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Ep. 039: The Act That Could Change the World
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- Wilder Podcast
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- Apr 26, 2025
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- 3547
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Summary
In this episode we speak with the inspirational Jane Davidson, the former government minister who proposed the groundbreaking Wellbeing of Future Generations Act. We discuss how the Act came to be, the influence the legislation has had and why Wales is now being watched by countries around the world looking to follow its lead. Your Hosts: Tom Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/ Chloe Constable: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-constable-24155821b/ Website: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk Podcast Journey Page: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/wilder-podcast ** Community Day Sign-up ** https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/volunteers-day Thrivalism Episode: https://www.grangeproject.co.uk/wilder-podcast/ep-038-thrivalism-with-tony-juniper-cbe Grange Project Contact & Social Media: Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grange.project/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/grangeproject YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GrangeProject LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-constable/ Our Guest: Jane Davidson is an environmentalist, author and international speaker. From 2000 - 2011, Jane was Minister for Education, then Minister for Environment and Sustainability in the Welsh Government, where she proposed legislation to make sustainability the central organising principle; the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act came into law in 2015. She introduced the first plastic bag charge in the UK, and her recycling regulations took Wales to third best in the world. She created a Climate Change Commission for Wales, the post of Sustainable Futures Commissioner, and the Wales Coast Path. Website: https://janedavidson.wales/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-davidson-24070337/ Listen out for: [00:00:00]…