Forum for the Future

Why corporate strategies must integrate climate action with social justice

Climate change

Why corporate strategies must integrate climate action with social justice

Forum for the Future's James Payne explores the need for businesses to adopt ‘just and regenerative’ approaches capable of addressing both social and environmental issues

clock 13 December 2021 • 5 min read
'Time to transform': Post-COP26 what does a 'just and regenerative' approach to business look like?

Management

'Time to transform': Post-COP26 what does a 'just and regenerative' approach to business look like?

Forum for the Future publishes new guidance for businesses looking to deliver on environmental and social goals, warning current corporate sustainability efforts are falling worryingly short

clock 17 November 2021 • 6 min read
Demystifying food systems transformation: 10 key principles for success

Supply chain

Demystifying food systems transformation: 10 key principles for success

The upcoming UN Food Systems Summit highlights the urgent need to produce and consume food more sustainably, explains Forum for the Future’s Lesley Mitchell

clock 20 September 2021 • 6 min read
Radical shifts are needed in what we mean by farming and how we think about land

Supply chain

Radical shifts are needed in what we mean by farming and how we think about land

Food and agricultural systems need deep transformation, requiring nothing less than fundamental reframing of what land and ‘farming’ means to businesses, argues Forum for the Future's Caroline Ashley

clock 16 August 2021 • 5 min read

Risk

'Wake-up call': Cotton industry urged to act now to tackle escalating climate risks

Forum for the Future report warns that global cotton industry is at risk of severe disruption from worsening climate impacts

clock 23 June 2021 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Cotton, climate, and preventing catastrophe: Why adaptation is urgently needed in supply chains

Climate change could have a catastrophic impact on the global cotton supply chain - businesses must act urgently to deliver sustainable production, argues Forum for the Future's Charlene Collison

clock 23 June 2021 • 5 min read

Biodiversity

Net Zero Nature: Planetary health and human health

VIDEO: Leading experts from Forum for the Future, Walgreens Boots Alliance, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Hansen and Ersbøll Agenda discuss the relationship between human health and the state of the planet's climate and natural world

clock 04 June 2021 • 1 min read

Supply chain

How can food companies get on the right track for net zero?

Companies in the food sector can and must help drive a just transition to a regenerative, net zero future, writes Forum for the Future’s Lesley Mitchell

clock 20 April 2021 • 4 min read

Management

Mindsets are shifting - with huge implications for business and sustainability

Sustainability as the foundation of value creation and route to survival leads to different thinking in business, explains Forum for the Future's Caroline Ashley

clock 17 February 2021 • 5 min read

Net Zero Now

Zoom in on Net Zero - with Forum for the Future's Sally Uren OBE

VIDEO: Head of corporate sustainability non-profit speaks to BusinessGreen about the risks and opportunities of the crucial decade ahead for the green economy

clock 03 February 2021 • 1 min read