We will showcase exciting local projects, organisations and initiatives who are taking the lead on embedding the seven Well-Being Goals of the Well-being of Future Generations Act, and experiment with futures thinking and creative visioning approaches. This event will give us the space to imagine an inspiring vision of the future, building on the great work already happening, and galvanise momentum and collective energy around the Well-being of Future Generations Act locally, regionally and nationally.
This event is open to all sectors and all professions, from across Wales, and will be of particular interest to those involved in working towards a positive future. It will be an opportunity to build connections and relationships, and to celebrate and take stock of some of the projects and organisations delivering meaningful place-based change.
Building upon previous events which have taken place throughout 2025, including Light Up the Future and the Future Generations Action Summit, this event will shine a light on what’s happening in Mid and West Wales grounded in a local and regional context.
Speakers include Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner, and other local changemakers TBC
This is a collaborative event co-organised by Porthi Aber, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales, The Welsh Government, Public Health Wales, the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner, and Hwb Dyfodol.
Join us on 24th of November to spotlight cross sector leadership committed to future generations, showcasing how they have viewed, interpreted and actioned the Well-being of Future Generations Act across their organisations.
We will be joined by guest panellist from cross-sector who are leaders in driving the Act’s values, with long-term thinking, prevention, and collaboration, and also how this aligns with their sustainability goals. We will also celebrate how Cynnal Cymru’s training and advisory support is helping organisations align with the Act and build future-fit strategies.
What to expect:
Conversations with practitioners embedding the Act’s goals in real-world contexts
Insights from the Future Generations Commissioner’s office
Sector perspectives on decarbonisation, community resilience, and inclusive growth
Networking with change-makers across Wales
Guest panellists include:
Korina Tsioni – Programe Lead, Future Generations Leadership Academy
Mefty Haider – Specialist Advisor: Climate Change and Decarbonisation, Natural Resources Wales
Caitlin Rodrigues – Research Manager at Principality Building Society and Chair of its Race and Ethnicity colleague network
Clive Williams – Group Environmental Manager at the Sinclair Group
Nia Roberts – Town Planner, Arup
Taking part in this event will provide you and your organisation with examples of sector leaders taking focused approaches to climate action. From this you will understand how leaders across sectors have had their ‘wins’ and what the future of the Act means for them in terms of meeting their 5-10 year strategies.
Register to attend
This event is free for Cynnal Cymru members and for businesses or organisations that are based in Wales. (Refreshments provided)
Registration Arrivals and refreshments provided by Cynnal Cymru
10.00am
Welcome Introduction from Cynnal Cymru’s Chief Executive Simon Slater
10:15am
Note on Well-being of Future Generations Act (summarised and contextualised)
10.30am
Speaker panel Hear from our expert speakers on the topic of past, present and future of sustainability for their sector
12:20pm
Q & A Where do we go from here?
13:00pm
Networking opportunity This is a free event, and we invite you to join us for networking to continue the conversation.
You’re welcome to bring your own lunch or to visit the café next to the events space, where you will find a variety of lunchtime options which you might like to buy.
Korina focuses on the Future Leaders Academy work, and is passionate about social justice and learning innovation. Through the programme, young leaders from all backgrounds fully understand the architecture and good application of the Act. They graduate with the knowledge, skills and support they need to apply the Act in all they do, and to face the challenges along the way. Korina volunteers as a Trustee. She also loves nature and culture. She runs multi-cultural events that combine all forms of art – and works as musician and dancer.
Mefty Haider, Natural Resources Wales
Specialist Advisor: Climate Change and Decarbonisation
Mefty Haider is a Specialist Advisor in Climate Change and Decarbonisation in Natural Resources Wales and currently based in Bangor, Gwynedd. He supports net-zero delivery across the organisation and to the wider Welsh public sectors. With a background in environmental regulation and policy, Mefty has led on and contributed to organisational decarbonisation initiatives. Mefty is currently leading on NRW’s behavioural change training programme, which is a carbon literacy certified bespoke training for NRW staff.
