Simple Changes #70

Review your energy contracts, pension providers and investment portfolios and reduce your burden on the planet and its people

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Problem

If we are to meet The Welsh Government’s emissions reduction target of 80% by the year 2050, and play our part in meeting the UN SDGs, we need to act today. How we manage finances, investments and budgeting can have serious consequences.

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Simple Change

By applying long-term and preventative principles in your decision-making processes, you can contribute positively to a sustainable planet and its people. By reviewing your energy supplier and even your pension and investment portfolios, you can develop a plan to divest from fossil fuels and therefore be more globally responsible.

Well-being goals you’ve contributed to

A Globally Responsible Wales

A Globally Responsible Wales,

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A Globally Responsible Wales

A nation which, when doing anything to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, takes account of whether doing such a thing may make a positive contribution to global well-being

A Prosperous Wales

A Prosperous Wales,

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A Prosperous Wales

An innovative, productive and low carbon society which recognises the limits of the global environment and therefore uses resources efficiently and proportionately (including acting on climate change); and which develops a skilled and well-educated population in an economy which generates wealth and provides employment opportunities, allowing people to take advantage of the wealth generated through securing decent work.