Forum for the Future
Snails, motorbikes and shifting norms: How can businesses be genuinely ambitious on sustainability?
Simply exploiting a market opportunity does not count as sustainability ambition - businesses need to turn the dial further, writes Forum for the Future's Caroline Ashley
'The future isn't something that just happens to us': Why 2021 marks a crucial crossroads for sustainability
Business leaders, investors and policymakers have a narrow 6-18 month window to set a path to net zero or a breakdown of the planet's biosphere, according to Forum to the Future
Net Zero Festival: Vertical farming - food for thought in a net zero world?
VIDEO: In the first of three Glimpses reports looking at potential net zero gamechangers, BusinessGreen looks at the role for vertical farming in delivering a more sustainable food system
Looking beneath the surface: Understanding connections to drive systemic change
Driving systemic change to achieve climate and sustainable development goals has never been more possible, and it has never been more important, writes Forum for the Future's Sally Uren
Can all energy giants be like Orsted?
Too many major power companies are still blocking rather than embracing the transition away from fossil fuels, writes Forum for the Future's Will Dawson
Locking in hearts and minds for a net zero future
Holding on to a vision of what post-coronavirus future we want to see can help business leaders make better decisions today, argues Will Dawson of Forum for the Future
Business transformation for the post-lockdown reality
Forum for the Future's Zoe Le Grand sets out five key points for businesses to consider when plotting their a greener future in the post-Covid-19 world
Coronavirus Response: The green economy has regeneration at its core
Green businesses can lead the recovery and also equip others to create a more sustainable future, argues Forum for the Future's Hannah Pathak
The IPCC's land report shows shipping the potential of sustainable biofuels, but how to get there?
The IPCC says biofuels can play a part in shipping's decarbonisation journey. But with aviation and other sectors circling around a finite resource, shipping needs to invest in exotic options, says Forum for the Future's Will Dawson
Net zero by 2050 could be too late to save civilisation - The UK's target must be 2030
Forum for the Future's Will Dawson argues aiming for net by mid-century brings with it too great a risk of temperature goals being breached
Seven crucial global trends for sustainability in the 2020s
During turbulent times for the sustainability space, how can green businesses keep up? A Forum for the Future report provides a rough guide to the 2020s and beyond
The limits of Science-Based Targets
Forum for the Future's Iain Watt is feeling cynical about science-based targets
The power of changing narratives for systems change
To shift thinking we need to think deeply about how we communicate sustainability, argues Forum for the Future's Steph Draper
Global sustainability projects receive $100,000 each to advance SDGs
UN-backed P4G initiative to provide $100,000 funding to 11 projects in 2018 focusing on food and agriculture, water, energy, cities and the circular economy
River piracy and changing information flows
Forum for the Future's Stephanie Draper reflects on how a little noticed climate impact could provide a valuable lesson for sustainability leaders
Our sustainability goals need an upgrade
It's time to start thinking big in the battle against climate change, argues Forum for the Future's Stephanie Draper
Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative sets sail in search of 'new normal' for shipping sector
Major operators back industry initiative designed to crack down on 'sub-standard practices' that present environmental risks
Seven key trends all sustainability execs should have their eyes on
Forum for the Future report - which claims businesses are "living in nonlinear times" - sets out the risks and opportunities amid climate and technological disruption
Study: Food firms must change how livestock are fed
Retailers and food service manufacturers must pay more attention to what is fed to livestock if they are to avert major environmental damage, according to new report
Low-carbon pioneers rewarded in New Year Honours list
Carbon Trust CEO Tom Delay, Forum for the Future's Sally Uren and former Green Investment Bank chief Shaun Kingsbury all recognised for contribution to UK green industry
It's time for Sustainable Business 2.0
Forum for the Future's Steph Draper has spotted a new wave of corporate leadership founded on collaboration and high ambition
Former Big Six bosses urge energy industry to 'accept and embrace' rapidly changing clean energy market
Former energy industry leaders warn Big Six they risk stranded assets unless they embrace move towards renewable, smart, and localised generation
Global industry group launches to promote sustainable cotton
M&S among members of international cross-sector coalition led by Forum for the Future that aims to promote sustainable cotton industry
The purple and the pink - a changing venn diagram driving the business case for sustainability
Profitable business strategies and sustainable behaviour is starting to overlap, argues Forum for the Future's Stephanie Draper