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As an international non-profit organisation and registered charity, Forum for the Future receives generous support from a wide range of corporations, trusts and foundations and individuals to support our efforts to create systemic change for sustainability.

Why support Forum for the Future?

We are a leading global sustainability non-profit with more than 20 years’ experience in delivering systems change.
We are able to effectively leverage funding from the private sector to match any contributions, helping to multiply the effect of your donation/support
We work with a wide range of partners, including trusts and foundations, to deliver long-term, sustainable solutions that address key global challenges.

We are sustainability pioneers: we were one of the first organisations to work constructively with the business sector, and were responsible for the launch of the first ever Masters programme in sustainability. Today, with our School of System Change, we are working to equip a global community of change makers to effect positive change at scale in different sectors across different parts of the world.
We are experts in systems change and in using futures tools to create shared visions of a more sustainable world.

Trusts and Foundations

Charitable trusts and foundations play a critical role in helping Forum to catalyse transformational change in global systems – from food to energy, from apparel to shipping – for the benefit of people and the planet.

If you’re a trustee, have contact with a trust, or are setting one up, we would love to hear from you.

The Catalyst Fund

We are looking for generous individuals who share our vision of a sustainable future, and who recognise that sustainability is not just an environmental, social or economic challenge, but a systemic challenge for all of us

As a Catalyst Funder, you will be part of an international network of philanthropists who are playing a critical role in helping to accelerate the big shift toward a more sustainable world.

You can find out more here.

Get in touch

We’re always happy to help with any questions you may have, and we’d be delighted to hear from you.

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The Five Capitals - a framework for sustainability

The Five Capitals Model provides a basis for understanding sustainability in terms of the economic concept of wealth creation or ‘capital’. Any organisation will use five types of capital to deliver its products or services. A sustainable organisation will maintain and where possible enhance these stocks of capital assets, rather than deplete or degrade them.
Jobs

We are a growing organisation and we are regularly on the look out for new recruits to join our teams around the world.
For a just and regenerative future

Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability organisation running out of offices in the UK, US, India and Singapore.
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Working together to accelerate the transition to a just and regenerative agriculture system in the United States.
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Climate change, malnutrition, inequality, poverty, ecological degradation. The global challenges we face are so urgent and tricky that we need a solution to match their scale and complexity. This is where system change comes in. We use systems thinking to understand the web of interrelations that create complex problems, anticipate unintended consequences, and identify how and where to take action to meet the SDG goals.
What is Net Positive?

We reinvent strategies for a 1.5°C world. Our Net Positive approach helps business put back more into society and environment than it takes out. Unilever’s pioneering commitment to eliminate fossil fuels from its operations and directly support the generation of more renewable energy than they consume was driven behind the scenes by Forum.
Transport or Mobility: What’s the difference and why does it matter?

Recently, the word transportation is being replaced with mobility. Why is this happening? What’s the difference between them? And why should we care about this change?
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A year ago this week, Unilever launched its Sustainable Living Plan (USLP), one of the most ambitious strategies that a global company has ever embarked on. Pioneering a bold new business model, the company pledged to double in size at the same time as halving its environmental footprint.
Transforming the Purpose of Business

More and more businesses like are setting ambitious targets for positive impact on their operations, value chains and wider operating context. For more than 25 years we have partnered with businesses to navigate this complexity and design impactful solutions that deliver the deeper change that’s needed. Why not get in touch to find out more?
Become a system change agent

Learn more about upcoming system change programmes and express your interest.