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

Business benefits of the natural capital approach

Mark Gough, executive director of the Natural Capital Coalition explains to Ian Welsh how the nat...

Is slavery the greatest human rights risk for business?

Yousuf Aftab, principal at Enodo Rights, explains to Ian Welsh why modern slavery is both a salie...

How to achieve supply chain trust

Antoine Heuty, founder and CEO of Ulula, talks with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh about what is re...

Weekly podcast: why investors expect more on modern slavery, and palm oil's biodiversity impact

This week: Valentina Gurney from the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility talks to Ian W...

Capacity building to enforce modern slavery laws

Tim Gehring, director of global policy and partnership, International Justice Mission and Ian Wel...

Weekly podcast: the future of business leadership, and what you need to know about materiality

This week: David Grayson, emeritus professor from Cranfield School of Management, takes Toby Webb...

How to capture supplier data more effectively

Laura Houghton, manager, global customer success and marketing for Segura and Simon Nicholls, man...

The risks from hidden companies in palm oil supply chains

Aid Environment’s Tim Steinweg talks to Toby Webb about the new report from Chain Reaction Resear...

Why smallholder land tenure is a key supply chain challenge

IDH Indonesia’s Fitrian Ardiansyah speaks to Toby Webb about how companies can best work with sma...

How positive community impact is good for business

Terry Nelidov, managing director of the Erb Institute for Sustainable Business, describes to Ian ...

Is the ICT sector tackling forced labour risks?

Kilian Moote, project director for Know the Chain, takes Ian Welsh through his organisation’s lat...

Weekly podcast: how to use natural capital accounting to drive success, and what the finance sector can do for palm oil

This week: Mark Gough from the Natural Capital Coalition explains to Ian Welsh the real benefits ...

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