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10/10/18

The importance of mental health for our future generations

8/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

How do you find out where organisations are on their journey of cultural change?

5/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

n response to a 48% rise in the purchase of disposable plastic straws by Welsh public bodies over the past five years, Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales said:

21/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

What do we mean, when we talk about Wales and peace and what does peace have to do with the Well-being of Future Generations Act?

20/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Responding to the Welsh Government’s ‘Well-being of Wales’ report published today, Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales said:

14/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

I have respect for the concerns expressed by local people regarding the disposal of waste from Hinkley Point. This is clearly an emotive subject and I can understand why some...

5/7/18 Private: Sophie Howe

This week we celebrate the landmark 70th birthday of the NHS. This milestone birthday, is a chance to celebrate the past successes of the last 70 years, congratulate figures of...

4/7/18

I’ve been a Mental Health Nurse for 34 years . Two years ago, I set up a Partnership with Grifithstown Primary School promoting our Initiative of Intergenerational Practice.

18/6/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Reviewing public bodies' annual reports

13/6/18

The Well-being of Future Generations Act challenges Welsh public bodies to take action on the biggest threats facing Wales, working collaboratively and taking a partnership approach to support services in...

23/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

"In Wales it has already been recognised that tackling adverse childhood experiences is one of the biggest challenges facing public services now and in the future. For every 100 adults in...

20/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Where will automation hit hardest?

19/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Prevention and inclusion: lessons for tackling poverty took place at the Pierhead, National Assembly for Wales.

18/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, has gone on record on many occasions about the vital role sustainable procurement has in underpinning the well-being goals. Sophie blogs ahead of...

5/4/18

The world recently mourned the loss of one of our greatest scientific minds, Stephen Hawking. A man who famously said, ‘intelligence is the ability to adapt to change’.

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Let’s celebrate International Carrot Day - that's a sentence I never thought I would write!

23/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Update on application of the Well-being of Future Generations Act to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) environmental permitting decisions

21/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Following on from a previous statement on Cardiff’s Local Development Plans, Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales explains ongoing work in response to correspondence around planning issues.