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As major global challenges intensify, there is an urgent need, and opportunity, for businesses to step up. Just imagine a future in which the central role of businesses becomes to create long-term value and wellbeing for people and planet. As we kick off our Purpose of Business Spotlight, we explore what it means to deeply and urgently transform the purpose of business in society and the economy. Explore our work to transform the purpose of business: https://lnkd.in/eve_kT_w #PurposeOfBusinessSpotlight #Society #Economy #Sustainability #Climate

Why does business have such great potential to lead the way on climate mitigation and adaptation? From providing access to finance to partnering for impact, in her blog, our CEO Dr. Sally Uren OBE sets out 6 key features of business that make it uniquely placed to forge a path to a just and regenerative future: https://ow.ly/Y3Ma50SObvN #PurposeOfBusiness #SustainableBusiness #RegenerativeBusiness

Last month, Forum staff in India gathered in the beautiful hill town of Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, to deepen their understanding of just and regenerative principles. Our staff used this three-day gathering as an opportunity to connect, reflect, and grow together as a team. Here are a few glimpses from their time in the hills 👇 #ForumForTheFuture #TeamBuilding #JustAndRegenerative #India

You can now apply to our autumn 2024 #SystemsChange courses! 🪸 Explore at https://lnkd.in/d6nnPPA2 Join a School of System Change course to understand, navigate, and enact systemic change towards just and regenerative futures using a multi-method approach to systems change learning. Coming up this autumn we have... 🏕️ Basecamp: A 7-month transformative journey into the foundations of systems change practice, starting Oct 2024. Facilitated by Rachel Phillips and Zoya Lukyanova. Produced by Mairi Lowe. Apply by 30 September: https://lnkd.in/eMHxq7rE ⚡️ Spark: A 5-week journey through an intensive dive into leadership, facilitation and practice, starting Nov 2024. Facilitated by Sean Andrew and Lisa Gibson. Produced by Sarena Chan. Apply by 23 Oct: https://lnkd.in/dFBuZszM 🌊 Delta: A 5-week introductory jump into systems change, starting Nov 2024. Facilitated by Zoya Lukyanova and Laura Winn 🦋. Produced by Ruslan Kildeev. Apply by 17 Oct: https://lnkd.in/dkY-AVi4 🐝 Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (#MEL) Learning & Practice Series: Explore how you understand your contribution and learn from your ambitious systems change work, starting Oct 2024. Hosted by Sean Andrew, Anna Birney and Sarena Chan. Enrol: https://lnkd.in/dj2K7HJd Know somebody that should join a course? Share the course brochure with them: https://lnkd.in/dE7Hk2t3 #systemsthinking #complexity #regnerative #regenerativefutures #leadership #socialimpact #sustainability #transformation #learningischange #systemsleadership #professionaldevelopment

Lauren Magrisso Meadow’s dream project would be “bringing together the various stakeholders in regenerative agriculture to increase soil health, biodiversity, value-sharing and community resilience” - exactly what we do with our Growing Our Future initiative. We’re delighted to have Lauren on board as our new Principal Strategist, US: https://ow.ly/sQr850SJl8v

Catch Forum’s Principal Sustainability Strategist Karen Sim at the Be the Change Summit 2024 on 15 August, organised by the Singapore Fashion Council. Karen will be speaking on the panel ‘Next Gen Manufacturing’ and sharing her insights from our programme, Rethinking Value Chains: Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion: https://ow.ly/KcSj50SK9Gj Register for the conference now at https://ow.ly/Otp650SK9Gk #BeTheChangeSummit2024 #sustainablefashion #circularity #sgfashioncouncil

How can businesses achieve their potential to drive the transition to a just and regenerative future? What’s holding them back? And where should they focus? The theme of our latest newsletter is the purpose of business in society and the economy. Get up to speed on what it means to be a visionary leader, how value chains are being reconfigured to put people and planet at their heart, and much more: https://ow.ly/c5lw50SK8V2 Don’t miss future newsletters: https://ow.ly/56Gh50SK8V1

In the Union Budget for 2024, the Government of India unveiled plans to launch a Critical Minerals Mission. This initiative aims to enhance domestic production and recycling of critical minerals, alongside securing their import from abroad. Here's what Saksham Nijhawan, India Energy Transition Lead at Forum, has to say about this announcement... #Energy #India #CriticalMinerals

Looking for a strategic partner to help inform how your business can respond to the world’s social and environmental challenges? If so, get in touch with James Payne, Global Head, Purpose of Business at Forum j.payne@forumforthefuture.org  Learn more about our work in transforming the purpose of business in society and the economy: https://lnkd.in/dAD_WjeU #PurposeOfBusinessSpotlight #Business #Sustainability #Transformation

Unilever, ALDI SÜD, Wates Group, Burberry and Bupa are just some of the organisations we've partnered with to enable sustainability solutions. Discover how Forum can support your sustainability strategy. Let's chat: info@forumforthefuture.org #PurposeOfBusinessSpotlight #Business #Sustainability #Partners #Strategy