What skills will you need to navigate the 2020s?
With the decade of delivery now upon us, we urgently need to reinvent how we produce and consume goods and services and the ways in which we organise and collaborate. The skills we need to do this are not those we have today.
Here, Forum’s Chief Executive Sally Uren, writes an open letter to C-suite executives with advice on how to prepare.
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Five signs the 2020s can be the decade of delivery on climate
From an increasing urgency to act to more practical solutions emerging all the time, 2019 gave us some clear reasons to hope that the 2020s really can be the decade of delivery. Here, Forum’s Associate Director for Climate and Energy, Will Dawson, explores five things to take note of from last year.
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This month on the Futures Centre
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The Futures Centre highlights moves to redress biases - for human health and the planet.
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Nigerian startup to establish world’s largest biobank for African DNA.
Genomics startup 54gene is on a mission to build the ‘world’s first and largest pan-African biobank’. Only 2% of global genetic data used in pharmaceutical research today comes from black Africans or those of African descent, instilling a bias in new drug development towards white European genomes.
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National Galleries of Scotland sever financial ties with BP. The National Galleries of Scotland has dropped the petrochemical giant BP as the sponsor of its Portrait Awards, saying: "We recognise that we have a responsibility to do all we can to address the climate emergency. For many people, the association of this competition with BP is seen as being at odds with that aim".
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Food for thought: what will you be eating in 2040?
The climate crisis can’t be addressed by a single solution but we are beginning to see how much our food choices can help solve the climate challenge.
What might your lunch of the future look like?
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GreenBiz 20: 4-6 February 2020, Phoenix, AZ
The sustainability profession is evolving, with new concerns and concepts emerging faster than ever. GreenBiz 20 is the premier annual event for sustainable business leaders exploring the latest trends, tools and insights.
Attend GreenBiz 20 to network with and learn from this powerful community of more than 1,500 sustainability thought leaders and practitioners from business, government, academia and NGOs. Save 10% with our discount code GB20FF.
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Intertextile Shanghai Spring 2020
Textile Exchange and Forum for the Future will be running a workshop in Shanghai on the afternoon of 13 March, as part of Intertextile Shanghai Spring 2020.
The purpose is to explore what individual and collective action is required in China to progress from minimising negative impacts, to unlocking the next ambitious steps towards a transformative future of the man-made cellulosic fibre (MMCF) system. This event will build on prior workshops with stakeholders across the value chain in Berlin and Vancouver in 2019. Please contact Cynthia Morel to register.
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Join The Liveability Challenge
Are you working on a game-changing urban food production, circular packaging or decarbonisation solution for cities in the tropics?
Then submit your ideas to The Liveability Challenge, and you could secure more than US$700,000 in funding at Singapore’s Ecosperity Conference on 8 July 2020
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Responsible Business Summit New York: 17-18 March 2020
The Responsible Business Summit New York 2020 will convene 750+ CEOs, Chief Sustainability Officers, ESG investors and leading NGOs from across the globe to share their latest strategies. Save 10% with our discount code FFTF100.
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From sustainable to regenerative: bold business moves to transform the agriculture system
The idea of regenerative practices is gaining traction and could offer huge win-wins for farmers, food companies, the environment and more. However, implementing them will involve overcoming wide-ranging barriers.
In this article in GreenBiz, Forum for the Future’s US Director, Sandra Seru, and Associate Director for Sustainable Nutrition, Lesley Mitchell, explore the businesses already going regenerative, how they are leading the shift, and the benefits they are set to realise.
Forum will be hosting a workshop on this issue on 5 February at GreenBiz 20.
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