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
The #OneLess campaign has been leading the charge against ocean plastic pollution since 2016, focusing on the pervasive single-use plastic water bottle. Because everything we do touches the ocean. Read more
Find out about the <2°C Futures Scenarios, created to help business navigate climate impacts and make more informed decisions. Read more
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Dr Sally Uren discusses the window for green transition and deep transformative change created by the US election 2020 results. Read more
Abdul is co-founder of Visual Confidence. For the past 10 years he has been actively learning and teaching the communicative practice of graphic recording and facilitation, and brings his experience of design thinking and visual facilitation to the School. Read more
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Futurist and Senior Strategist, Forum for the Future Americas Read more
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Andrew is a globally recognized expert on how companies can navigate and profit from humanity’s biggest challenges. His book, The Big Pivot, was selected as one of the "Best Business Books" by Strategy+Business magazine. Read more
Anita has worked in international development and human rights for more than two decades, and is a trustee/advisory board member for organisations working in the children, human rights and social policy sectors, including for the Children’s Commissioner for England. Read more
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Annabel is a ‘co-conspirator’ for systemic transformation and collaborative strategy process, working with a wide variety of organisations across different sectors. Her wide-ranging work includes designing organisations and networks structures, co-hosting deep change processes and more. Read more
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We undertook an investigation to understand how the automotive industry is exploring closed loop models, where are the opportunities, barriers and recommendations for a more sustainable automotive industry. Read more
Want to create positive change in your field? The School of System Change is preparing for our next US-based course that will equip you with systems thinking skills to lead transformational change. Read more
Demand for sustainable products is growing, and calls for safe and sustainable products, with transparent and clear ingredient lists, are increasing. So, how do we get more sustainable products on retailers’ shelves? Read more
Ben is Faculty at Regenesis Institute and specialises in a holistic, systems-based approach to understanding and building upon the complex human, natural and economic relationships that create and sustain the vitality and viability of a place. He helps organisations to develop models of thinking that integrate ecological and living-systems approaches with large-scale development. Read more
Bill is an expert in futures techniques and is one of the originators of the Three Horizons approach to futures. Previously at Hewlett Packard, he now works with colleagues to pioneer new approaches to futures, systems thinking, and transformative innovation for one planet living. Read more
A report from Sir Jonathon Porritt for The Aotearoa Circle, written to inform The Fenwick Forum, a virtual meeting of 65 corporate and public sector leaders on 11 June 2020. The aim of the Forum is to ensure COVID-19 recovery investment supports both economic recovery and ultimate protection and restoration of our natural environment. Read more
A comprehensive guide to public procurement originally published in Dec, 2017 by Williams, Stuart; Chambers, Tom; Hills, Sarah; Dowson, Fiona. Read more
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Charlene drives Forum for the Future’s global system change projects across value chains for greater sustainability, equity and resilience. She has led multi-stakeholder collaborative initiatives across a range of sectors and themes, and supports Forum’s thought leadership on collaborative change processes. Read more
Associate Director, Sustainable Value Chains and Livelihoods Read more
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Charlotte joined the board of Forum for the Future in 2019. She is a senior advisor to the United Nations Global Compact, and a partner in Hansen & Ersbøll Agenda. Read more
This document gives more detail about the 10 Business Model Innovations we identified as drivers for a circular economy. Read more
A new Forum report shines a light on the huge untapped potential of fashion manufacturers to contribute to the fashion sector’s circular transformation and highlights the opportunity to recalibrate industry power dynamics as the industry emerges from the COVID-19 crisis. Read more
Civil Society Futures is a national conversation about how English civil society can flourish in a fast changing world, and how to maximise the positive effects of civic action and provide a guide to how to release its potential to drive positive change. Read more
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Climate Futures analyses the social, political, economic and psychological consequences of climate change describing how different global responses could lead to five very different worlds by 2030. Read more
The year is 2030. Global supply chains are shrinking. The US president has called for the UN to be dismantled. Globalisation is in retreat, trade barriers are rising and conflicts over water, food and energy are breaking out. Read more
Initiating, building and managing collaborations for long-term success. Read more
Drawing on the views and experiences of more than 40 community businesses and 20 experts, Community Business in 2030 illustrates the transformative effect the sector could have on both local people’s lives and society as a whole. Read more
Our aim is to ignite an energy revolution which places communities at its heart and strives for a clean, affordable and secure energy system for all. We are achieving this by helping communities across the UK to own, generate and save energy together. Read more
Conrado has had extensive experience consulting, designing and applying strategic tools and methodologies to facilitate the development and testing of corporate strategies and business transformation initiatives internationally including Latin America, North America and Europe. Read more
We can be sure of one thing about the future: it will be radically different from today. The global recession shows how quickly things can change... Read more
A practical tool based around four future scenarios to help consumer goods organisations plan for the years ahead. Read more
So what will life be like for people in 2030? In this report, we consider how social and economic trends will affect people’s everyday lives, exploring the impact of demographic shifts, changes in the global economy, and new ways of consuming and producing products. Read more
