News & Press Releases

28/11/24

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales supports call for peace as Cymru approach recognised at global awards

27/11/24 Derek Walker

Letter to the First Minister – Calls for Peace in Palestine

18/11/24

Wales can be a Real Living Wage nation, says Future Generations Commissioner, ahead of major well-being event

13/11/24

The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales is calling on Welsh Government to say no to coal mining.

23/10/24 Derek Walker

Statement: “2025 must be the year we save our waterways,” says Future Generations Commissioner, Derek Walker, as major water review announced

26/9/24

We can’t fail our future generations says commissioner Derek Walker, as a report finds widening inequality

24/9/24

Wales celebrates landmark moment as the UN Adopts Declaration on Future Generations

16/9/24 Derek Walker

Statement: Communities in Wales must feel benefits and be involved in changes, says Future Generations Commissioner, as ‘urgent’ Wales Net Zero 35 report published.

5/9/24 Derek Walker

Urgent action is needed to tackle river water quality in Wales: Letter to Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs & Deputy First Minister

9/8/24

Wales’ ‘national treasures’ including castles are at ‘serious and constant risk’ due to climate change – Future Generations Commissioner makes call for better protection of our heritage assets

6/8/24

Housing is fundamental to well-being in Wales

29/7/24 Derek Walker

Making Progress on Food #RoyalWelshShow

23/7/24

Invitation to Quote: Supporting the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ Advice and Assistance on the Welsh Government Budget Setting Process

22/7/24

The food system is unfair, but Welsh citizens say a stronger local food culture could help

26/6/24 Derek Walker

Call for Evidence announced as Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker, says people are fed up of the state of our waters

25/6/24 Derek Walker

Statement: Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker, reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza, as report out today warns a high risk of famine persists.

14/6/24

Apply now for the Future Generations Leadership Academy – Yusra shares her story

11/6/24 Derek Walker

Seaweed could be Wales’ new superpower, says Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker

16/5/24 Derek Walker

Statement: Farmers in Wales are already paying a high price for inaction on climate change.

9/5/24

Opportunity for all to learn future generations-thinking, as Future Generations Cymru and WJEC launch new sustainability qualification

9/5/24

Wales Protocol for Future Generations – from Declaration to Implementation

24/4/24 Derek Walker

Statement: Obesity is a complex health and well-being issue which the health and social care sector cannot tackle alone and these new figures are worrying.

23/4/24 Derek Walker

Statement: Ensure communities remain at the heart of 20mph policy in Wales, as Future Generations Commissioner warns against u-turn

15/4/24

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

27/3/24

Long-term thinking to reduce health inequalities for current and future generations

19/3/24

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

7/3/24 Derek Walker

Improving our nation’s health and acting on the climate and nature emergencies cannot wait – Future Generations Commissioner for Wales’ statement on the Sustainable Farming Scheme

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

6/2/24

“Cymru Can: Here’s why we think it will…” – Rob Ashelford, Head of Nesta Cymru

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

17/1/24 Derek Walker

Statement: Everyone has the right to live in peace – Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Derek Walker, supports call for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

19/12/23 Marie Brousseau-Navarro

COP is over for another year – now let’s up the pace on ending fossil fuels and accelerate action in Cymru, says Deputy Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

8/12/23

Cymru Can Strengthen Community Resilience

6/12/23 Derek Walker

Future Generations Cymru Commissioner Response to Welsh Government Economic Mission

5/12/23 Derek Walker

Letter from Future Generations Commissioner for Wales – Decarbonisation of Pension Funds

24/11/23 Derek Walker

Cymru Can do better to improve lives for today and tomorrow

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.

4/10/23 Derek Walker

Statement from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales: State of Nature Report 2023

29/9/23 Derek Walker

“We’re not making enough progress in delivering the Well-being of Future Generations Act, as there is a mixed picture against national indicators. We need to use this report to encourage bold and urgent action,”

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

Commissioning strategic experts to help us develop a Theory of Change for Our Future Focus

26/5/23 Derek Walker

Future Generations Commissioner statement on community meeting in Ely today

12/5/23

Future Generations Policy Leader Toolkit – placing future generations at the heart of global policy and practice

27/4/23 Derek Walker

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales responds to new findings that better health makes economic common sense

26/4/23 Derek Walker

Commissioners join forces to highlight importance of solidarity between generations

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.

