Press Releases

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

22/4/21 Sophie Howe

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

19/3/21 Sophie Howe

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

17/3/21 Sophie Howe

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

8/3/21 Sophie Howe

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

2/3/21 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

26/2/21 Sophie Howe

Building Back Creatively: A Poet in Residence for the Future

10/2/21 Sophie Howe

The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, in collaboration with Literature Wales and Wales Arts International, is announcing an exciting opportunity for an emerging poet to bring the Well-being...

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

20/1/21 Sophie Howe

I recognise the significant challenges that the Welsh Government has faced in the past year, and it is positive that the draft budget for 2021-22, published in December 2020, emphasises...

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

10/12/20 Sophie Howe

Our Response to the Green Recovery Task and Finish group report

3/12/20 Sophie Howe

The variety of measures presented in this report challenge Welsh Government and others to put their words into action as they demonstrate their commitment to a Green Recovery.

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

2/12/20 Sophie Howe

People in Wales should be able to access nature four minutes from where they live, the Future Generations Commissioner is announcing during National Tree Week.

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

26/11/20 Sophie Howe

“The debate around the future of the chronically congested M4 has been too much about the needs of the car and not enough about the needs of the people of...