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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Beyond greenhouse gases: Transforming project design through impact measurement
As part of our ongoing exploration with Capgemini, this season of The Futuring Podcast features Sol Salinas from Capgemini and author Andrew Winston. In the first episode, they reflect on the interconnected challenges and stakeholders that businesses impact and are influenced by. They also explore the role of impact measurement in enabling businesses to thrive and profit by transforming to regenerative, net positive business models.
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What does it mean to reshape a sustainable future for edible fats and oils?
Fats and oils are an essential part of a healthy and nutritionally balanced diet for both humans and livestock. However, the way they are produced and consumed raises major sustainability challenges for people and the planet.
Watch this webinar hosted by Forum as part of Climate Week and find out how edible fats and oils production and consumption can be made ‘future fit’. Reach out to Neil Walker to find out more on reimagining the future of value chains.
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The School of System Change
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Alumni story: ‘Systems change as an internal practice’
Scott Hinkle completed the School of System Change Basecamp and Spark programmes in 2021. Here he shares insights and advice from entering the world of complexity to his current focus, including embodying systems change as an internal practice and three practical facilitation ideas. Read more.
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Spark: Drawing patterns of how we design for change
Critical to bringing about systems change is the need to engage people in the process of change and to design these processes systemically. Pictured is this year’s Spark Europe cohort exploring and drawing patterns of how they design for change. Learn more.
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Insights from Forum and the Futures Centre
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Our new, inconvenient truth: an urgent need to address historic setbacks and root causes if the U.S. is to truly transform. Forum’s Director - Americas, Sandra Seru, reflects on current progress in the U.S. and outlines five ways in which sustainability professionals can work towards deep transformation.
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Discontinuity, complexity and competing priorities: today’s sustainability trends and challenges. Hannah Pathak, Forum’s Director of UK/Europe considers the latest sustainability trends and questions rippling across the UK and Europe, and explores the implications of Forum’s new strategy for our work on food, energy and the role of business.
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Enabling deep transformation in Asia: exploring the way forward. Forum’s Managing Director (Asia), Ariel Muller, reflects on our focus on addressing deep transformation versus shallow transitions, what we’ve learnt about enabling transformation in Asia, and how our programmes will deliver to these aims.
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Sensemaking and Regenerative Agriculture in Southeast Asia. Last month, Forum’s APAC team engaged in a horizon scanning exercise focusing on regenerative agriculture in Southeast Asia, with the goal of highlighting some developments that the team is noticing and exploring what they might mean for the region’s future.
Making sense of regenerative agriculture required us to look at changes in agricultural approaches, and by extension, changes in perceptions of land.
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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 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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