Caitlin Rodrigues, Principality Building Society
Research Manager at Principality Building Society and Chair of its Race and Ethnicity colleague network.
Caitlin is a Research Manager at Principality Building Society and Chair of its Race and Ethnicity colleague network. Principality has aligned its impact strategy with the Well-being of Future Generations Act, supporting community projects across Wales. In 2024, Caitlin graduated from the Future Generations Leadership Academy and continues to engage with fellow alumni and the Future Generations Office opportunities to improve application of the act.
Clive Williams, Sinclair Group
Group Environmental Manager
Clive Williams is the Group Environmental Manager at the Sinclair Group, Wales’ largest motor retailer, bringing over 50 years of experience in the motor trade. An alumnus of Swansea University’s Business School Circular Economy Programme, Clive is dedicated to ensuring the Sinclair Group remains a sustainable, forward-thinking Welsh company. His work focuses on embedding circular economy principles, environmental compliance, and sustainable business growth across the organisation. Outside his corporate role, Clive is also a qualified UEFA Coach, with more than 25 years of experience coaching elite and grassroots goalkeepers, reflecting his lifelong commitment to mentorship and performance development.
Nia Roberts, ARUP
Town Planner
Nia is a Chartered Town Planner at Arup, passionate about creating better places through development projects that value placemaking and sustainability. She has private and public sector experience, having prepared planning applications and acted as case officer on behalf of local planning authorities in Wales and England. She is experienced across Development Management, Major Infrastructure and Planning Policy, and has worked on a range of projects in sectors including flood risk management, leisure and commercial development, and infrastructure. Nia is the Co-Chair of RTPI Young Planners Cymru and a volunteer for Planning Aid Wales. She was awarded Wales Young Planner of the Year in 2024 and the Insider Wales Emerging Property Person of the Year in 2025.
Gain the knowledge, capacity and confidence needed to support others to take action on climate change.
Whether you want to create your own Carbon Literacy course, build on an existing one, or support others to do so, these sessions will give you the tools, confidence, and structure to make it happen.
This online Train the Trainer Carbon Literacy course is designed for individuals who are already Carbon Literate and are ready to take the next step: leading, delivering, or supporting Carbon Literacy training sessions within their organisation or community.
Online open course £750 plus VAT (cost per person)
Discounts available for Cynnal Cymru members
This course is designed for four participants and will only go ahead once all places are booked.
Interactive and practical
This is a highly practical course. You’ll not only learn how to deliver Carbon Literacy training, but you’ll practise delivering it, receive feedback, and build confidence in a supportive environment. By the end of the sessions, you’ll be better equipped to train others, engage meaningfully, and inspire action.
Timetable
Our standard course runs over three morning sessions, 9:00am-12:30pm plus 1.5 hours of homework. A total of 12 hours, typically across a two to three week period.
Tutor-led sessions take place on:
Session 1
Monday 2nd March
9:00am-12:30pm GMT
Session 2
Wednesday 4th March
9:00am-12:30pm GMT
Session 3
Monday 9th March
9:00am-12:30pm GMT
You will need to attend all sessions to receive your Cynnal Cymru Train the Trainer certificate.
Join us at this event to hear from Living Wage Employers, workers, and campaigners on the difference Living Wage, Living Hours, and Living Pensions makes – and to hear about new developments across the Living Wage and Fair Work space in Wales.
We will hear from speakers across the Living Wage movement – including workers, activists, large and small Living Wage Employers, council leaders, Welsh Government, and others. Our full line-up of speakers will be announced shortly, and the event will be chaired by David Nash, Professor of Employment Relations at Cardiff Business School, and Natalie Hodgkinson, Boss and Brew Academy.
We will be hearing about the difference the Living Wage makes, and how you can support pay rises for the lowest paid based on the cost of living.
