World Future Council Foundation (WFC)

The World Future Council (WFC) consists of 50 eminent global change-makers from governments, parliaments, civil society, academia, the arts and business who have already successfully created change. They identify urgent themes and determine the agenda for our work.

Our Vision & Mission
The World Future Council (WFC) works to pass on a healthy and sustainable planet with just and peaceful societies to our children and grandchildren. To achieve this, we focus on identifying, developing, highlighting and spreading effective, future-just policies for current challenges humanity is facing and promote their implementation worldwide.

How We Work
In close collaboration with international organisations, experts, and parliamentarian networks, we identify sustainable and future-just laws and measures worldwide. We communicate directly to policy makers, and the results of our work feed into our educational work, supporting decision makers in implementing good policies.

THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME ARE VERY COMPLEX, SO WE USE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO OUR THINKING AND WORK.
Currently we are focusing on the following working areas:
● Climate Energy and Regenerative Cities
● Rights Of Children and Youth
● Food Land and Livelihoods
● Future Policy Award
● Peace And Disarmament
In 2022/2023, we are convening a Future Policy Award celebrating exemplary policies for the prevention and sound management of waste in collaboration with several international organizations to inspire policy action and provide hope that a better, pollution-free future is possible. The intern will need to contribute to the preparational activities of the Future Policy Award 2023. 

Responsibilities:
● Be a part of the Future Policy Award 2023 team
● Research and write about policies for a pollution-free world
● Communicate with experts
● Support media and communications (research background information, write articles, blog posts, etc.)
● Report to the Supervisor.

What we offer:
● An inspiring workplace in an international environment
● A committed team and a highly relevant research topic
● Flexibility in implementing your tasks and in working hours.

Requirements:
● Academic background, preferably in Political Sciences, Law, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability;
● Good understanding of health and environmental issues, policy and practice, related to waste reduction and management;
● Excellent communication skills in English. Other language skills in German/ French/ Spanish/ etc. are an asset;
● Good IT literacy;
● Ability to work both independently and as part of an international team;
● Reliable and capable of paying close attention to detail;
● Committed to the WFC’s vision and mission of long-term sustainability and equity.
2020-11-21 | Hamburg, Germany – Tackling Youth Unemployment
2020-10-21 | Hamburg, Germany – WFC youth forum – Youth: Present Launch Event
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Accredited by: Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)
Member of: Global 100% RE
Member of: Global Call for Climate Action (GCCA)
Member of: International Centre for Earth Simulation (ICES Foundation)
Cooperates with: Economy for the Common Good (ECG)
Partner of: Basel Peace Office (as founding partner)
Partner of: World Urban Campaign (WUC)
Instrumental in setting up: African Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA)
Links with: Climate Parliament
Links with: EarthAction (EA) 

Members
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