30/3/23 Derek Walker

New Future Generations Commissioner reflects on first month as the new guardian for people in Wales not yet born

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

18/7/22

Support the Future Generations Commissioner with communications work – 2 contracts available

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

16/2/22 Private: Sophie Howe

Walking the Talk: Stories of our personal journey – living the change we want to see in others

9/2/22 Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner calls for Shorter Working Week trial

12/1/22

Request for Proposals: Wales’ Well-being of Future Generations Act – showing what’s possible

12/1/22

Vacancy: Head of Finance

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

16/12/20

If 2020 has shown that we can live our lives closer to home, how can we lock in the benefits for future generations?

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

23/10/20

Black History Month Wales: Free online events to sign up for now

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

22/9/20

Green skills and the housing sector – a vision for the future by Wyn Prichard

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

5/8/20

Kindness in Public Services

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

13/7/20 Alice Horn

How do we procure well-being?

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

21/11/19

Fair and Ethical Sustainable Christmas

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

26/9/19

The Media Must up its Game on Climate Change

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

3/9/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner – August Newsletter

21/8/19

#Skills – Geography: It’s Importance in Today’s World – Maddie Emery

9/8/19 Private: Sophie Howe

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

1/8/19 Private: Sophie Howe

A score for the well-being goals

30/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales – July Newsletter

30/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

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

23/7/19 Private: Sophie Howe

Specification: Support to understand the characteristics of a National Wellness System

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

29/6/19

Growing with Trees – reconnecting with nature by Nigel Pugh, Woodland Trust

28/6/19

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales – June Newsletter

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

6/6/19

Meeting Nimrod Wambette during Fairtrade Fortnight Megan Jones-Evans, Deputy Head Girl, Llanfyllin High School, Montgomeryshire

5/6/19

Can’t change slow got to change completely – Rufus Mufasa, Poet in Residence

5/6/19

Back to the Future with Magor & Undy Walkway Station

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

27/3/19

Sea levels are rising and so are they – school strikes and how we could embrace them in our soft infrastructures – Lorena Axinte, Researcher, Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University

26/3/19

We must act now to avoid a climate catastrophe – Sion Sleep, UpRising Cymru

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

28/1/19

We want your views on the journey to the Wales of the Possible 

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

2/11/18

The Scharmer U Theory and the Development of Welsh Education (for Adults in the Community) – Dafydd Rhys, Adult Learning Wales

24/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

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

24/10/18

We need to change the system to deliver skills for the future – David Hagendyk, Learning Work Institute

10/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Tough times call for bold decisions on preventative spend

10/10/18

The importance of mental health for our future generations

8/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Our approach to reviewing public bodies’ annual reports

5/10/18 Private: Sophie Howe

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

21/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

What does peace have to do with the Well-being of Future Generations Act?

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

5/7/18 Private: Sophie Howe

What will the NHS look like in 2088?

4/7/18

Promoting well-being and compassion across generations in our communities by Karen Hamer, Mental Health Nurse

18/6/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Reviewing public bodies’ annual reports

13/6/18

New post-grad course takes on Future Generations’ challenges Guest blog by Leighton Andrews

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

18/4/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Procurement: The spotlight’s on Wales

5/4/18

Places fit for the future by Carole-Anne Davies, Design Commission for Wales

4/4/18 7_Icons-14

Today is International Carrot Day!

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

8/3/18 Public Body

Step up, Speak Up And Give Each Other A Hand Up – International Women’s Day 2018

6/3/18

Stories from our doorway

27/2/18

TriMet: Transit Agency Takes an Innovative Approach to Sustainability

27/1/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Power to the Bump

13/1/18

Making blue the warmest colour

13/1/18

Gwnewch glas y lliw cynhesaf

15/12/17 Private: Sophie Howe

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

29/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Na all datblygiad economaidd gael ei gyflawni heb welliant cymdeithasol

24/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Wales can be a global leader in eradicating violence against women and girls

17/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

The challenges of future housing

1/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

If you think our governance structure is messy take comfort

1/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

It takes a village…

27/10/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Travelling Stateside

24/10/17 Private: Sophie Howe

The best business is when people, planet and profit intertwine

12/9/17 Private: Sophie Howe

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

8/9/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Providing advice to Public Services Boards as they plan together for well-being 

4/8/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Why the new female Dr Who is just the kind of future thinking we need right now…

25/7/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Long-term thinking will determine the Wales we want  