Venue: Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay Date: Monday 10th November 2025 Time: 10am – 12pm
Join us on 18 September for an informal roundtable event where we’ll be exploring how your organisation could be affected by weather, including extreme events, and how you can prepare for the impacts of climate change, both in the present and future.
We will hear from our guest speaker, Alan Carr, Senior Sustainability Adviser at Sustainability West Midlands, who will be sharing his top tips for adaptation planning. Plus, Cynnal Cymru CEO, Dr Simon Slater, will be sharing some of the lessons learnt from over two decades working in the climate adaptation and resilience sector.
Whether you’re just starting to embed climate resilience into your organisation or looking to enhance your existing strategy and action plan, this session is an opportunity to share your experience, learn from others and identify risks and opportunities to ensure you are climate ready.
Places are limited, with priority booking for Cynnal Cymru members.
Register to attend
This event is for Cynnal Cymru members and for businesses or organisations that are based in Wales.
Date: 18 September 2025 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 noon Location: Teams Meeting (online)
Alan leads on SWM’s adaptation activity, securing new projects and managing them through to completion. He has produced many place-based adaptation plans and risk assessments, working with local authorities and many external stakeholders. He has also produced a range of guidance and tools to help public and private sector organisations build their adaptive capacity, learn from good practice and implement adaptation action. He is also a partner in the Maximising Adaptation to Climate Change Hub, a co-funded project by Defra and UKRI, which aims to develop practical, scalable solutions that inform transformational adaptation strategies across the UK.
Simon Slater, CEO at Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales
Simon has worked in regional sustainable economic development in the UK and across the world as an environmental advisor with royalty, charities, government, councils, and business, supporting leaders seeking to invest in a more sustainable future.
He has been involved in running sustainability and community development charities, such as Sustainability West Midlands, the Springfield Project, and ecobirmingham, developing people and processes to help grow income and impact.
Join us on 09 July for an informal roundtable event where we’ll be exploring how nature-based solutions can create real business benefits in the workplace .
Led by Louise Cartwright, our Head of Training, this session will feature expert insights on how organisations are embedding nature into their operations—and the positive impacts they’re seeing. We’ll also be joined by Stacy Griffiths, Corporate Environment Lead and Danielle Pugh, Sustainability Assistant from Wales & West Utilities. They will be sharing their integrated approach to supporting nature.
Whether you’re just starting your nature journey or looking to enhance your existing strategy, these sessions are a chance to connect, learn, and share your own experiences.
Places are limited, with priority booking for Cynnal Cymru members.
Register to attend
This event is Cynnal Cymru members and for businesses or organisations that are based in Wales.
Date: 09 July 2025 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am Location: Teams Meeting (online)
Stacy Griffiths (AIEMA) | Corporate Environment Lead, Wales and West Utilities
Stacy Griffiths joined Wales & West Utilities in 2005, where she gained extensive experience across a variety of roles in Business Services before moving into Asset Management. In March 2022, she joined the Corporate Environment Team as an Environment Analyst, swiftly ascending to Corporate Environment Lead in October 2022 when the team expanded into the Sustainability and Environment team it is today.
In her current capacity, Stacy is responsible for delivering Wales & West Utilities’ comprehensive Environmental Action Plan. This plan outlines the company’s short, medium, and long-term ambitions to significantly reduce environmental impacts in key areas such as business carbon, resource use, and waste, while simultaneously maximising positive impacts on natural capital, culture, and society.
Stacy earned her BSc through the Open University, graduating in 2023. She is currently completing a Certificate in Environmental Management with IEMA, working towards obtaining Registered Environmental Practitioner status on her path to full chartership.
Danielle Pugh (AIEMA) | Sustainability Assistant, Wales and West Utilities
Danielle Pugh is a Sustainability Assistant at Wales & West Utilities, where she joined the Sustainability & Environment team in 2024. She plays a key role in embedding eco-conscious solutions into daily operations and supporting strategies that drive meaningful environmental change. With over eight years of experience across various departments at Wales & West Utilities, Danielle brings a broad perspective and valuable insight to her current role.
