Future Crunch: Policy For The Planet - How One Small Country Made Sustainability The Law

Today's guest is Jane Davidson and in her book ‘Future Gen - Lessons From A Small Country’ she explains how, as Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing in Wales, she proposed what became the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – the first piece of legislation in history to place regenerative and sustainable practice at the heart of government.

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Frontiers in Sustainability Journal: Factoring Future Generations Into Universities' Strategic Intent: Could a Law Help?

Wales is the first country in the world to have put into law the protection of future generations through its Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015; the first country to have a legal mechanism through the Act to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals and the first country to have put the Brundtland definition of sustainable development into law. What does this mean for the values taught in Welsh universities, and how can the university role be repurposed in the interests of future generations? Building on her research for the book #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country which was published this year, Jane Davidson, who, in her previous role as Minister in Welsh Government, proposed what is now the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, will explore the opportunities from this new values framework to transform the university sector, in particular, the student experience in Wales, and whether there are further lessons that would be valuable elsewhere.

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Word Localisation Day: Making Policies Work for the Future We Want | Jane Davidson, George Ferguson and Sarah McKinley

What kind of policies safeguard the wellbeing of people and planet? How can we stimulate healthy local economies that operate within ecological limits? How do we bring governance closer to home? Learn from people who have spearheaded visionary policies and community-building strategies. Hear about how a small country made it mandatory to consider future generations, about food-first policies, and about models to build community wealth. Moderated by Anja Lyngbaek.

This event took place on June 20, 2021 as part of World Localization Day. As more people wake up to the need to localize supply chains and recover their connections to Nature and community, World Localization Day aims to galvanize the worldwide localization movement into a force for systemic change. Visit https://www.worldlocalizationday.org for more information.

Simon Wright In Conversation with Jane Davidson

In this edition of In Conversation with Jane Davidson, renowned food writer, restauranteur and broadcaster Simon Wright speaks to Jane about his 30-year career.

Simon speaks about his time as the Editor of the AA's Restaurant Guide, working with Gordon Ramsay, his life-changing discovery of passion for food, and his culminative determination to become a changemaker in the Food & Drink sector.