As Environment Ministers from 30 countries are this week meeting in a two-day conference online to explore how to organise a green economic recovery post COVID-19, Dr Sally Uren pens an open letter to governments outlining a wish list of sustainability considerations that must be central to coronavirus recovery plans. Read more
There is a narrow window of opportunity to re-shape agricultural commodity value chain systems to be regenerative, distributive and resilient in the conditions of a post-COVID and climate-changing world. Read more
Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future, examines the COVID-19 shock to the aviation industry, and what that means not just for a sustainable future for airlines, but their survival. Read more
Green businesses can lead the recovery and also equip others to create a more sustainable future, argues Forum for the Future's Hannah Pathak Read more
Have we lost sight of a sustainable future for food? The food system is being tested, and people in the food industry are trying to manage short-term needs with essential long-term planning. Written by Lesley Mitchell and Roberta Iley. Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic is a call for us to work together in new ways. How will we respond? Louise Armstrong and Sean Andrew look at how Forum is changing and what is needed to thrive in uncertainty. Read more
Sally Uren, Chief Executive, examines how the novel COVID-19 virus could help us prepare for necessary change and the likely disruptions in the next decade, as we urgently transform entire systems to achieve carbon neutrality. Read more
How does the aviation industry fit into a low carbon world? Oriana Brine, Senior Sustainability Strategist, recounts insights on practical actions from a recent Sustainability Masterclass for Air New Zealand run by Founder-Director Jonathan Porritt, Chair of Air New Zealand’s Sustainability Advisory Panel. Read more
Elizabeth Rich, Sustainability Strategist at Forum for the Future Americas, reflects on recent work and offers lessons for sustainability for the apparel industry in light of Fashion Month. Read more
Jacqueline Culleton interviews the great plant-based pioneer Bruno Loubet who led the way for many other chefs who were interested in a different way of cooking Read more
The climate crisis can’t be addressed by a single solution but we are beginning to see how much our food choices can help solve the climate challenge. What might your lunch of the future look like? Read more
Will Dawson, Forum's Associate Director, Climate and Energy, sets out the key drivers for climate action next year. Read more
Andy Richardson, Head of Corporate Affairs, Volac, examines the current state of the protein market from the perspective of a Protein Challenge 2040 Leadership group member. Read more
Keeping up with the latest action in the protein system during the research for Forum for the Future’s latest report, The Future of Food, was as challenging as it was exciting. But is all this action shaping up to deliver transformational change? Roberta Iley, Protein Challenge 2040 lead at Forum, shares her insights. Read more
Recent research has produced models predicting that India’s economic and financial powerhouse, Mumbai, will be flooding under the high tide line in approximately 30 years. What does this mean for the people living in and connected to Mumbai? Anna Warrington, Director of Forum for the Future, India, outlines how to respond to this existential threat. Read more
There’s excitement and hope stirring around regenerative agriculture with many organisations putting it into their strategies. So what is regenerative agriculture and could it offer a shared ambition for the food and farming sector? Read more
Recently, the word transportation is being replaced with mobility. Why is this happening? What’s the difference between them? And why should we care about this change? Read more
How can we address the underlying power dynamics that are driving unsustainable practices? Forum’s Samantha Veide shares her observations on how to rebalance power to drive systems drive and ensure a more equitable coffee supply for all. Read more
At the #OneLess summit on 21 November 2019 you can learn from London organisations that are leading the charge against ocean plastic and get practical advice to start or progress action in your local area or organisation. Read more
Writing on Climate Week, Forum’s Chief Executive, Sally Uren, shares insights from what the team saw and heard on the ground, as well as six areas that we hope all of us can focus on, whether or not we were in New York. Read more
This September, millions will join the Climate Strike to demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. How can we capitalise on this to drive real change? Read more
As the sustainability movement builds, we can’t assume all are bought into the need to act on the climate crisis. Dr Sally Uren O.B.E, Forum for the Future’s Chief Executive, reflects on the barriers and common excuses holding us back – and how to deal with them. Read more
As the idea of 'systems change' gains traction, we define what it actually means and provide six steps to developing a systems-changing strategy Read more
The fires raging in the Amazon have been covered extensively by the media and labelled an environmental disaster. But does this label tell the full story? Read more
The IPCC’s Special Report on Land shows that biofuels can sustainably play a part in shipping’s decarbonisation journey. But with aviation and other sectors circling around a finite resource, shipping needs to invest in the exotic options of ammonia or hydrogen to make them viable by 2030 and be sure of a net-zero pathway. Read more
We know that we are facing increasingly complex and interconnected challenges, from poverty and water scarcity to rising global temperatures and crashing biodiversity. Read more
Climate change is the defining issue of our times, and in 2019 it is clear that climate breakdown and a deep ecological crisis are already underway. Read more
At the end of last year, I was fortunate enough to have a trip down to Antarctica, to look at some of the climate-related research work being done by Antarctica New Zealand, and part-funded by Air New Zealand, our principal Partner in New Zealand. Read more
I’m sharing the work of the Feed Compass collaboration that works to accelerate the momentum across the animal feed system to act on sustainability. Read more
This blog focuses on the action being taken by organisations on feed sustainability, providing examples of opportunities and barriers to change. Read more