Launch of Final Report in 2015

1177_TWWW_cover_artwork.pdf 1 20/02/2015 18:40 IT STUDENTS STREET COMMUNITY BUDDIES AMBASSADORS CAVS SWANSEA BAY COMMUNITY CITY REGION CARE SOCIETY AMBASSADORS CEREDIGION CYCLEFRIENDLY SEVERN WYE MEDIA STUDENTS STAND UP FOR THE SIR GAR ENERGY AGENCY WALES WE WANT MID & WEST WALES BRIDGEND COLLEGE LEARNING FESTIVAL GROUP THE LLANELLI FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE LLANELLI CARMARTHENSHIRE MULTICULTURAL NETWORK WE WANT COUNTY COUNCIL LLANELLI COMMUNITY POLISH WELSH PARTNERSHIP NATURAL ASSOCIATION RESOURCES WALES THE MEANS WOMEN IN TOURISM STUDENTS ASDA COMMUNITY FIRST AGRICULTURE FORUM NETWORKS COMMUNITIES FIRST LOCAL RESIDENTS WOMEN’S EQUALITY TRYWYDD THE STROKE THE NHS NETWORK LLANELLI ASSOCIATION TOWN COUNCIL COMMUNITY PLAY LOCAL WI GROUPS WCVA THE WALES SUSTAINABLE PENGLAIS IWA MUSEUM WALES WOMEN WANT SOROPTIMISTS SECONDARY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NATIONAL FEDERATION OF DENBIGHSHIRE VOLUNTARY WOMEN’S INSTITUTES YMLAEN SERVICES COUNCIL TRADE UNIONS TOWNSWOMEN’S CERDIGION GUILD EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COALITION LOCAL CVS MOTHER’S THE SUSTAINABLE UNION DEVELOPMENT C GENERAL PUBLIC Y GYMRU ALLIANCE LOCAL COUNCIL M A GAREM Y CM THE WALES MY WE WANT CY LEAD WALES THE WALES CMY SWANSEA UNI YFC WANT COMMUNITY 6474 K ENERGY WALES DENBIGH VOLUNTARY SERVICES COUNCIL NEWCIS PUI MON COMMUNITIES HAFAL SUPPORT FIRST REPRESENTATIVE WORKER COWBRIDGE THE ELDERLY LLANFYLLIN BISHOP HEDLEY HEALTHY CARERS EMPLOYED WORKER DENBIGHSHIRE CREATEASMILE COUNTY COUNCIL LLANISHEN THE WALES BRYN CELYNNOG THE OVER GRWP CARERS WANT 50S CLUB NEWCIS CYNEFIN JOBS GROWTH FORMER CARERS WALES 16-25 LLANTWIT ECO SCHOOLS MAJOR CRUG GLAS STUDENT SOCIAL KEEP WALES TIDY WORKER THE WALLICH HOMELESS AGE 25 AND OVER NEW INTO CARERS COMMISSIONING STANWELL LEARNING DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICER DENBIGHSHIRE YSGOL BRYNTEG FORUM COUNTY COUNCIL UNEMPLOYED WORK JCP READY SCHEME AT COLEG MENAI SELF EMPLOYED BIRCHGROVE NEW BUSINESS VENTURES BRO MORGANNWG GLAN-Y-MOR DANESCOURT PRIMARY SCHOOL The Wales We Want is a Welsh Government initiative delivered through Peter Davies, Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, and managed by Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales. THE WALES WE WANT REPORT A REPORT ON BEHALF OF FUTURE GENERATIONS Continue the Conversation on The Wales We Want www.thewaleswewant.co.uk 1177_stills.co.uk @thewaleswewant The Wales We Want INTRODUCTION This Wales We Want report represents the culmination of a year-long conversation with people across Wales which started in February 2014. This National Conversation was initiated by the then Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty in association with the development of the Well-being of Future Peter Davies Generations (Wales) Bill. Over the past two years there has been a TAKING part IN THE CONVERSation “global conversation facilitated by the United The National Conversation has engaged Nations with people the world over to seek nearly 7000 people across Wales through their views on new sustainable development their communities and groups (in addition to goals. In Wales too, we need to build a contributions via social media, postcards and consensus around the goals which are the online) and tested different approaches to most important to all of us, including our engage people. A key feature has been the children and grandchildren. recruitment of Futures Champions whose role has been to take the Conversation forward, We need to understand how the long term becoming advocates for future generations trends – demographic, technological, and and raising the issues affecting their groups, environmental - will affect our long term goals. communities, and organisations. The conversation and the subsequent report are intended to set the agenda for the positive There are excellent examples of how people action by the devolved public service. engaged in the Conversation and adapted ” ‘The Wales We Want’ to their own interests; Jeff Cuthbert, AM for example The Llanelli We Want, The Wales Minister for Communities & Tackling Poverty, Women Want, The Seiriol We Want, The November 2013 Wales Carers Want, The Energy We Want and The Wales YFC Want. Each adapted Through the Conversation we asked people Conversation has helped to build a common to discuss the Wales that they want to leave set of values within which we can now behind for their children and grandchildren, develop measurable outcomes to ensure considering the challenges, aspirations and we achieve ‘The Wales We Want’. These ways to solve long-term problems to create a Futures Champions can become a core part Wales that they want by 2050. This process of the new Commissioner’s network and help also helped to shape the six well-being goals monitor long-term progress and trends within that were contained in the Well-being of their areas of interest. Future Generations (Wales) Bill when it was introduced in July 2014. Continue the Conversation on the Wales We Want www.thewaleswewant.co.uk 2 AN INFORMED CONVERSation the latest information on national and global ‘The Wales We Want’ Conversation has been trends. We have mirrored this process through set within the context of the United Nation’s the pilot Conversation to encourage a better global Conversation of ‘The World We Want’. understanding of the long-term challenges Our aim was to replicate the vision for this of, for example, climate change, poverty and conversation in Wales: health inequalities. The World We Want 2015 will bring the THE WALES WE WANT REport – PURPOSE “priorities of people from every corner of AND impact the world to the forefront and help build a This report builds on the findings from our collective vision that will be used directly by interim report produced in July 2014, which the United Nations and World Leaders to plan presented a summary of views on the a new development agenda launching in 2015, Government’s proposed long-term goals, along one that is based on the aspirations of all with the emerging messages from the pilot citizens! National Conversation. The report found that: ” • Climate change was considered the single It was also important for the Conversations to most critical issue facing future generations be aware of the “Wales we have”. To support • Environment, employment, education and this we prepared a series of fact sheets and health are of most concern to the well- a range of supportive materials, in particular being of future generations using the Welsh Government’s ‘Understanding • A sense of responsibility and ownership of Wales’ Future’, which provides a stock-take of the long-term goals and their achievement Wales’ assets set against a backdrop of global was important trends that will drive change in the future. • Each goal in the Bill should not be viewed in isolation but need to be actioned as part of The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) the whole Bill will require Welsh Ministers to produce • The goals need to be underpinned by clear ‘Future Trends’ reports after every National measures and benchmarks of progress Assembly election. These reports are intended • The goals should set a common vision and to ensure that the process for producing the focus for collective leadership, with action Future Generations report is informed by at all levels and in all sectors. Continue the Conversation on the Wales We Want www.thewaleswewant.co.uk 3 This report draws together the lessons from There is no statutory duty on public bodies the year-long National Conversation; distilling to consider this pilot report but it does discussions around areas of vulnerability that reflect the views of all who took part in the impact on individuals, their communities and National Conversation and from this the Wales; for example health, a growing and recommendations on which key actions ageing population, education, unemployment, should be focussed on in the local Well-being affordability, security of energy, inequality and Plans of the Public Service Boards which will the provision of adequate services. be established under the new legislation. Discussions also focussed on areas of People across Wales have been coming opportunity such as technology, skills, “together to talk about the issues that really leadership, diversity, identity, local enterprises matter to them, their families and their and preventative action. The combination of communities. These discussions have formed these areas has resulted in seven foundations the basis of the legislation that is now being for the well-being of future generations; each debated in the National Assembly for Wales. of which is presented in more detail in this ” document. This Wales We Want Report is a forerunner to the statutory report which will be a requirement of the new Future Generations Commissioner for Wales under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill. Public bodies will be expected to take account of the report in the objectives they need to set in order to contribute to the well-being goals. Published a year before National Assembly elections, the Future Generations Report will be one of the important mechanisms aimed at improving our governance for the long term. Carl Sargeant AM It has the potential to contribute to a better Minister for Natural Resources informed political debate, greater engagement in the democratic process and an increase in awareness of our long-term challenges. The report will also review the contribution of the public service and wider society to the achievement of our long-term goals. Continue the Conversation on the Wales We Want www.thewaleswewant.co.uk 4 THE SEVEN FoundationS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF FUTURE GENErationS A conversation about the future of Wales 1. Children need to be given the best start in life from very early years 2. Future generations need thriving communities built on a strong sense of place 3. Living within global environmental limits, managing our resources efficiently and valuing our environment is critical 4. Investing in growing our local economy is essential for the well-being of future generations 5. Well-being of all depends on reducing inequality and a greater value on diversity 6.

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