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Kickstarters for consumer change
29 Nov 2007
Green Futures Article
Government must help us adopt better habits, says report.
Coalition cuts could achieve much more with 3D leadership
19 Aug 2010
Blog Post
The first 100 days of the UK coalition government have made it clear that this government is going to cut, and cut...
Action on climate change will shape future of poor countries
22 Jul 2010
Press Release
Climate change will reverse years of work reducing poverty in the developing world without strong, urgent action,...
Whistling in the wind? I don't think so
12 Jul 2010
Blog Post
How a Canadian mountain resort became a model of sustainability
Let’s face it,...
Communities need skills to make the most of a Green Investment Bank
21 Jul 2010
Blog Post
The Green Investment Bank will be a big step towards a sustainable future, but the government must ensure that it...
Mix blue and yellow: get green?
17 May 2010
Blog Post
Environment policy didn’t break the surface during the UK election campaign. How will it fare in a coalition...
Green issues are sidelined as the Big Party Circus rolls on
05 May 2010
Blog Post
In the first in a series of blogs in the run up to the general election, Jonathon Porritt considers the (lack of)...
Smarter refurbishment is a must for the NHS
29 Apr 2010
Blog Post
I had my suspicions confirmed at SHINE’s recent event on sustainable refurbishment in healthcare – new build...
Education, Education, Education
29 Apr 2010
Blog Post
Here’s a bit of vintage Blair for you: “Sustainable development will not just be a subject in the classroom:...
The new parliament must innovate to build a low-carbon economy
30 Mar 2010
Blog Post
At precisely the moment when this government has finally got its act together on addressing climate change, public...
Stepping Up: a framework for public sector leadership on sustainable development
11 Mar 2010
Resource
Public sector organisations are vital players in the creation of a sustainable future. Forum for the Future’s...
Can the public sector lead us to sustainability?
29 Apr 2010
Blog Post
As the recession ends in the private economy, it is just beginning for the 5.8 million public servants in the UK,...
Stepping Up: a framework for public sector leadership on sustainable development
02 Mar 2010
Project
Public sector organisations are vital players in the creation of a sustainable future. Every aspect of their role...
The Marmot Review: health and inequality in the spotlight once more
18 Feb 2010
Blog Post
I spent last Friday at the launch conference for the Marmot Review – a report on health and equality and what we...
A fair share
22 Feb 2010
Blog Post
Peter Mandelson’s famous statement that Labour is “intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich” has...
Our health depends on a sustainable future
12 Feb 2010
Blog Post
If you live in the London borough of Kensington you can expect to live 17 years longer than people just seven miles...
Paint your business green with sustainable innovation
29 Jan 2010
Blog Post
Innovation is famously described as one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration – great ideas are...
Informing better public procurement: Horizon scanning for Buying Solutions
29 Apr 2010
Project
The Forum carried out a horizon scan for Read more...
Selling a low-carbon life just got harder
21 Dec 2009
Blog Post
From Hopenhagen to Fiascohagen in 12 dire days. Though there are now as many brave faces out there as after defeat...
Booze and bracket-bashing – inside the real Copenhagen ‘junket’
18 Dec 2009
Blog Post
As you read the daily reports from Copenhagen, spare a thought for the hundreds of environmental and development...
World leaders must see beyond emails
10 Dec 2009
Blog Post
Do the email exchanges hacked from the University of East Anglia computers indicate skulduggery? I cannot comment...
Cut carbon with our award-winning smart procurement tool
07 Dec 2009
Blog Post
What you buy shapes your carbon footprint. Procurement decisions determine how much electricity you use when you...
The award-winning whole life costing and CO2 tool
22 Feb 2010
Project
Forum for the Future and Fife Council have together developed a tool that enables procurement professionals to understand...
Sustainable Cities Index 2009
27 Jan 2010
Resource
Forum for the Future’s annual Sustainable Cities Index tracks progress on sustainability in Britain’s 20 largest...
Balance makes Newcastle Britain’s most sustainable city
20 Nov 2009
Blog Post
Today we unveil our third annual Sustainable Cities Index and the big news is that Newcastle is Britain’s most...
Sustainable Cities Index
15 Jun 2010
Project
Forum for the Future’s annual Sustainable Cities Index tracks progress on sustainability in Britain’s 20 largest...
