by kultur.work | Oct 27, 2016 | News and Comment
Peter Davies has a wide range of roles working in support of communities, citizens and consumers. These include chairing the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Welsh Water’s Customer Challenge Group and the Size of Wales charity, Director of Pembrokeshire Community...
by John Lotherington | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, News and Comment
As everyone woke up to Brexit on 24 June, there was a dawning realization that we were in uncharted territory. The campaign was focused on what we were trying to avoid, not where we wanted to head. That was true of the Remainers, with their increasingly...
by kultur.work | Nov 4, 2015 | News and Comment
Following the adoption of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act in April 2015, the Welsh Government has appointed its first Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe, currently Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. “Public bodies in...
by John Lotherington | Jul 7, 2015 | News and Comment
The National Assembly for Wales will appoint a Future Generations Commissioner as early as December 2015, says Peter Davies, the Welsh Commissioner for Sustainable Futures. The announcement came during his keynote speech at the FDSD relaunch event on 29 June. Speaking...
by Andrea Westall | Jun 22, 2015 | News and Comment
In her new Provocation, Cat Tully argues that there is an opportunity now for the Government to learn from the comprehensive Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act and establish an early form of a Future Generations Commissioner for the whole UK by October’s...
by Cat Tully | Jun 22, 2015
There is an opportunity now for the Government to learn from the comprehensive Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act and establish an early form of a Future Generations Commissioner for the whole UK by October’s Budget. The danger is that in the forthcoming...
by Andrea Westall | Jun 21, 2015 | News and Comment
John Lotherington audits the election campaign to find how far discussion about future generations and sustainable development could be heard above the electoral din. Future generations were important in the election if all that mattered was the national debt. The...
by Andrea Westall | Jun 21, 2015
John Lotherington audits the election campaign to find how far discussion about future generations and sustainable development could be heard above the electoral din. Future generations were important in the election if all that mattered was the national debt. The...
by Graham Smith | Apr 23, 2015
An Office for Future Generations is an independent institution designed to promote long-term interests in the political process. A small number of examples exist in countries such as Hungary – and very soon Wales. This report, first published in 2015, supports the...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 20, 2014
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights in Hungary is responsible particularly for the rights of children, nationalities in Hungary, vulnerable social groups, and the interests of future generations. He or she has Deputy Commissioners, elected by the Hungarian...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 21, 2012
FDSD, as part of the Alliance for Future Generations, joined international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), in urging UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to give priority, and proper resources, to a report on intergenerational solidarity and future generations, as...
by Andrea Westall | Mar 21, 2012
Halina Ward built on The Mandate of a UN High Commissioner for Future Generations to further outline powers and responsibilities, building on commitments that UN member states have already made; how the role might evolve over time; and where it could be sited. Annexes...
by Andrea Westall | Feb 21, 2012
Published by FDSD and the World Future Council, this paper was written to help UN member states and international organisations prepare for “Rio+20”, the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, suggesting specific powers and responsibilities. The authors...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 21, 2011
More than 2/3rds of British people believed in this 2011 IPSOS-MORI poll that the UK Government considers future generations too little in its decisions. Nearly half of those interviewed (45%) think passing on a healthy planet is more important than a thriving economy...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 20, 2011
Announcement of research initiated by FDSD and the Intergenerational Foundation and conducted by IPSOS-MORI, exploring public attitudes to future decision-making by Government. Overall, more than two thirds of British people believe that the UK Government considers...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 12, 2011
The Minister for Future Generations, Septima Tulisa, steps back in time from the year 2050 to give a stark warning about how the world might end up if we don’t start building long-termism into all our decisions. The Minister, played by FDSD Director Halina Ward, comes...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 21, 2011
When FDSD learned that new administrative arrangements for Hungary’s Commissioner for Future Generations could water down the role of this unique institution, despite strengthened protection for the environment and future generations in Hungary’s new constitution, we...
by Andrea Westall | Feb 25, 2010
Advance notice of a jointly-organised event by FDSD and UKELA (UK Environmental Law Association) at the Ministry of Justice in London where Dr Sándor Fülöp, Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations, spelt out lessons from his first year and a half...
by Andrea Westall | Jan 16, 2010
Ten civil society chief executives, including FDSD, signed an open letter calling on Prime Minister David Cameron to go beyond his pledge for a ‘New Politics’ to adopt a “New Politics of the Future” since short-termism is hampering progress on tackling climate change;...
