Jakob von Uexküll and Herbert Girardet develop their vision for a World Future Council.
Who we are and how we work
At the World Future Council, we are committed to a healthy planet with just and peaceful societies now and in the future. Therefore, we identify, develop, examine and disseminate future-oriented solutions to current challenges that humanity is facing and celebrate them with our unique Future Policy Award every two years. Find out more about our work on this page!
Our Council consists of 50 outstanding global change makers from civil society, science, politics and business. It determines the agenda of our work and develops statements on it. The Council members meet annually at the World Future Forum to discuss the most pressing challenges and solutions to them. Jakob von Uexkull, the founder of the Alternative Nobel Prize, founded the World Future Council in 2007.
“There is no need to re-invent the wheel –
political sustainable solutions for the
key challenges of our time already exist.“
Jakob von Uexkull
Also known as the founder of the Alternative Nobel Prize,
Jakob launched the World Future Council in 2007.
AN AWARD FOR THE BEST POLICIES
The Future Policy Award
Good policies deserve a stage. Since 2009, we have been searching for the best legal frameworks and have celebrated them with the Future Policy Award – each time on a different topic. This is how we want to contribute to spreading good policies.
THE WORLD FUTURE COUNCIL
The Council of the World Future Council
Our Council consists of change makers from politics, science, business, civil society and culture who have achieved outstanding results in their work.
Our Story
2004
2005
Barbara Seiller sets up a foundation for the promotion of the World Future Council and it gets recognised by the city of Hamburg.
2006
The city of Hamburg, the entrepreneur Dr. Michael Otto and the Rickmer Brothers provide core funding for the World Future Councils for 2007-2009. The General Secretariat is set up in Hamburg.
2007
The World Future Council with its 50 members from all over the world meets for the first time in Hamburg at the founding congress.
2007
Our “Climate and Energy” and “Future Justice – Rights for Future Generations” departments begin their work.
2007
Our online database of good policies FuturePolicy.org goes online.
2009
Since 2009, the Future Policy Award has honoured policies and measures that enable better living conditions for present and future generations.
2009
Our work in the areas of food security and biodiversity begins.
2010
The Future Finance Commission is created to reform the financial system and preserve the common good. Today these issues are part of the tasks of the “Climate and Just Development” team.
2010
Our work on peace and disarmament begins.
2010
We become a partner of the Zero Project to advance the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The project runs until 2017.
2011
The first of seven “Future of Cities” forums takes place in 2011. The venues are Munich, Kampala, Hamburg, Dubai, Delhi, Beijing and Tianjin. The format exists until 2017.
2012
We take up our work to protect the forests.
2012
In 2012 we start the work in the area of marine conservation.
2012
The 2012 Future Policy Award was dedicated to policies that contribute to save the world’s oceans and coasts.
2013
Our “Climate and Energy” team creates the 100% Renewable Energy movement.
2013
We begin our work to end violence against women and girls. The project exists until 2017.
2014
Our working group “Rights of Children” begins its work.
2015
In 2015, the WFC opens its office in China to promote regenerative urban development. The office exists until 2019.
2015
The 2015 Future Policy Award was dedicated to policies that contribute to protecting and strengthening the rights of children.
2017
The Children’s Rights Conference in Zanzibar brings together 120 representatives from 12 countries.
2019
Youth participation becomes part of our work area Rights of Children.
2020
Councillors appeal to heads of state for a better world after Corona.
2021
We are launching the “Forward Thinkers” webinar series.
2021
Start of work on hazardous chemicals.
2021
Our podcast series, The Good Council, is launched.
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2022
Our youth forum Youth:Present is founded.
2022
In 2022, the World Future Council celebrates its 15th anniversary.
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