Press Releases

15/4/24

Take food insecurity seriously, says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, as he calls for long-term plan for feeding Wales’ future

19/3/24

Refugee Ali joins Wales’ leaders of tomorrow as he graduates from Future Generations Leadership Academy

5/3/24 Derek Walker

Support communities to fight climate emergency, says Future Generations Commissioner as he launches call for all councils in Wales to be net zero

18/1/24 Derek Walker

We need urgent action in Cymru to halt the decline of our vital public services, says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker

14/11/23 Derek Walker

Cymru Can – the new strategy from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales – says well-being law has to work harder 

30/10/23 Derek Walker

“Single-use plastics ban is important for our climate and nature, our health and our communities,” says Future Generations Commissioner, Derek Walker.

11/7/23 Derek Walker

Opportunity for Wales’ young changemakers of tomorrow – as Future Generations Leadership Academy offers places on its 2023 programme

6/6/23 Derek Walker

“Urgent CCC report calls for faster and smarter work on the climate emergency,” says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

26/5/23 Derek Walker

Future Generations Commissioner statement on community meeting in Ely today

17/4/23 Derek Walker

Bold transport solutions for cleaner air must involve and improve life for communities, says Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

27/3/23

‘Not enough action is being taken to prevent damage to our rivers’, says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker.

16/3/23

Young leaders champion global change with relaunch of Future Generations Leadership Accelerator

1/3/23 Derek Walker

New Future Generations Commissioner calls for ‘urgent and transformational change’ as he takes up post on St David’s Day

14/2/23

Another step in the right direction for future generations

24/1/23 Private: Sophie Howe

Changemaker 100: Future Generations Commissioner marks end of seven-year term by recognising Wales’ changemakers

2/12/22 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales – where well-being isn’t just a buzz word, it’s the law – reflects on seven years of its world-leading Future Generations Act

25/11/22 Private: Sophie Howe

Your-turn-ship: Cowshed and Future Generations Commissioner create new placement for underrepresented groups in Wales

8/11/22 Private: Sophie Howe

What might the world look like today if every country had a law protecting future generations?

3/11/22 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales calls for long-term policy ideas to protect against future cost of living emergencies

25/10/22 Sophie Howe

Communities’ voices put centre stage to boost lives of future generations

21/10/22 Sophie Howe

UK’s first Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe, visiting Dublin to share Welsh learnings on protecting future generations by law

3/10/22 Sophie Howe

Response to Welsh Government’s Well-being of Wales Report 2022

8/4/22 Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner and The Democracy Box Launch Manifesto For The Future

4/3/22 Private: Sophie Howe

Ukraine – As a Nation of Sanctuary, Wales needs to ensure that refugees arriving here from all over the world find us a welcoming nation

16/2/22 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner’s response to Welsh Government’s UBI trial

9/2/22 Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner calls for Shorter Working Week trial

17/12/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Draft budget: Defining moment for Welsh Government

16/12/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Trends Report: It has never been more important to understand the world around us and the projected world of tomorrow

16/12/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner welcomes milestones set by Government but says more ambition is needed in some areas

26/11/21 Private: Sophie Howe

New report reveals Universal Basic Income in Wales would cut poverty in half

12/11/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Don’t ignore culture in climate recovery, warns the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

10/11/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales leading the way with Future Generations Legislation – UN plans to adopt Welsh Approach

4/11/21 Private: Sophie Howe

“We’ll become isolated” warns flood-hit Welsh community – as new report urges decision makers to protect those least responsible for climate change

28/10/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Response to Welsh Government’s Net Zero Plan

1/10/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Response to Welsh Government’s Well-being of Wales Report

22/7/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales needs to explore paying everyone a basic income – open letter to First Minister

12/7/21 Private: Sophie Howe

We can end fuel poverty with £15bn retrofit investment plan for our homes, says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

7/7/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales asks for explanation into road freeze exemptions

30/6/21

Pressure mounts on UK Government to follow Welsh Government and back the Well-being of Future Generations Bill

22/6/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, welcomes the news that all new road building projects in Wales are being paused by Welsh Government

