Forum for the Future has been facilitating the Civil Society Futures inquiry for the past two years, trying to work out a thriving future for ‘civil society’ -- that broad swathe of everything we do for good, from charities to churches, social enterprises to social media-fuelled movements like #metoo. Read more
In November we gathered leaders from across the food world - all partners of our Protein Challenge 2040 project - to see how we are doing collectively on that ‘meaty’ goal (sorry, couldn’t resist) that we set ourselves three years ago: how to feed 9 billion people enough protein in a way which is healthy and won’t wreck the planet by 2040.Read more
Forum for the Future has been facilitating the Civil Society Futures inquiry for the past two years, trying to work out a thriving future for ‘civil society’ -- that broad swathe of everything we do for good, from charities to churches, social enterprises to social media-fuelled movements like #metoo.Read more
If you're an owner of buildings and land, you can help drive the transformation of our energy system, whilst reaping the benefits. That roof on your factory, office or car park could host a community energy project – providing you with cheaper, greener energy whilst also directly benefiting your local community.Read more
The release of the IPCC’s Special Report on 1.5°C has, quite rightly, caused much reflection amongst the corporate sustainability community. Read four insights we took from reading the report, along with our thoughts on the implications for our corporate partners.Read more
Nicky Conway, Sustainable Development Manager, Safety, Health and Sustainability at National Grid talks about decentralised Energy this #GreenGBWeek and why National Grid are participating in PowerPaired.Read more
Family-owned businesses in Asia, now increasingly led by a new generation of leaders, can show the way in which globalisation can work as a force for good.Read more
Science-based targets have quickly become de rigueur for companies with aspirations to be leaders on climate change. And quite right too. The idea that corporate targets should be based on what’s required, rather than what feels achievable, is something Forum for the Future has been advocating for some time.Read more
To shift thinking we need to think deeply about how we communicate sustainability, argues Steph DraperRead more
The global food landscape is shifting rapidly, thanks to changing consumer tastes and expectations, as well as a growing awareness of the relationship between food production and consumption, and the environment and human health.Read more
In the early years of the ethical trade movement, recruitment processes, fees, and other (often hidden) costs that workers bore unduly, were identified as a root cause of abusive working conditions in global supply chains.Read more
I really love it when what were once seen as completely wacky ideas cross that elusive threshold of credibility, and you suddenly find that everyone’s talking about them!Read more
On Thursday, June 14th, I will be with my closest family at Buckingham Palace proudly receiving my OBE. For those outside the UK, this may not mean much (unless you’ve been watching “The Crown”), but the award is a public recognition of doing something useful — in my case, for services to sustainability.Read more