#16 Jane Davidson: Fairness to the Future

Jane Davidson is the author of #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country, the story of why Wales was the first country in the world to introduce legislation to protect future generations. She is Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. From 2000-2011, Jane was Minister for Education, then Minister for Environment, Sustainability in the Welsh Government.

Jane shares her thoughts on “What could possibly go right?” including:

• The desire to take out short termism from politics, and encourage every country to factor future generations into their thinking.
• The Brundtland Commission’s definition of sustainable development is important in making sure future generations can meet their own needs, through our actions in the present.
• That Wales’ Well-being of Future Generations Act makes it the only country in the world to have put the Sustainable Development Goals into law.
• The bringing of four pillars into decision making is key for sustainable development - social, environmental, economic and cultural. 
• The exciting sense that Britain has returned to loving nature during this time of COVID.
• That you need visioning, truth telling, learning and loving to inspire positive change.

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Website: www.janedavidson.wales
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaneBryngwyn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Futuregenlessons-from-a-small-country-103201268058732/

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