Sophie Howe, The First Future Generations Commissioner, in Wales and the World.
Sophie was the world’s first Future Generations Commissioner.
She was tasked with advocating for the interests of generations to come and holding public institutions accountable for delivering long-term change.
Her support endorses Daring to Dream’s contribution to the Well-Being Goals in Wales.
Sophie Howe is an advisor to governments, institutions and corporates on embedding wellbeing economics and future generations thinking.
Between 2016-2023 she was the world’s only Future Generations Commissioner with a remit set out in law to be “the guardian of the interests of future generations in Wales.
The World’s first minister of the Unborn
Described by The Guardian as the “World’s first minister of the Unborn”, her role was to provide advice to the Government and other public bodies in Wales on delivering social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being for current and future generations and assessing and reporting on how they are delivering.
Sophie led high profile interventions around transport planning, education reform and climate change challenging the Government and others to demonstrate how they are taking account of future generations.
One the UK’s top 100 Changemakers
She is named as one the UK’s top 100 Changemakers, at number 5 in the BBC Women’s Power List and is featured in the Change Now List of 25 Women Changing the World. Sophie is an honorary fellow of Cardiff University, holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Wales and a degree in law and politics.
She lives in Cardiff with her five children.
The trustees of Daring to Dream thank Sophie for her support and commitment to Daring to Dream.
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