The Future of Food: Three Signals Shaping What’s Next

The future of food is being shaped by a set of difficult questions: How do we produce food in ways that support both people and planet? What will it take to scale solutions that already exist? And where are the most promising signs of change emerging? In this newsletter, we explore three signals from our recent work that offer clues about the future of food as well as collaborations, innovations, and investments that could help bring it to life.

Could health unlock the next phase of regenerative agriculture?

Environmental benefits have long been the primary case for regenerative agriculture. Supported by Waitrose, this report explores a growing shift in the conversation: the links between soil health, nutrition and human wellbeing. Drawing on insights from over 20 stakeholders across business, academia and farming, it examines how health could help accelerate food system transformation. Read more

The future of food depends on system-wide collaboration

This June, Forum launched two Growing Our Future Madhya Pradesh reports exploring how to accelerate agroecological transition in one of India's most important agricultural states. Developed with over 30 organisations, the reports point to a growing recognition that scaling agroecology requires more than on-farm change — it depends on coordinated action across the wider food system. Read more

Food innovation is shifting from products to systems

As food systems face growing pressures from climate change, rising costs and inequality, new approaches are emerging. In this blog, Mareyah Bhatti from our team reflects on insights from the Food Planet Prize in Sweden, exploring signals shaping the future of food, ranging from agroecology and public procurement to new ways of thinking about food, resilience and wellbeing.

Are you concerned about how

global events and shocks can affect your organization? Learn about a new way to explore uncertainty

How might climate shocks, supply chain disruptions and changing social expectations affect your organisation? Climate Cascade is an immersive role-playing game that helps teams experience the ripple effects of global disruptions and build the systems thinking, resilience and collaboration needed to navigate an increasingly uncertain future.

Climate and health takes center stage at London Climate Action Week

At London Climate Action Week, Forum and the Climate and Health Coalition brought together leaders to explore 3 critical opportunities to advance climate and health action. Across 3 events, we examined how regenerative agriculture can improve nutrition and health, strengthen heatwave preparedness and resilience in the UK, and mobilise the consumer health sector to drive meaningful climate action. Read about the Coalition.

Forum for the Future opens the market at the London Stock Exchange

To mark our 30th anniversary, Forum opened the market at the London Stock Exchange - a powerful signal that sustainability is now central to long-term business value and resilience. Joined by partners, trustees, alumni and colleagues, we marked this important milestone together. As we celebrate 30 years of impact, we're looking ahead to what's next and accelerating the transition to a just and regenerative future. Read more.

Top up your systemic practice through the Seedling Series

The summer 2026 Seedling Series offers online workshops in understanding collective power, evaluating systemic change, using AI to augment your changemaking practice, and

facilitating conflict. Explore workshops.

Applying a systemic approach to monitoring and evaluation

School CEO Anna Birney reflects on a learning series exploring what monitoring and evaluation means in the context of systems change, featuring video clips from eight experienced contributors. Read more.

To learn more about how we are shaping, testing, and

embedding these practices across our work, get in touch with us