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Thank you and happy holidays

As the curtain falls on 2022, we want to thank you for your continued support for Forum for the Future’s work and to highlight just some of the key moments the last 12 months have brought.

On behalf of all of us at Forum, happy holidays.

A snapshot of 2022

A new strategy
In September, Forum announced its 2023-2025 strategy outlining three pivotal transitions that we will focus on in our efforts to create a just and regenerative future in which both people and the planet thrive. Our strategy focuses on enabling deep transformation in how we think about, produce, consume and value both food and energy, and in the purpose of business in society and the economy.

Find out more on our website or in our exclusive insights on the what, why and how of just and regenerative; deep transformation versus shallow transition; and the latest trends impacting sustainability in the UK, US and Asia.

The Future of Sustainability
2022 saw the continuation of our Future of Sustainability: Looking Back to Go Forward series, in which we set out to understand what the past can teach us about our future.

Recognising that more than three decades of sustainability efforts have not got us where we need to be, we explored lessons learned from across the sustainability movement, published new and exclusive insights from diverse voices on how the world is responding to today’s challenges, and analysed what it all meant for where we should focus.

Our in-depth exploration showed us that while progress has been held back, six things can propel us forward...

Explore the series.

Regenerative agriculture in the US
As regenerative approaches in the United States gain momentum, how do we ensure that the transition to a regenerative food and agriculture system supports equitable economic prosperity while allowing people and the planet to flourish long term?

In June, the Growing our Future community launched its latest report on the country’s food system transformation, while Forum’s Technical Lead, Mary McCarthy, reflected on what’s next for regenerative agriculture and whether collaborations can influence the way change-makers feel, think, act and partner.

Climate and health
As the link between climate change and human health becomes increasingly clear, the private sector is uniquely placed to step up. But how?

At COP27, the Climate and Health Coalition, a collaboration convened by Forum and including Bupa, Haleon, Reckitt and Walgreens Boots Alliance, launched the latest guidance for the private sector on how to urgently tackle what is now recognised as a complex dual challenge.

Explore the report.

Responsible energy
Beyond mitigating climate change, what value can renewable energy create? As part of the Responsible Energy Initiative in May, global and national leaders across India launched a collective vision and range of key principles for a responsible energy system.

The Initiative is a multi-year programme working to ensure renewable energy in Asia achieves its full potential and creates value in a way that is ecologically safe, rights-respecting and socially just.

Find out more.

The Futures Centre

Beyond Greenhouse Gases
Amongst the multiple possibilities, we explore a 2030 scenario where businesses adopt impact measurement that could transform the role of business to create systemic ripples.

Explore the pathways, methodologies, and mindset shifts that transformed the role of business.

Calling all changemakers across the food system
What will it take to get us to the just and regenerative outcomes the world needs to see? How does agriculture need to change? Or our approach to diets? And what do you need if you’re to help drive transformational change towards a better food future? Join the conversation.

The School of System Change

Apply for the School’s Spring 2023 courses
Applications are now open for the School’s Spring 2023 courses. Join a course to understand, navigate and enact systemic change towards just and regenerative futures using a multi-method approach to learning.

Explore the courses

We're hiring...

Global Director of Impact, based in the UK, US, India or Singapore. Applications close 31 December.

Our offices will be closed from 24 December to 2 January and applications will be reviewed once we are back. 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.

In other news

Catch up on key thought leadership pieces from across Forum in 2022.

Asia

India Development Review: Just transition: Leaving no one behind. Anna Biswas, Forum’s Director (India), explores how businesses, governments and civil society need to look beyond only economic reform, to realise a genuinely just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
The Business Times: Fixing the solutions that dwell in the shallows. Forum’s Associate Director (APAC) Sumi Dhanarajan shares how Forum’s work in the region seeks to enable deep transformations in sustainability.

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.
Sky News Daily Climate Show: Plastic pollution, energy bills and all the latest climate news. From 11:47 onwards, watch Forum's CEO Dr Sally Uren sharing her take on the Green Party’s success in the UK local elections and the role of media in driving climate action.

Sustainable Brands: Climate change in the Divided States: Why polarization should be sustainability’s most important issue. An exploration on how political polarization in the US could spell disaster for climate change, by Sandra Seru, Forum's Managing Director (US).
TIME: In the face of a climate crises, there’s a better way to farm. Dr Sally Uren outlines how regenerative agriculture practices have the potential to solve multiple global challenges.

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