Sustainable Cities Index 2009 - resources for media
20 Nov 2009
Other
This page contains resources for journalists about Forum for the Future’s 2009 Sustainable Cities Index.
Download...
Leaders must be shocked into climate action
06 Nov 2009
Blog Post
Even today’s climate optimists acknowledge that there are going to have to be some traumatic ‘shocks to the system’,...
US position on Copenhagen may be treaty-wrecking
22 Oct 2009
Blog Post
You can’t fault our Government for its ongoing efforts to get people to focus on the Copenhagen Conference. Both...
Population projections are a wake-up call for MPs
21 Oct 2009
Press Release
Official figures released today, which project the UK population will grow by 10 million in the next 25 years, are...
2009 Sustainability Masterclass with Jonathon Porritt
23 Jul 2009
Event
The Masterclass focuses on helping leaders embed sustainable development into their organisation.
Jonathon...
Sustainable Procurement 09 Conference
24 Jun 2009
Event
Confirmed speakers include:
- Shaun McCarthy, Director, Action Sustainability (Conference Chair)
- Dr...
Greening Quetzalcóatl
27 Feb 2009
Green Futures Article
Colossal riches; mighty challenges. Can President Felipe Calderón put Mexico on the path to a greener life? Jonathon...
And another thing…
09 Mar 2009
Green Futures Article
In the first of his regular columns for Green Futures, Jonathon Porritt sniffs change in the air.
SDUK 09 Time for change
08 Dec 2008
Event
The theme for SDUK 09 will be Time for Change, and the conference will focus on issues such as cutting carbon emissions...
Cool-off for coal
21 Aug 2008
Green Futures Article
Halt plans for 'unclean' coal power stations, say reports
With no fewer than six current...
What price carbon?
21 Jul 2008
Green Futures Article
The government’s shadow pricing tool needs sharpening, says Rebecca Willis.
Newsreel
28 Mar 2008
Green Futures Article
The biggest green stories in government - in bite-sized chunks
The Public Sector Transformation Summit
11 Jan 2008
Event
This is the only event in the Public Sector that guarantees that every case study will demonstrate either a 20% cashable...
Improving regional to local connections
08 Sep 2009
Resource
Regional Futures commissioned research examining the links between the Regional Assembly, the Regional Development...
Wasted opportunities
19 Aug 2009
Resource
Government policy is undermining the UK’s efforts to improve its poor recycling record, argues the Forum’s latest report...
Taking it on - response to the Government's consultation on the next sustainable development strategy
28 Jul 2009
Resource
Forum for the Future’s response to the Government’s consultation on a new strategy is that sustainable development...
Regional futures
29 Jul 2009
Resource
A top-performing region needs to get the direction, content and delivery of its activities right. Good regional policy...
What the UK sustainable development strategy means for you and your business
29 Jul 2009
Resource
Stephanie Draper, Deputy Director, Forum for the Future Business Programme, assesses the implications of the new...
Government has failed to shift burden of taxation from ‘goods’ to environmental ‘bads’
01 Sep 2009
Press Release
The Government has failed to achieve its goal of a shift in taxation from goods to bads and must reinvigorate its...
Government policy holds back the UK’s recycling performance
01 Sep 2009
Press Release
Government policy is undermining the UK’s efforts to improve its poor recycling record, says a new report launched...
Masterclasses for sector initiatives & trade associations
24 Jul 2009
Other
There’s a limit to how much change any one organisation can effect on its own, so a growing number of sectors are...
ICT as a mode of transport
30 Jun 2009
Resource
Transport policy-makers in the UK are not using information and communication technologies (ICT) strategically in...
An evaluation of OpenStrategy®: the Sustainable Procurement Pilot
30 Jun 2009
Resource
The OpenStrategy® is a new, web-based product aimed at enabling communities to plan and deliver policy in a more...
Masterclasses for leadership teams
24 Jul 2009
Other
These Masterclasses are designed to meet the needs of management teams in both the public and the private sectors...
Masterclasses for individual leaders
05 May 2010
Other
The Sustainability Masterclass focuses on helping leaders embed sustainable development into their organisation.
Masterclasses with Jonathon Porritt
24 Jul 2009
Other
Recession, climate change, stakeholder engagement, supply chains, business ethics, volatile commodity prices,...
