Martin Wright

Notable work and positions

Positive News — Chair
Green Futures (now The Futures Centre) — Former Editor in Chief
Tomorrow Magazine — Former Editor
Forum for the Future — Former Director (including Forum for the Future India, 2013–2015)

Biography

Martin Wright is a British journalist, writer, and speaker specializing in environmental solutions and sustainable futures, with three decades of experience in the field. His journalism and photography have appeared in The Guardian, The Times, New Scientist, Newsweek, and The Times of India, and he has interviewed business and political leaders including Unilever CEO Paul Polman, Tesco CEO Terry Leahy, and former UK Prime Minister David Cameron. He has broadcast on the BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera, and independent television. Wright served as editor in chief of Green Futures, now known as The Futures Centre, and as an editor at Tomorrow Magazine, and was a director of the sustainability nonprofit Forum for the Future, based in Mumbai from 2013 to 2015 to launch the organization's operations in India. He chaired the judging panel of the Guardian Sustainable Business Awards in 2012 and 2013 and serves as a Visiting Judge for the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. He is chair of Positive News, a media outlet focused on solutions-oriented journalism. His awards include Science and Environment Journalist of the Year and the Global Green Future Leadership Award. His 2014 TEDx talk, “The New Environmentalism,” headlined that year's TEDx London event. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts.