Driving Co-Benefits For Climate And Health: How private sector action can accelerate progress

In response to a current lack of guidance, Forum for the Future, Bupa, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Walgreens Boots Alliance have published recommendations for the private sector to urgently and simultaneously act on the twin crises of climate change and public health.

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Love, futures and philanthropy: Why giving in a polycrisis needs to start from the heart

How do love, futures and philanthropy intersect, and why is this intersection so critical in tackling complex challenges in a polycrisis? Hannah Pathak, Forum’s International Managing Director, explores more in this blog.
Why organisations must prioritise climate and health in 2024 – and how some already are

Following World Health Day this past Sunday, Hannah Pathak, Forum’s International Managing Director and co-director of the Climate and Health Coalition, shares findings from a recent network roundtable about how organisations are focusing on climate and health in 2024, and why taking action now is more urgent than ever.
Pathways to transforming unethical recruitment practices

If a strong foundation of trust among diverse stakeholders is established in a complex system, how can this be built on to create lasting, effective change? In the last of a three-part blog series, we explore possible pathways to an effective changemaking system in responsible recruitment, and opportunities for value chain actors to act in transformative ways.
The women of Madre Tierra are fighting for farmworker justice. Here’s how.

Hormis, Elvira and Claudia are three of over two million farmworkers working to grow and harvest crops for the over 331 million people who live in the US. For Farmworker Awareness Week, Christina Daniels-Freeman, Programs Advisor at Forum for the Future, sat down with these three fierce advocates to learn about their stories, groundbreaking potential of the upcoming Farm Bill, and the role we all must play in fighting for farmworker justice.

Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice

The Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice, co-published by Forum for the Future and B Lab U.S. is designed for businesses that are working to address the climate crisis by using equity-centered solutions.
Agroecology, Southeast Asia's Protein Transition, and the Role of Finance

Agroecology brings multiple benefits to people and the environment. In a region like Southeast Asia with an estimated 100 million smallholder farmers, this could mean saving costs and increasing yields in the long-term. But what are the barriers that prevent agroecology from taking root, and how can the finance sector drive change?
Call to Action: Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines

REI Philippines' first report provides a comprehensive look at the Philippines' energy transition, assessing the ecological and social impacts of major renewable energy sources and exploring strategies for their management and mitigation.
Cotton 2040 Impact Report

The ‘Cotton 2040 Impact Report’ provides the concluding updates from the Cotton 2040 initiative, sharing key findings from three focus areas and four topline recommendations to make cotton a climate resilient, agriculturally regenerative, and socially equitable crop.
Integrating social and environmental sustainability

Our planetary systems are in crisis. For lasting change, we need to start addressing planetary challenges with integrated solutions. Forum for the Future partnered with Mars and IDH to commission research that explores how companies can integrate both social and environmental agendas.
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022

Read our annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December, 2022.
Scaling regenerative agriculture in the UK: Accelerating change through collaboration

Our report, "Growing our Future: Scaling regenerative agriculture in the UK - Accelerating change through collaboration”, calls for action to revolutionise the UK's food and farming system by promoting regenerative agricultural practices, and offers actionable insights to transform the way we produce and consume food.
New pathways to a just and regenerative food system in Southeast Asia

What could ambitious leadership and a just and regenerative future for a thriving protein ecosystem look like? Our latest report shares insights from an Action Inquiry on how reshaping business models and value chains can address emerging challenges in the protein innovation landscape.
Investigating opportunities to reduce microfibre pollution from the fashion industry

Our latest report, Tackling Microfibres at Source: Investigating opportunities to reduce microfibre pollution from the fashion industry through textile design and manufacturing innovation, presents findings from our 21-month long research and investigative process, and shares recommendations for how textile manufacturers, brands and retailers can take active steps to reduce microfibre pollution.
Supply Chain Synergies

Commissioned by Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), this report aims to inform the debate between food system stakeholders and food producers on the UK’s food supply chain and what is needed for a thriving food future.

The Five Capitals - a framework for sustainability

The Five Capitals Model provides a basis for understanding sustainability in terms of the economic concept of wealth creation or ‘capital’. Any organisation will use five types of capital to deliver its products or services. A sustainable organisation will maintain and where possible enhance these stocks of capital assets, rather than deplete or degrade them.
Jobs

We are a growing organisation and we are regularly on the look out for new recruits to join our teams around the world.
For a just and regenerative future

Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability organisation running out of offices in the UK, US, India and Singapore.
Growing our Future US

Working together to accelerate the transition to a just and regenerative agriculture system in the United States.
Sustainability and system change

Climate change, malnutrition, inequality, poverty, ecological degradation. The global challenges we face are so urgent and tricky that we need a solution to match their scale and complexity. This is where system change comes in. We use systems thinking to understand the web of interrelations that create complex problems, anticipate unintended consequences, and identify how and where to take action to meet the SDG goals.
What is Net Positive?

We reinvent strategies for a 1.5°C world. Our Net Positive approach helps business put back more into society and environment than it takes out. Unilever’s pioneering commitment to eliminate fossil fuels from its operations and directly support the generation of more renewable energy than they consume was driven behind the scenes by Forum.
Transport or Mobility: What’s the difference and why does it matter?

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?
Become a system change agent

Learn more about upcoming system change programmes and express your interest.
6 ways Unilever has achieved success through sustainability - and how your business can too

A year ago this week, Unilever launched its Sustainable Living Plan (USLP), one of the most ambitious strategies that a global company has ever embarked on. Pioneering a bold new business model, the company pledged to double in size at the same time as halving its environmental footprint.
Transforming the Purpose of Business

More and more businesses like are setting ambitious targets for positive impact on their operations, value chains and wider operating context. For more than 25 years we have partnered with businesses to navigate this complexity and design impactful solutions that deliver the deeper change that’s needed. Why not get in touch to find out more?