An overdue reinvention
2021 is pivotal to creating the future we want. This is the moment in time to work in integrated ways across climate, biodiversity and equality to drive transformational change, and to better prepare ourselves for ongoing disruption. But will we take the opportunity?
Forum for the Future’s Chief Executive, Dr Sally Uren, explores what is needed as the sustainability movement hits a vital inflection point.
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Exploring transformational governance
Governance can be transformational. Innovative ways of organising represent a critical leverage point for system change, but one that is largely overlooked.
This is part of a series of blogs about transformational governance, you can read part one here.
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Signal of Change
What we’re learning about Darkside and the US pipeline attack
Earlier this month, a ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline, a company responsible for nearly half the fuel supply for the US East Coast, to shut down operations. It took a week for Colonial to be able to resume full operations.
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Insight
From smart to people-first cities
The pandemic has disrupted and reconfigured urban life. What is the potential for shifting to a people-first lens for urban transformation? Damiano Cerrone from Demos Helsinki and John Hadaway from SPIN Unit highlight and interpret the signals of change they are seeing.
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Complexity, Conflict and Collaborative Inquiry: Three learnings from the School of System Change
Daniel Ford, Senior Strategist at Forum for the Future, reflects on his experience of participating in the School of System Change’s Basecamp programme in 2018, how it has impacted his work with the Boundless Roots Community and how it led to a Learning Marathon.
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Applications now open for Basecamp Europe Autumn 2021
Applications are now open for our next Basecamp Europe course, kicking off in September 2021 in partnership with DRIFT Transition Academy. This six-month, fully online learning journey is open to changemakers from all sectors who are looking to grow their impact and navigate complex challenges with far-reaching change processes.
Learn more and apply
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We have a new home in London!
We are proud to be a global organisation with offices in Mumbai, New York, London and Singapore, and while the pandemic continues to change and interrupt our old working habits across our offices, we are thrilled to have a new home for our London-based team at 3rd Floor, 22-26 Paul Street, London EC2A 4QE. Image featuring our lovely Global Financial Planning Manager, Richard Savill.
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We're hiring
We're a growing organisation and regularly on the look out for new recruits to join our teams around the world. You can also subscribe to Forum for the Future job alerts.
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Chief Operating Officer
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Sustainable Futures Fellowship
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Project & Systems Accountant
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Principal Sustainability Strategist
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14 July
Cottoning on to climate change
Explore insights from the first ever global analysis of physical climate risks across global cotton growing regions for the 2040s conducted for the Cotton 2040 initiative (to be published in late June). We will be sharing the key findings and data from the research to help participants understand how climate change is likely to impact key cotton growing regions and the supply chain.
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9 June
The shift to nature positive food and farming - what role for biocontrol?
What are the real benefits and opportunities of bioprotection for farming and the environment? Join this workshop hosted by Forum in partnership with the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association in advance of the Food Summit Dialogues.
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24-25 June
Sustainable Earth 2021
Connecting research with action.
Join this free two-day online forum as researchers, businesses, NGOs, the public sector, community groups and individuals join to tackle global and local challenges around the climate emergency. Hear from inspirational speakers, network, participate, spark ideas and find opportunities to collaborate.
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1-3 June
Responsible Business 2021
Responsible Business 2021 is a global virtual event convening more than 5,000 CEOs, Policymakers, Chief Sustainability Officers, NGOs and Investors who are driving change worldwide.
Hannah Pathak, Forum's Director of UK & Europe, will be chairing two events on 2 June.
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In other news
- Triple Pundit: System Change is Key to Driving Social Impact Work That Matters. Interview with Dr. Sally Uren, Chief Executive of Forum for the Future.
- Inclusive Business: Identifying transformative business models for the future of cotton. Charlene Collison, Forum’s Associate Director - Sustainable Value Chains and Livelihoods, speaks to CLUED-iN on the need to mainstream new business models in order to address the unequal distribution of value across supply chains.
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