Can crisis prompt bold action for regeneration?

Globally, one impact of Coronavirus could be to slow progress towards renewable energy, as solar panel and battery production factories remain closed. Alibaba has responded to the crisis by offering discounted loans to affected businesses: how can your business prepare to be a leader in times of crisis? And how can we collectively shift our crisis response away from disabling panic towards constructive collaboration?

We're inspired by these examples of leadership: France passed a law banning the disposal of unsold goods, numbering the days in which luxury fashion brands can put exclusivity above ethics by burning or scrapping high-value goods. Will this accelerate regenerative economies by prompting circular business models, recycling infrastructure and industrial symbiosis?

Across the Atlantic, Florida purchased 20,000 acres of the Everglades, a wetlands conservation area, to save it from oil drilling. Protection of ecological hotspots is crucial - but what about damaged and depleted ecosystems? What investment models are needed to support their purchase for regeneration?

We invite you to share examples of leadership and collaboration for regeneration, by using the hashtag #signalofchange on Twitter and Instagram, or tagging @forumforthefuture on Facebook.

Anna Simpson, Curator
Futures Centre

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Big thanks to everyone who took part in the Future of the Futures Centre survey.
Our development work on a new Futures Centre website is making progress and we're on track to re-launch in June 2020.

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Latest signals of change

First sustainability professional becomes CEO of H&M
Spotted by Maria Powazka

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French law bans disposal of unsold goods
Spotted by Geraldine Gilbert

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WHO calls Coronavirus the first massive ‘infodemic’
Spotted by Joy Green

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Kickstarter employees vote to form a union
Spotted by Alisha Bhagat

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Alibaba makes RNB 20 billion available in loans to Chinese companies hit by coronavirus
Spotted by Jie Hui Kia

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Florida buys wetlands to prevent oil drilling

Spotted by Orianna Brine

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We are looking for signals of change in the textiles industry. What are you seeing?
Share any examples with #signalofchang e on Twitter and Instagram, by tagging @forumforthefuture on Facebook or by filling out this form.

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The world is changing rapidly. Join a global movement of people spotting signals of change to help see what sustainable action is needed. Share what you find with us using the hashtag #signalofchange on Twitter and Instagram, or by tagging @forumforthefuture on Facebook. You can also submit your signals of change via this form on the Forum for the Future website.

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