Sophie Howe
Future Generations Commissioner | Sustainable Policy & Ethics
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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.
Sophie Howe at Hay Festival 2022
Sophie Howe at Shoptalk Spring 2020
Sophie Howe at Hay Festival 2019
Sophie Howe at NEXT Conference 2019
Sophie Howe at Hay Festival 2018
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Hay Festival×3 | 2022, 2019, 2018 | |
| Countdown 2020 | 2020 | 🇬🇧Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Shoptalk Spring | 2020 | 🇺🇸Las Vegas, United States |
| NEXT Conference | 2019 |
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