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.

Innovation for resilient food and health systems: how bioscience is driving transformational impact

The world faces mounting pressure to accelerate sustainable innovation at the intersection of food, health and industrial production, but moving from scientific discov...

3 February 2026 - 15:00

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Building credibility in sustainability storytelling: How NGOs can strengthen trust through transparent communications

As expectations around sustainability communication continue to rise, NGOs are under increasing pressure to demonstrate impact, explain complexity and be open about li...

5 February 2026 - 14:00

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Leading the way for systems change: Helena Helmersson on making sustainability a core business imperative

Few leaders in the apparel and textiles industry bring as much hands-on experience across buying, production and CSR as Helena Helmersson did during her time at H&...

17 February 2026 - 10:00

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Can green hydrogen decarbonise heavy industry?

This week: StormFisher Hydrogen’s chief executive officer, Judson Whiteside, talks with Ian Welsh about developing carbon-neutral e-methanol and e-methane from green hydrogen, and how policy incentives and corporate scope 3 pressures are shaping global demand for low-carbon fuels. He also explores the role of North America’s renewable power advantage, the realities of scaling hydrogen projects,...

22 Jan 26

Big brands and their scope 3 emissions challenges

This week: Oliver Hurrey, founder of the scope 3 peer group and the sustainable procurement pledg...

Dole Foods: hi-tech sustainability marketing in practice

Xavier Roussel, sustainability and marketing director at Dole Foods, and Innovation Forum’s Toby ...

Beyond ‘social compliance as PR exercise’ for the apparel sector

Avedis Seferian, CEO of global social compliance non-profit WRAP, talks with Peter Stanbury, co-a...

What’s a realistic COP26 wish list?

This week: Oliver Tichit, director of sustainable supply chain at Musim Mas, talks about what he ...

How one food start-up wants to stop shipping water

Paloma López and Sean Ansett, co-founders of Future Fit Foods talk with Toby Webb about their vis...

Nestlé’s strategic shift away from single-use plastic

Jodie Roussell, senior public affairs manager for packaging and sustainability at Nestlé, talks w...

The radical solutions necessary for decarbonisation at scale

This week: Alan Kroeger, head of supply chains and natural climate solutions at Satelligence, tal...

Climate crisis: are there reasons for hope?

The Carbon Trust’s director for implementation and e-mobility Myles McCarthy talks with Ian Welsh...

Sustainable Apparel Barometer 2021: Collaboration for sector transformation

Head here to download the Sustainable Apparel Barometer in full.Launching the Sustainable Apparel...

From pdfs to QR codes – the changing face of consumer engagement

This week: Xavier Roussel, sustainability and marketing director at Dole Foods, talks with Innova...

Is heat-impacted worker health the next big reputation risk?

Jason Glaser, co-founder and CEO of La Isla Network talks with Ian Welsh about the real dangers f...

Recycling polyester, durability and no more apparel sector ‘business as usual’

This week: La Rhea Pepper, Claire Bergkamp and Megan Stoneburner from Textile Exchange talk with ...

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