The Future of Food
Global ecological, health and geopolitical crises have brought home the volatility of our food system, and the danger of it failing both people and planet.
Forum’s Principal Sustainability Strategist, Madhumitha Ardhanari shares more about Forum’s Protein Challenge Southeast Asia in this webinar hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, exploring how current innovations in the protein system can look beyond carbon emissions and food security, to address broader ecological and social impacts.
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American Climate Futures
American Climate Futures is a national programme that aims to ensure the needs and voices of those most impacted by climate change in the US are at the forefront of goal-setting, planning, and solutions development - while also challenging the systemic inequalities that got us here in the first place. Forum is facilitating a systemic inquiry with stakeholders across the country to collaboratively diagnose and begin to address the barriers to just climate solutions.
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Focusing on the Future: Why going big on futures is critical
The world is facing a complex dual challenge: how can we both determine our preferred future, while also navigating turbulence and change, today?
Alisha Bhagat, Forum’s Futures Lead explains why exploring the future is critical to enabling change and creating a world in which both people and the planet thrive.
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The School of System Change
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The School of System Change: an evolution
In line with Forum’s new 2023-2025 strategy, the School has now evolved, and will be operating in partnership with Forum. With more independence, the School is primed to flourish in pursuit of a world where people embrace complexity and address the challenges of our time through new ways of thinking, acting and being.
Laura Winn, Forum’s Head of the School of System Change, reflects on the School’s journey and evolution.
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Apply soon to Delta: Introduction to Systems Change
New online course Delta delivers a five-week introductory jump into systems change featuring key approaches, frameworks, and tools to help you work more systemically on complex challenges. Apply to Delta Americas by 5 October, or Delta Europe by 20 October.
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We're hiring...
Forum is being assisted in this recruitment process by the executive search firm Oxford HR. To find out more about this vacancy, please download and read the full job description. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public. To stay updated, you can also subscribe to Forum job alerts.
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3-6 October, Virtual and London
Economist Impact: Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP27
The Economist’s Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP27 conference is set to bring together wide-ranging experts to review the promises made at COP26 and how businesses can begin to adapt as the climate crisis intensifies. Forum’s CEO, Dr Sally Uren, will chair a session exploring the fashion sector and the potential for circularity. Register here.
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10-12 October, Dubai
Dubai Future Forum
This event convenes over 400 of the world’s top futurists in Dubai to anticipate challenges, imagine opportunities, share foresight, and shape the future. The sessions will focus on four key themes: the Future of our World; Mitigating Existential Risk through Foresight; Value and Humanity; and Hedging our Bets through Foresight. Forum’s Futures Lead Alisha Bhagat will be speaking at this event exploring decolonising futures thinking and the capabilities of future technologies to enable humans to face the existential ‘risks’ in realistic and imaginative ways. Register here.
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16-19 October, San Diego
Sustainable Brands San Diego
What does it mean to lead successful brand transformation that wins in the market? Join Forum's CEO Dr Sally Uren and Forum's Associate Director of Transformational Strategies, James Payne, as well as 1,200+ innovators as we engage in crucial conversations on delivering meaningful value in today’s context at @SustainableBrands annual event, #SB22SanDiego. Register here.
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26-27 October, London
Trust Conference
Trust Conference, hosted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, is dedicated to tackling the gravest issues of our time at the intersection of media freedom, human rights, socio-economic inclusion and sustainability. Speakers include Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dmitry Muratov, UN Young Leader and pioneering climate activist, Vanessa Nakate, and author Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Register here.
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1-2 November, Singapore
2022 Sustainable Apparel Coalition Annual Meeting
The 2022 Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) Annual Meeting is taking place in Singapore on 1 November (members only) and 2 November (members and non-members). This year’s SAC Annual Meeting is co-produced by Global Fashion Agenda, who are hosting their event, the Global Fashion Summit: Singapore edition, on 3 November.
This year’s theme is 'Collective Action on Common Ground', looking for common ground towards actionable solutions to transform the social and environmental impact of the consumer goods industry. Forum’s Senior Sustainability Strategists in APAC Karen Sim and Cynthia Morel, and Associate Director (APAC) Sumi Dhanarajan, will be joining as panellists and moderators. Register here.
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22-23 November, Singapore
Responsible Investor Asia
Join the Responsible Investor Asia conference to gain valuable insight into how leading organisations are implementing ESG and responsible investment strategies that deliver value and sustainable outcomes. Forum’s Principal Sustainability Strategist Vi Nguyen (Climate and Sustainable Finance) will be speaking on the panel, 'The role of finance in achieving net zero'.
Register here to save 10% on tickets with code: ForumfortheFuture-RIASIA22
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29-30 November, Singapore
Economist Impact: World Oceans Summit Asia Pacific
Governments, conservation organisations and ocean-based industries in the Asia-Pacific region are working towards a sustainable blue economy; with a focus on industry decarbonisation, finance, policy and science-led innovation. Join us in Singapore for a dialogue on how to build future momentum and position the region at the centre of the global ocean solutions conversation. Forum’s Managing Director (Asia) Ariel Muller will be speaking at the event. Register here.
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30 November - 1 December, Online
Reuters Events: Energy Transition Asia Pacific 2022
This event unites public and private sector leaders to establish the region's net zero strategy. Define the future energy system, map out business and governance pathways and explore leading technologies and solutions to accelerate and secure an equitable transition. Forum’s Associate Director (APAC) Sumi Dhanarajan will be moderating the panel, Measuring Success: The Role of ESG in Delivering the Transition.
Register here and save S$100 on VIP passes with code: APAC2022FORUMFORTHEFUTURE
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In other news
- Our strategy launch has been covered in Eco-Business, 3BL, and Yahoo! Finance .
- World Grain Magazine: Climate change weighing on agriculture. Forum's CEO Dr Sally Uren was interviewed on the impacts of climate change on agriculture.
- The Business Times: Data meets fashion and falls short. Forum's Senior Sustainability Strategist, Karen Sim, reflects on the Higg Index (article behind a paywall).
- Ethical Corporation Magazine: Europe sows seed for farming revolution. Forum's Associate Director of Sustainable Nutrition, Lesley Mitchell, spoke about our Growing our Future US pilots.
- Reuters: The farmers trying to restore life to America’s stressed soils as climate change bites. Article on climate change and agriculture mentioning Forum's Growing our Future US report.
- Globe News Wire: Capgemini amongst the first companies globally to have its net zero targets validated according to the SBTi’s new Net-Zero Standard. Press release mentioning Forum and our partnership with Capgemini, as well as our co-written thought leadership report.
- The Business Times: Go for deep transformation, beyond shallow transition. Forum's Director of Global Programmes, Caroline Ashley, reflects on shallow vs. deep transformation, as part of our strategy launch.
- edie: Discontinuity, complexity and competing priorities: Today’s sustainability trends and challenges. Hannah Pathak, Forum’s Director of UK/Europe, analyses the key sustainability trends disrupting society right now, and how businesses can respond to them.
- BCTI: Time to think and act differently to create a ‘just and regenerative’ future and tackle inequality. Forum's CEO Dr Sally Uren reflects on the how and why behind building a just and regenerative future.
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