Our work
Forum for the Future’s work focuses on the sectors we believe are critical to the change we need now.
Retailers, branded manufacturers and tourism organisations have the power to drive change through their supply chains and to influence the behaviour of millions of customers.
Our cities, transport and the buildings we live and work in have a huge impact on our environment and wellbeing, and must be transformed if we are to achieve a sustainable future.
Financial institutions will be essential to creating a sustainable economy as we face up to key issues like carbon-pricing, creating effective financial mechanisms to protect rainforests and exploring the implications of an economy without growth.
We seek to transform these sectors by applying our expertise in futures thinking, innovation, leadership and other key strategies for change.
Featured Projects
The future climate for development
July 20th, Climate change, Energy issues, Overseas development.
Scenarios for low-income countries in a climate-changing world
Low-income countries are being affected first and worst by climate change. And climate change is a long-term challenge, where a long-term approach is essential to manage the risks and seize the opportunities it poses.
Better Decisions, Real Value
July 5th, Climate change, Energy issues, Overseas development.Business, Finance.
A toolkit to find the business case for sustainability
What is the business case for sustainability? How do you get senior decision-makers to understand the commercial reasons for making the company more sustainable? How do you explain to your investors how this will benefit them financially?
Our latest projects
Eco Rating: assessing the sustainability of mobile phones
August 25th, Behaviour change, Consumption, Eco-products & services, Lifestyles, Retail, Social enterprise, Telecommunications.
Forum for the Future worked with Telefónica O2 UK to develop the UK’s first sustainable rating scheme for mobile phones.
Gatecrashing the energy sector
July 30th, Behaviour change, Consumption, Eco-products & services, Lifestyles, Retail, Social enterprise, Telecommunications.Energy sources.
Best Food Forward – promoting sustainable food procurement
June 30th, Behaviour change, Consumption, Eco-products & services, Lifestyles, Retail, Social enterprise, Telecommunications.Energy sources.Agriculture & Food, Green government, Innovation, Local government, Procurement.
Best Food Forward aims to support jobs and promote healthy eating in Wales by encouraging schools, hospitals and other public bodies to buy sustainable food. Enter our competition!
Sustainable information and communications technology with Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
May 5th, Behaviour change, Consumption, Eco-products & services, Lifestyles, Retail, Social enterprise, Telecommunications.Energy sources.Agriculture & Food, Green government, Innovation, Local government, Procurement.Information technology, Science & technology, Telecommunications.
T-Labs developed a set of scenarios to influence DT in its business strategy and they asked us to augment this internal publication with a report outlining our research on the emerging technologies and trends that we expect to be significant by 2020.
Sustainable Shipping Initiative
April 19th, Behaviour change, Consumption, Eco-products & services, Lifestyles, Retail, Social enterprise, Telecommunications.Energy sources.Agriculture & Food, Green government, Innovation, Local government, Procurement.Information technology, Science & technology, Telecommunications.Freight, Shipping, Transport & travel.
Forum for the Future’s Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) brings the industry’s leading organisations together with their suppliers and customers to show what can – and must – be done for shipping to contribute to, and flourish in, a sustainable future.
Forum for the Future
works with leaders from business and the public sector to create a green, fair and prosperous world
Latest project news
- O2 launches UK’s first eco mobile phone rating scheme
- Action on climate change will shape future of poor countries
Climate change will reverse years of work reducing poverty in the developing world without strong, urgent action, according to a report released today.
The Future Climate for Development calls on governments and NGOs to build climate change into their economic development programmes to help low-income countries manage its impacts and seize new opportunities as the world shifts to a low-carbon economy.
- Communities need skills to make the most of a Green Investment Bank
- Calling all creatives: design the future we need!
- Campaign to make creative industries champions of sustainability
A high-powered group of creative industry leaders will today launch a nationwide campaign designed to make the sector champions of a more sustainable future.
The project aims to harness the energy and inspiration of filmmakers, musicians, game designers and other creative industry professionals to drive forward action on climate change, resource scarcity, a growing population and other great challenges of our time
- UK must plan now for population of 70 million
- Our health depends on a sustainable future
- Paint your business green with sustainable innovation
- Investigating the business case for sustainability: seven steps that could make you millions
- New eco-paint shows value of green innovation
Green innovation can save companies money and open up new business opportunities, according to a report released today to coincide with the launch of a new range of eco-paint.
Dulux Ecosense has half the carbon and water footprint of the standard paint the company was selling two years ago, the range has cut waste by 40 per cent and volatile organic compounds have been virtually eliminated, meaning no lingering odour.
- Disruptive Innovation competition results
- Website helps thousands to Walkit off
Nearly 9,000 Bristol residents are taking at least an extra hour of exercise a week, thanks to walkit.com, the city’s online walking route planner.
- Award-winning “Kyoto Box” launches ahead of Copenhagen summit
- Carbon in our roads and rails – the bigger picture
- World leaders must see beyond emails
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