Sophie Howe
Future Generations Commissioner | Sustainable Policy & Ethics
About
Sophie Howe serves as the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, the first role of its kind in the world. In this pioneering position, she champions the rights and interests of future generations, ensuring that Welsh policy and legislation takes a long-term, sustainable approach.
Howe draws on her background as a former Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner to bring a data-driven, outcomes-focused perspective to complex societal challenges. Her keynotes equip leaders to balance short-term priorities with intergenerational responsibility, promoting decision-making that benefits people and the planet.
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Lessons on leaving the world better than you found it
Sophie Howe is the world's only future generations commissioner, a new kind of government official tasked with advocating for the interests of generations to come and holding public institutions accountable for delivering long-term change. She describes some of the people-focused policies she's helped implement in Wales, aimed at cutting carbon emissions, increasing sustainability and promoting well-being as a national goal.
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