by kultur.work | Oct 11, 2022 | News and Comment
As part of their ongoing research on Present Democracy for Future Generations, the Laboratory of Ethics and Political Philosophy in the Nova University, Lisbon’s Institute of Philosophy, Ifilnova, held a conference on 19-20 September 2022 on Constitutionalizing the...
by Ariella Shalev | Apr 13, 2022 | News and Comment
FDSD believes that democracy needs to adapt in order to meet the challenges of sustainable development, but equally that democracy itself is a better away of achieving sustainable goals than autocracy. However, our current democratic system has been facing challenges...
by Paul Bradley | Apr 12, 2022 | News and Comment
On the 10th of March 2022, the Scottish Leaders Forum (SLF) published a report on “Improving accountability and incentives to deliver the National Performance Framework (NPF) outcomes and live the values.” The forum includes over 300 senior leaders drawn from across...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 24, 2022 | News and Comment
On the 22nd March 2022 the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sous, announced that he is to champion intergenerational fairness. This announcement took part in an event hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, who have been working with the School Of...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 24, 2022 | News and Comment
On the 16th March 2022 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority launched Manchester’s first Community Wealth Hub. The development of this hub arose from a recommendation of the Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission to “Create a Community Wealth Hub...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 10, 2022
As part of Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, national indicators for measuring progress towards the achievement of the Well-being goals must be published by Welsh ministers. A national indicator must “be expressed as a value or...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 10, 2022
In April 2016 the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales was appointed as part of the legal obligations built into The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. The Commissioner’s role is to promote sustainable development, to act as the guardian of...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 9, 2022
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act places obligations on 44 public bodies in Wales to meet Well-being goals while maintaining the sustainable development principle. The Act also establishes a Future Generations Commissioner for Wales as a new institution...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 9, 2022 | News and Comment
The Future Trends Report Wales 2021 brings together possible future trends, drivers of change and potential risks across all sectors comprising the wellbeing of Wales. The report highlights intergenerational challenges to which Wales needs to respond and identifies...
by Ariella Shalev | Mar 9, 2022
On 4th May 2020 the first Future Generations Report was published by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Sophie Howe, as part of her statutory duties. The report was published under the 2016 to 2021 administration of the Welsh Government and marked 5 years...
by Ariella Shalev | Feb 17, 2022 | News and Comment
On the 4th February 2022 The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill passed its final reading in the House of Lords. Lord Bird led the third and final reading of the Bill, which will now move to the House of Commons co-sponsored by Simon Fell MP, bringing it a...
by Ariella Shalev | Feb 17, 2022
#Todayfortomorrow is a campaign promoting The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill. The campaign, founded by Lord Bird, is led by The Big Issue. The campaign aims to put long-term thinking at the centre of UK policymaking to protect the wellbeing of current and...
by Ariella Shalev | Feb 10, 2022
The Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill is a private members’ bill ensuring that public bodies consider future generations when making decisions and creating new policies. The Bill, led by Lord Bird and co-sponsored by Simon Fell MP, will protect the wellbeing of...
by Ariella Shalev | Feb 7, 2022
In June 2021, an Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide produced a definition and proposed a draft amendment to the Rome Statute. This amendment identifies ecocide among the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes,...
by Ariella Shalev | Jan 31, 2022
The Intergenerational Solidarity Index (ISI), created by Jamie McQuilkin, measures the extent to which a nation provides for the wellbeing of its future generations. The ISI covers 122 countries and over 91% of the world’s population. This index is measured by using...
by Ariella Shalev | Dec 15, 2021
Our Children’s Trust is a non-profit public interest law firm, providing services to young people with the aim of helping them secure legal rights for a safe climate. By offering strategic and campaign-based legal services, Our Children’s Trust works towards “securing...
by Ariella Shalev | Dec 8, 2021
The Wellbeing for Future Generations (Wales) Act became law in 2015. A previous FDSD blog reflected on development of the Act from my perspective as Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales from 2011-16, setting out its genesis in the devolution process. This is now...
by Peter Davies | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, News and Comment
The Wellbeing for Future Generations (Wales) Act became law in 2015. A previous FDSD blog reflected on development of the Act from my perspective as Sustainable Futures Commissioner for Wales from 2011-16, setting out its genesis in the devolution process. This is now...
by kultur.work | Apr 23, 2021
On May 20th 2021 FDSD held a launch event for a new book by Prof Graham Smith, Chair of FDSD and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. In Can Democracy Safeguard the Future? Graham asks why democracies repeatedly...
by kultur.work | Mar 25, 2020 | News and Comment
On 24 March 2020, through a ten minute rule motion—backed by MPs from every major party—Caroline Lucas MP introduced the “Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill” to the House of Commons. “It is essential to deal with coronavirus as it is—a global emergency—but it is...
