Our focus
Forum is focused on enabling systemic and urgent action in three potentially game-changing areas:
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How we think about, produce, consume and value food is changing. The food system is in transition, but will we go far enough and act fast enough? Read more
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How we think about, produce, consume and value energy is changing. The energy system is in transition, but will we go far enough and act fast enough? Read more
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Too often business decisions unintentionally damage human and planetary health or impact the most vulnerable. Instead, the private sector can transform into a powerful agent of rapid, positive change. What’s needed to make that happen? Read more
Our approach
Forum applies two core approaches: system change and futures.
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Many of our fundamental systems are no longer fit for purpose. Forum uses systems approaches to understand the web of interrelations that create complex problems, anticipate unintended consequences, and identify how and where to take action. Read more
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Forum harnesses futures for sustainability - using trends, visions and scenarios to challenge our assumptions about the world and help map out pathways to a more sustainable future. Our work on futures is captured on the Futures Centre, a global platform tracking and making sense of change, and in our annual Future of Sustainability report. Read more