A dedicated content hub for all articles, analysis, tools, insights and systemic approaches related to COVID-19. Read more
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Cotton 2040 aims to create a resilient cotton industry in an increasingly climate-disrupted world by bringing together leading international brands and retailers, sustainable cotton standards, existing industry initiatives and other stakeholders across the value chain. Read more
As part of Cotton 2040, we are working with the major sustainable cotton standards, programmes and codes on greater alignment of sustainable cotton impact metrics. Creating more credible, consistent and comparable data will help brands and retailers to more confidently track the impact of their sustainable cotton sourcing decisions. Read more
Cotton 2040 brings together stakeholders from across the globe to integrate existing efforts and speed up the shift to a sustainable cotton industry. The four future scenarios were created as a way to better understand the barriers to scaling up sustainable cotton, explore the risks and opportunities for the industry, and identify where collaborative action is most needed. Read more
Together with the partners in the Cotton 2040 coalition, we are calling on brands and retailers to radically increase their sourcing of sustainable cotton and have launched a digital guide to support them with fast-tracking their sourcing strategies Read more
A note from our Chief Executive, Sally Uren, on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and our response. Read more
Resources for organisations working to pilot and scale alternative business models that have the potential to balance nature, people and economy. Read more
Many of the vital systems that we rely on are not working. We need a big shift to create a sustainable future. This paper discusses 6 steps needed to significant change Read more
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Darya is a Partner at Leaders’ Quest, a global social enterprise that works with leaders across sectors to tackle big systemic challenges. Her work ranges from stewarding multi-stakeholder coalitions to designing immersive leadership development programs. Read more
Identifying, supporting and scaling solutions that improve the lives of rural workers in Indonesia. Read more
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Anna is Director of the School, overseeing the learning and curriculum and driving the vision and ambition internationally. Anna brings years of practical experience equipping people and businesses, NGOs and others with cutting edge tools for system change, and deeper thinking and inquiry from her research. Read more
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Jean researches, writes and teaches about embracing complexity. She investigates how to deal with a complex, interconnected, often fast-changing and uncertain world. Jean is particularly supporting contributors at the School in learning from each other and learning through teaching. Read more
Chief Executive, Forum for the Future Read more
Discover our latest publication exploring seven global trends that will shape sustainability into the 2020s. Read more
A collaborative, open-innovation initiative aiming to shift the edible fats and oils sector onto a sustainable footing. Read more
Promising convenience, affordability and choice for busy consumers, food delivery services have burgeoned in recent years, particularly in Asia. In 2015, the Asia Pacific region accounted for nearly half the total value of global home food delivery, and it’s expected to be the industry’s fastest growing region in the next 2 years. Read more
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Man-made cellulosic fibres (MMCF) – including viscose, rayon, modal and lyocell – have the potential to contribute to a more sustainable future. The MMCF 2030 Vision outlines how it could build a more resilient apparel and textile industry and contribute to regeneration across its value chain. Read more
System change is hard. We help people become better change agents through our projects, partnerships, and Network, and the School of System Change. We are building a future that’s better for everyone, not just the few – and we do that by increasing people’s capacity to create change within their organisations, their communities and their lives. We have a 21 year track-record of solving complex sustainability challenges on a global scale. Read more
Eric is a leadership expert specialising in leadership development and systems change. His work has been used around the world to tackle challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy, improving health equity and access, and evolving the role of technology in our daily lives. Read more
The scenarios highlight a number of key future shifts, that when combined could fundamentally reconfigure the culture and dominant paradigm of Europe Read more
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Published November 2014. Many studies have explored the potential of different technologies to contribute to the UK energy system - albeit with widely varying results - but few have explicitly considered the potential role that sustainable farm-based energy could play. Read more
Working with Levi Strauss and Co using futures techniques to develop global scenarios for a sustainable fashion industry. Read more
Fashion is a big deal. The global apparel, accessories and luxury goods market generated total revenues of $1,334.1 billion in 2008.1 Read more
An interactive toolkit exploring how current trends - from climate change to nationalism and AI - could shape fashion in 2030 Read more
Accelerating momentum across the animal feed system to act on sustainability. The goal of Feed Compass is to enable the scaling up of sustainable animal feed innovation to meet current and future demand for animal protein. Read more
Retailers and food service companies have a vital role to play, in working with the animal protein and feed industry towards solutions that are both sustainable and commercially viable. Time to act on feed. Read more
Fiona is a board member of several not-for profit organisations in the international development, education and arts fields, including Vice-Chair of CARE International UK, and governor of a further education college Read more
The way we produce and consume food is pushing the planet and its systems to the limit. By 2030, we want to have catalysed a new system in which food is produced and consumed in a way that is safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable to all. Read more
Rita Clifton CBE will join the organisation on 1 December, taking over from Keith Clarke CBE, who has been Forum's Chair since July 2012. Read more