2/6/17 Private: Sophie Howe

The story of a small town with well-being at its heart

23/5/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Home is where well-being begins

13/5/17 Private: Sophie Howe

World Fair Trade Day

19/4/17

My journey one year on

24/3/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Lights out today for a bright future tomorrow

10/3/17 Private: Sophie Howe

The vital role of the arts in ensuring the well-being of future generations

8/3/17 Private: Sophie Howe

International Women’s Day

13/1/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Young Wales Project debates future trends with Future Generations Commissioner

22/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Shaping Accountability in Wales for Future Generations

22/11/16

The Shape of Things to Come

2/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Preventing ACEs is everybody’s business

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

10/10/16 Private: Sophie Howe

It’s time we looked at innovative ways of tackling the nation’s health problems

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

30/6/16 Private: Sophie Howe

The Commissioner’s view on the EU referendum

12/2/19

“Mrs Jones doesn’t care about your service boundaries or your multi-agency plans” – how do public services support people and keep them well at home?

19/12/18 Private: Sophie Howe

#ACEsDecember Are too many women being jailed in Wales?

25/8/18

#ProudToBeMe by Iestyn Wyn, Stonewall Cymru

20/12/18

#ACEsDecember Putting ACEs front and centre with the Well-being of Future Generations Act

22/2/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner challenges plans for £1.1bn M4 relief road

18/9/18

#skillsseptember – A Ddylai Robotiad Siarad Cymraeg? (Should robots speak Welsh?)

9/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Commissioner responds to Welsh Government well-being objectives

27/9/18

#SkillsSeptember – Tackling the changing world of work

22/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

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

20/9/18

#skillsseptember – To Bacc or not to Bacc?

28/6/18 Private: Sophie Howe

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

26/9/18 Private: Sophie Howe

#SkillsSeptember: Thinking about the future means looking for opportunities

31/5/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Culture is well-being’s golden ticket

18/1/19

#SocialPrescribingJanuary A day in the life of a well-being coordinator – Rhian Huws, Wellbeing 4U

8/3/19 Hollie Leslie

#InternationalWomen’sDay: My experience as an apprentice in the FGC office – Hollie Leslie

28/1/19

#SocialPrescribingJanuary A world-leading study into how green spaces improve our well-being – Amy Mizen

31/1/19

#SocialPrescribingJanuary: ‘How art has helped me feel again’ – Meha Devis Kalaparambuth

30/1/19

#SocialPrescribingJanuary: The interconnections of people and planet: our health depends on nature – Ruth Allen

18/3/19

#PlanningMarch – “Why the planning system really needs a digital overhaul” by Stefan Webb, Future Cities Catapult

26/10/18

#TransportOctober Community Transport and Future Generations – Llyr ap Gareth, Community Transport Association UK

25/10/18 Sang-Jin Park

#TransportOctober How we are progressing – It is time to switch to Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs)

1/11/18

#TransportOctober Roqib Monsur nextbike Ambassador explains why cycling is the best way to get around Cardiff

30/10/18

#TransportOctober The “joy” of electric cars in rural Wales by Neil Lewis

6/12/18

A bad week to be a Brit in Brussels: foresight and whether we could have predicted Brexit

16/8/18 Private: Sophie Howe

A Ddylai Robotiad Siarad Cymraeg? (Should robots speak Welsh?)

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

29/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Economic development cannot be delivered without social improvement

23/11/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma: making policy reality 

14/7/18

Fair Trade is winning at public policy

2/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Finance Professionals can become agents of change for the future

26/3/19

#PlanningMarch – Insights into the skills and mindset of a planner by Phil Williams

15/4/19 Private: Sophie Howe

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

9/6/18 Private: Sophie Howe

For Belle and Emmeline

6/2/17 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Act a framework for transformation not tick-box

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

18/5/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales endorses Urdd peace and goodwill message

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

13/4/17

Calling all the Zero Heroes

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

17/9/18

Future transport in the capital city – guest blog by Councillor Caro Wild

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

10/11/16 Private: Sophie Howe

Climate change – our obligations to future generations

29/3/18 Private: Sophie Howe

Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru yn galw ar Awdurdodau Lleol i roi’r gorau i danwydd ffosil

19/12/17

Guest blog by Sarah Stone, Executive Director, Samaritans Wales – Local action saves lives

6/6/17

Guest Blog by Sian Tomos, Arts Council of Wales – Investing in our artists is investing in our future