17/6/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Climate change threat to our homes explored by Future Generations Commissioner’s poet in residence, Taylor Edmonds, with new poem commissioned by free event, Everything Change

15/6/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner welcomes Welsh Government’s plan for the next five years – but says it lacks detail and timeline

24/5/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Radical vision for Wales needed to create future-fit jobs, says Future Generations Commissioner in her plan for new government

19/5/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales’ commitment to a basic income proves it’s often the small countries that can be world-leading

22/4/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Taylor Edmonds is the new poet in residence for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

19/3/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Statement from Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner, on Llwybr Newydd – New Path – Welsh Government’s new 20-year transport strategy

17/3/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Welsh Government must do more to implement Well-being of Future Generations Act

8/3/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Equality skills gaps in green jobs, finds new analysis by Future Generations Commissioner, Wales TUC and NEF

2/3/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Majority in Wales support a basic income trial – new findings by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

26/2/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales’ £6bn of public funds not being spent in the interest of future generations and there is a lack of leadership from Welsh Government, finds Commissioner

10/2/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Building Back Creatively: A Poet in Residence for the Future

20/1/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Next Welsh Government budget is an opportunity for a green and just recovery from the pandemic

10/12/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Back the Bill: A legal right to housing is one of the biggest gifts we could give to future generations

3/12/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Our Response to the Green Recovery Task and Finish group report

2/12/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Green spaces are important – that’s why we’re asking Welsh Government to ensure people can access nature within a four-minute walk

26/11/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Response to M4 report findings: Building future communities with clean, affordable and accessible transport

25/11/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Domestic abuse survivors at Future Generations Wales will get financial support to leave an abusive relationship

18/11/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Better public transport and ‘major reduction’ in emissions plan welcomed by Future Generations Commissioner

10/11/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner calls for end to GCSEs after 2021

2/11/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales Climate Week: Future Generations Commissioner shares vision of Wales in 2050

23/10/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales’ firebreak and the Well-being of Future Generations Act

19/10/20 Private: Sophie Howe

‘Don’t let young people down’, says Future Generations Commissioner as she launches Manifesto for the Future with 11-17-year-olds from Wales, and urges politicians to act now on climate and inequality

13/10/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner and Cardiff University join forces

12/10/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner launches major study into basic income and shorter week

9/10/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales joins Pope Francis, Chris Hemsworth, and Other Notable Speakers at the First-Ever Free TED Conference

28/9/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales launches fund to support creative freelancers affected by Covid-19

24/9/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Climate Week: How 20-minute neighbourhoods can help us fight the Climate Emergency and save our towns and cities

18/9/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Support a shorter working week to save jobs, says Future Generations Commissioner and Wales TUC

7/8/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner calls for a Basic Income pilot for creatives

16/7/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner welcomes moves to reduce M4 congestion with public and active travel

14/7/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Scrapped M4 Relief Road cash must be used to fund green recovery, says Future Generations Commissioner

12/6/20 Private: Sophie Howe

New GCSE qualifications must reflect our changing world, says the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

3/6/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Black Lives Matter

28/5/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Statement following the Supplementary Budget

26/5/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner urges Welsh Government to deliver on a green recovery budget

13/5/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Urgent Universal Basic Income, a four-day week and a well-being economy – Future Generations Commissioner’s plan to reshape Wales after coronavirus

13/5/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Statement on the Future Generations Report 2020

24/3/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Coronavirus – together we are stronger

17/3/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Section 20 Review of procurement practices within the Welsh public sector

24/2/20 Private: Sophie Howe

Future-proof your planning with easy-to-use tool

18/12/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Budget shows signs of improvement but is some way off the investment needed to tackle the climate and nature crisis says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

10/12/19 Private: Sophie Howe

First delegates of the Future Generations Leadership Academy announced

8/11/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Welsh Government must come clean on how their spending reflects the climate emergency they declared says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

22/10/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Welsh leaders to attend One Young World global forum for the first time

21/10/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Our obsession with exams is failing to equip young people with the right skills for the future, says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

8/10/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Public Services Boards must rise to the challenge of decision-making for future generations

24/9/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Public bodies in Wales are failing to innovate towards a prosperous Wales

20/9/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales is failing to fund a climate emergency

