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

John Gummer on modern slavery in public procurement

John Gummer – Lord Deben – chairman of Sancroft, outlines to Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh the mai...

Mighty Earth: soy's deforestation impacts explained

Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb why soy’s deforestation...

Mighty Earth: soy's deforestation impacts explained

Glenn Hurowitz from Mighty Earth explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb why soy’s deforestation...

Weekly podcast: palm oil, fisheries and textile certification in the spotlight

This week, Nusa Urbancic, campaigns director, Changing Markets Foundation, debates with Toby Webb...

Why tropical grasslands are becoming a frontline for deforestation

David Cleary, director for agriculture at the Nature Conservancy, and Toby Webb reflect on the le...

Greenpeace on why companies must do more on deforestation

Greenpeace forest campaigner Richard George debates with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb about what ...

Weekly podcast: how to set stretching sustainability targets

This week, Anglo American’s Jon Samuel outlines what the future of sustainable mining looks like,...

Weekly podcast: putting real numbers on supply chain risks

This week, Gabriel Thoumi, head of capital markets at Climate Advisers, outlines to Toby Webb the...

One Acre Fund: successful agro microfinancing at scale

Brian Heese, director, investor relations, One Acre Fund, explains to Innovation Forum’s Toby Web...

Land O’Lakes: influencing agri value chains for sustainability

Matt Carstens, senior vice-president, Land O’Lakes discusses with Toby Webb what his company is d...

Weekly podcast: Why companies simply aren’t doing enough on deforestation

This week, Greenpeace forest campaigner Richard George debates with Innovation Forum’s Toby Webb ...

There’s modern slavery in your supply chain: what next?

The reality is that most complex supply chains will have modern day slavery within their operatio...

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