issues in sourcing miner...

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