16/9/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Health spending must shift to preventative care to tackle health inequality in Wales

9/8/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Culture and Welsh language is essential to help tackle Wales’ biggest challenges

30/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Public sector must stop funding climate change say Welsh organisations and Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

19/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Cardiff Council vote to divest pensions from fossil fuels is part of a growing movement in Wales

19/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales is leading the world on safeguarding the interests of future generations

15/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

It is an undeniable truth that we are failing to tackle climate change quickly enough says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

21/6/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales publishes ten point plan to fund Wales’ climate emergency

12/6/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Expert help wanted to shape communications fit for the future

5/6/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales welcomes ‘brave decision by First Minister on the M4 Relief Road

3/6/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Clear action and resources must match commitment in reducing carbon emissions says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

29/4/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales welcomes Welsh Government Climate Emergency declaration

2/4/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Working together to build the Wales we want

4/3/19 Private: Sophie Howe

The People’s Platform

15/2/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Our future generations need us to listen and take action

16/1/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales and the United Nations Agenda 2030: an inclusive review of progress

11/12/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Planning for people’s well-being

24/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

This must be a budget that reflects the requirements of the Well-being of Future Generations Act

10/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Tough times call for bold decisions on preventative spend

5/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Public bodies in Wales can make a simple change to reduce use of plastic

20/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

More progressive decision-making needed to ensure long-term impact on dealing with Wales’ biggest problems

14/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Hinkley Point

18/6/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Reviewing public bodies’ annual reports

23/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

New spend in health must be invested in approaches to preventative action

20/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

The Impact of AI in Welsh Constituencies

19/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Lord Bird, Founder of The Big Issue, urges Wales to continue to do more to prevent poverty

23/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Update on the application of the Well-being of Future Generations Act to environmental permitting decisions

21/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Update: Planning and Local Development Plans

15/12/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Auditor General for Wales and Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

12/9/17 Private: Sophie Howe

World’s Largest Lesson 18th – 25th September 2017

25/7/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Long-term thinking will determine the Wales we want  

22/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Shaping Accountability in Wales for Future Generations

22/11/16

The Shape of Things to Come

20/10/16

What does well-being look like now and in the future?

18/10/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Welsh Budget must set public bodies on right track

12/10/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Social Prescribing approach could lessen pressure on GPs

20/9/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Taking Wales Forward Programme for Government provides new opportunities

18/7/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Long term plans within Welsh Government essential to improve lives in Wales

12/7/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Urgent action needed to protect communities from climate change

19/12/18 Private: Sophie Howe

#ACEsDecember Are too many women being jailed in Wales?

22/2/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner challenges plans for £1.1bn M4 relief road

9/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner responds to Welsh Government well-being objectives

22/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner supports call for the arts to be available on prescription by Arts Council of Wales

28/6/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner urges Welsh Government to create a system focused on well-being by investing in preventative social care

31/5/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Culture is well-being’s golden ticket

12/7/18 Private: Sophie Howe

A voice for future generations across the world is crucial says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales at UN summit, New York

2/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Finance Professionals can become agents of change for the future

15/4/19 Private: Sophie Howe

An opportunity to work with us: Support with monitoring Welsh Government budget process

3/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner challenges Public Services to build a genuine conversation with the public

28/2/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales announces name of first Poet in Residence

8/3/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales announces paid leave for staff fleeing domestic abuse

29/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales calls on Local Authorities to divest from fossil fuels

28/3/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Big Moose chosen as Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ Staff charity of the year

10/5/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales calls on public bodies to turn words into action and start delivering real changes

12/9/18

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales calls on Welsh Government to be brave in its investment on transport as new report shows lack of ambition in M4 Black route proposal

4/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales on the search for a Poet in Residence

13/2/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales seeks clarity on environmental permitting decisions

13/6/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner makes Hay on Wye debut

13/9/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner warns against dangerous precedent

1/8/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Calls for evidence on decarbonisation and carbon budgets

19/1/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Cardiff Local Development Plans

21/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Cardiff Transport Green Paper

15/12/16 Private: Sophie Howe

City Deal can be a better deal for Future Generations

29/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

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