FORES (Forum for Reforms, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) is an independent research foundation dedicated to furthering entrepreneurship and sustainable development through market solutions.
The goal is to adapt the microeconomic incentive structures for the twin challenges of accelerated globalization and global warming.

FORES was founded in 2007 when the Swedish Centre Party, the Bertil Ohlin Institute and Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan took the initiative by contacting Martin Ådahl, founder and previous editor-in-chief of the Swedish news magazine Fokus and former senior economist at the Swedish Central Bank.

FORES' main activities is to initiate research projects that will result in concrete reform proposals in relevant policy areas such as:

In so doing FORES is relying heavily on a vast network of academics. The business model is that of modern network organisation with a small core of research managers and communication officers supporting and coordinating a vast network of researchers and experts. Papers and books from the Institute are subjected to peer review processes.

FORES is calling upon researchers at universities and research institutions in Sweden (and some abroad), not least the regional universities, notably those prominent in empirical social sciences. The institute is also making full use of new media, with the homepage being it's most important communication tool, supplementing written reports and books with audiovisual material and interactive forums.

To ensure the independence of the institute it has been constituted as a foundation with a board of directors composed of academics, experienced former politicians, business people and opinion leaders.

Contact: brev@fores.se