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A Sustainable Wales
Better Choices for a Better Future
Sustainable Development White Paper
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
Context - Programme for Government
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“This is our Welsh account of sustainable development: an emphasis on social, economic and environmental well-being for people and communities, embodying our values of fairness and social justice.”
“All our policies and programmes will reflect this commitment to sustainability and fairness so that we make sustainable development our central organising principle”
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
Stronger Governance FrameworkLegislate to make sustainable development the central organising principle of the Welsh Government and public bodies in Wales.
Create an independent sustainable development body for Wales
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development means enhancing the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of people and communities, achieving a better quality of life for our own and future generations in ways which:
Sustainable development in Wales
promote social justice and equality of opportunity; and
enhance the natural and cultural environment and respect its limits – using only our fair share of the earth’s resources and sustaining our cultural legacy.
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Sustainable development is the process by which we reach the goal of sustainability.
White Paper 2012
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
2012
Sustainable Development
Consultation
www.wales.gov.uk
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
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2011
Sustainable Development Bill Discussion
2011 Programme for
Government
20113rd
Effectiveness Report
PwC
2009One Wales: One PlanetSustainable
Development Scheme
20082nd
Effectiveness Report
Flynn, Marsden, Netherwood & Pitts
2006Government of
Wales Acts.79 “Sustainable
Development”
s.60 “well-being”
2004 Starting to Live
DifferentlySustainable
Development Scheme
2003 1st
Effectiveness Report
CAG
2000‘Learning to live
differently’ Sustainable
Development Scheme
1998Government of
Wales ActS.121 “Sustainable
Development”
1313
Wales’ sustainable development journey
Evidence
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Key Requirements
To support the embedding of Sustainable Development as the central organising principle of public services in Wales.
To empower and drive positive change.
To avoid adding layers of additional bureaucracy and cost and becoming a tick box exercise.
To avoid stifling innovation and removing the flexibility from organisations to reach the solutions that are best for their circumstances.
To ensure that SD will have a practical effect and not simply a set of high level principles.
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
White Paper Proposals
Embedding sustainable development as the central organising principle (duty)
A focus on support with new SD body
Robust accountability through Wales Audit Office
Requirement to integrate compliance in public reporting
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
Key elementsRESULTSA focus on achieving outcomes to improve the wellbeing of Wales EVIDENCEMake decisions using better information
COLLABORATION Work with others and making the connections
LONG TERM Fix the causes rather than the symptoms
CONNECTFocus on the economic, social and environmental benefits
TRANSPARENCY Measure and report on the difference you make
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
Long term thinking and a focus on prevention
the principle of long-term thinking, a focus on prevention and the impact on future generations are a key components of sustainable development.
Considering the long term logically leads to a focus on prevention and the early interventions that can most effectively generate long term benefits.
To ensure such consideration is embedded by the duty, it is proposed that the consideration of the long term wellbeing of Wales is a requirement and that the needs of future generations, long term and preventive measures are emphasised within this approach.
An independent sustainable development body
Provide expert advice and guidance to organisations to help them embed sustainable development.
Support collaboration between organisations, emphasising and integrated and collaborative approach to sustainable development.
Be an independent advocate for the future
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
Phased implementation
From 2015
• Welsh Government• Natural Resources
Wales• National Library
Wales• National Museum
Wales• Sports Wales• Arts Council of
Wales
From 2016
• Local Authorities • Fire & Rescue
Authorities • National Park
Authorities • NHS Trusts • Local Health
Boards • Higher Education
Funding Council for Wales
• Higher Education Institutions
• Further Education Corporations
From 2017
• Registered Social Landlords
• Town and Community Councils
Independent Sustainable
Development Body
Where are we now – post consultation and cabinet reshuffle?.
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future
• Possible re naming as Future Generations Bill?
•Ensure social justice and economic framing – not just environmental limits
•Importance of national long term goals with links to UN SD Goals post 2015
•Role of new SD body – - “Report for Future Generations” - “ombudsman for Future Generations”
• Procedures that focus on the long term in the democratic process
•SD Bill Reference Group – work programme
SD Bill Reference and Advisory Group
Workstreams
- The nature of the duty – definition, principles, procedures, outcomes
-The role of new SD Body
- Transparency and reporting
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Nature of the duty
Applying to strategic decision making
Integration and working across boundaries
Long term thinking and a focus on prevention . Engagement and involvement
International scope
Delivering outcomes
Application to single integrated plans
A Sustainable Wales - Better Choices for a Better Future