The latest from the Future of Sustainability: Looking Back to Go Forward

Forum for the Future’s exploration of what the past can teach us about the future continues, with a focus this month on how the world is responding to today’s complex social and environmental crises. We’re taking on some of the biggest questions proliferating across the sustainability sector right now and considering the extent to which efforts are on (or off) track to drive the deep transformation needed.

Based on exclusive insights from leading thinkers across wide-ranging sectors, Looking Back to Go Forward has shone a long-overdue spotlight on the need for all of us to push our ambition, work in integrated ways and embrace turbulence. 
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Demystifying the 'just transition'

The concept of a ‘just transition’ is rising in prominence as governments, businesses and civil society wake up to the risk of people and communities being ‘left behind’ in a rapidly changing world. It’s already taking centre-stage in the now-inevitable fossil fuel transition, but what does it really mean? Forum’s Associate Director - India, Anna Biswas, explores what it’s going to take to put universal respect for human rights at the heart of transformational work - and in doing so, achieve greater equity, justice and regeneration long-term.
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Insights from the 'next edge' of sustainability

How does the response of business to the sustainability challenges we face measure up to what's needed to make a more hopeful future possible? James Payne, Forum’s Associate Director for Transformational Strategies, shares insights on how the Compass for Just and Regenerative Business - launched last November - has landed and explores the implications for business leaders wanting to adopt a just and regenerative mindset. To learn more about the Compass, join us on 21 March for a webinar with Forum's CEO Dr Sally Uren, hosted by our partner CTPA.
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School of System Change
Do you want to create impactful change in your sector?

The School of System Change is inviting change leaders from across Europe and beyond to join us for our Basecamp Europe 2022 learning programme starting in May. Learn the skills and tools Forum has been developing and putting into practice for 25 years with businesses and civil society to tackle real-world, complex sustainability challenges on our six-month learning journey.

Learn more and apply by 3 April.
 
Stories that Change Systems

Three months into an eight-month systems change coaching pilot, Rotary Charities noticed a pattern: nearly 70% of requests were for guidance related to communications or storytelling. Written by Freya Bradford from Rotary Charities, a member of our inaugural Investors in Change cohort, this article explores the powerful tool of telling stories to change systems. Read the blog.

Learn more and enroll in the upcoming Investors in Change module on Understanding Systems.

The innovative business models that can transform cotton supply chains 

It’s time to redesign the way supply chains work if we’re to help ensure critical environmental and social needs are met. That’s why - as part of the Cotton 2040 initiative - Forum and World Resources Institute are looking at the cotton supply chain and exploring opportunities to transform it with innovative business models that put resilience, regeneration and justice at the heart.
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We use Applied as part of our recruitment process as Forum wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public. You can also subscribe to Forum job alerts. 
 

Events
8-9 March, 2022
edie Sustainability Leaders Forum 2022

Forum’s Chief Executive, Dr. Sally Uren, will be chairing a workshop at the 12th annual edie Sustainability Leaders Forum on 8 March. Entitled ‘People, Partnerships & Collaboration’ the workshop will address how we establish meaningful partnerships to drive systemic change. The event will be in-person in London and streamed online. Find out more.
8-9 March, 2022 
Gender Summit 2022

In line with International Women’s Day on 8 March, Business Fights Poverty's Gender Summit will explore issues of climate justice and economic opportunity from a gender perspective.

Use our code GS22FRIEND to get free tickets when you register here. 
29 March, 2022 
Net Zero Finance Summit

As part of the Net Zero Festival, BusinessGreen and Forum invites you to join investors, asset managers, corporates, policymakers, and campaigners on 29 March to explore the fast-expanding green finance sector at the digital Net Zero Finance Summit. Caroline Ashley, Forum's Director of Global Programmes, will be hosting a panel discussion on 'What is the Role of Finance - a Driver or Blocker of Change?' Register here.
30-31 March, 2022 
Sustainable Foods London

Sustainable Foods London is the largest and only dedicated sustainable foods event in the UK, providing a platform for the sustainability community to connect and discuss solutions on how we can build more robust food systems. Forum's Director of Global Programmes, Caroline Ashley, will be hosting a panel discussion on Regenerative Food and Agriculture on Day One of the Conference. Find out more.

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