Forum for the Future is a registered charity and non-profit organisation that works in partnership with business, government and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future. It works by catalysing change in key global systems (energy, food, apparel, shipping). It has an annual turnover of around £5.2 million and employs 66 staff. The current CEO is Sally Uren OBE and the offices are based in the

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and

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. It runs partnerships with more than 100 organisations across business and the public sector to incorporate the principles of sustainable development. From 1996 to 2016 the organisation ran a Masters course, 'Masters in Leadership for Sustainable Development'. This was run in partnership with the University of Middlesex and the

Leadership Trust Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets v ...

. It now runs the 'School of System Change', a course for mid-career professionals to learn how to become system change agents. Forum for the Future was founded in 1996, by

Paul Ekins Professor Paul Ekins OBE (born 1950) is a British academic in the field of sustainable economics, currently co-director of the UK Energy Research Centre. He is a former member of the Green Party. Political career Ekins was a prominent member of t ...

, Sara Parkin and

Jonathon Porritt Sir Jonathon Espie Porritt, 2nd Baronet, CBE (born 6 July 1950) is a British environmentalist and writer. He is known for his advocacy of the Green Party of England and Wales. Porritt frequently contributes to magazines, newspapers and books ...

. Its earliest members from 1996 to 1999 included a number of key influencers and decision-makers, Sir David Putnam, Richard Branson, Richard Rogers, John Selwyn Gummer, Dr Elaine Storkey, and Douglas Adams.

Publications

* ''The Future of Sustainability'' by Forum for the Future 2018 * ''The Feed behind our Food'',https://www.forumforthefuture.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=00c4b14a-196d-4794-9bf9-e46509cac68b by Forum for the Future and Protein 2040 Working Group The Forum used to publish a magazine called ''Green Futures'' which highlights news stories on the environment, sustainable development and green innovation.

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* {{Authority control Environmental organisations based in England Environmental organizations established in 1996 International sustainability organizations