News & Press Releases

21/12/21

Inspiring the Well-being champions of the future – the 2021 Future Generations Leadership Academy

17/12/21

Specification: research into the future of governance

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

18/11/21

“After Black History Month – let’s make sure 2021 is the year that what we’ve learned really sticks”

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

1/11/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner at COP26

29/10/21

Black History Month: “Children should be taught about their histories so that it becomes a normal thing, not something abnormal and unknown.”

28/10/21 Private: Sophie Howe

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

28/10/21

Black History Month: “I believe it’s important to remember that we, as Black people, don’t need to wait for one month out of the year – we can be celebrating each other at any time.”

22/10/21

Black History Month: “I felt that if we sit and watch the television and shout when we see injustice, it doesn’t help anyone. If you go out and put your head above the parapet, then a little change makes things better for people.”

17/10/21

Black History Month: “There is so much Black history that people just don’t know – it’s time to start learning.”

8/10/21

Black History Month: “People of the Caribbean have a deep history with agriculture that is often overlooked.”

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

#MakingWaves for Future Generations at the G7 Youth Summit

30/6/21

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

28/6/21 Private: Jacob Ellis

Building Relationships for Future Generations

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

12/4/21 Private: Sophie Howe

Specification:  Support for our work on a green, equal and just recovery (economic expertise and financial analysis)

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

18/1/21

Specification: research into the potential impact of future trends on existing inequalities in Wales