Danielle earned her BSc at the University of South Wales in 2014 and has recently gained her IEMA Associate status and is working towards full chartership. Danielle looks forward to contributing to the conversation on building a more sustainable future.
Upskilling your workforce involves both specialists and non-experts – join us for a facilitated discussion around pathways to do both.
We will hear from Jennifer Rudd from Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group on ‘Climate Education for the Workforce, proposals to steer Wales towards net zero by 2035’; Dan Wood from Natural Resources Wales on ‘Skills emerging leaders need to support a sustainable future’ and Finley Povey from Transport for Wales will talk about ‘How apprenticeships can kickstart your own sustainability journey’.
There will also be an opportunity to join the discussion in our Q&A session at the end.
Where: Online (Zoom)
Time: 10am – 11:30am
This event is free to attend. Spaces are limited so please be sure to register as soon as possible.
In this current climate and nature crisis, green careers are becoming more desirable and necessary. Looking towards a sustainable future, more and more people are rethinking the places they work for and the kinds of roles they play. With net zero goals and the growing visible local impacts of extreme weather, we urgently need more people taking action in their workplace as well as communities. Given that we spend up to a third of our days in the office, too, it’s crucial that you and your staff feel fulfilled and passionate about your work. Learn how to be a part of meaningful change towards a just transition in your job role or staff development.
Speakers
Jennifer Rudd– Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group
Dr Rudd has a decade of experience working in chemistry and the technical circular economy, developing next generation solar panels and working on hydrogen generation and carbon capture. Using this knowledge, Dr Rudd developed the You and CO2 programme in 2018, seeking to teach young people about climate mitigation. Since then, she has worked on a number of climate change education programmes across the disciplines, age ranges and countries. She has helped train teachers in Nigeria, co-created a programme for Welsh primary school pupils to learn about fast fashion, co-developed a new scale for measuring climate capability and consulted for a range of third sector and educational institutions on climate change education programmes.
Dr Rudd is a member of the Net Zero by 2035 commission, advising Welsh Government on pathways to Net Zero, she has been invited to present her work in the Senedd and at trade events in London.
Dr Rudd has communicated the climate emergency through national talks, radio and printed media and gave a TEDx talk in 2019. She is regularly invited to give talks on climate change mitigation and climate change education and was nominated for two Swansea University awards in 2020.
Finley Povey – Sustainability Coordinator Apprentice at Transport for Wales
Finley joined Transport for Wales as a sustainability coordinator apprentice in January 2024 and has worked across the Sustainable Development and Climate Change team supporting on future generations, sustainable impact, heritage, environmental compliance, ecology, and climate change initiatives. This includes supporting policy or delivery plan development, ensuring administration activities and other duties are undertaken effectively, undertaking environmental audits across various TfW locations to assess environmental impact and compliance with sustainability best practice, working on decision-making tools to align with the Well-being of Future Generations Act and social value, as well as supporting the creation of TfW’s first sustainability exemplar project to integrate well-being, energy-saving, and biodiverse features into a depot site. In her talk, Finley will be telling us about why organisations should give apprentice opportunities to help build the next generation of sustainability conscious champions.
Daniel Wood, Biologist at Natural Resources Wales
Daniel Wood is a biologist at Natural Resources Wales with over seven years of experience in the environmental sustainability sector. At 24, he founded his own regenerative agriculture enterprise in Swansea, supplying local veg boxes using regenerative techniques. He has since led community-focused programmes such as the ‘Grow for Home Project’ with Cae Tan, empowering disadvantaged communities to grow their own food.
Daniel also serves as the biodiversity and communications representative for Cae Felin, a community-supported agriculture scheme linked with Morriston Hospital, delivering social prescribing outcomes. As a member of the Future Generations Leadership Academy, Daniel recently founded The Future Generations Society, a youth-led network amplifying changemaker stories, highlighting green career pathways, and creating educational content to inspire the next generation of leaders.
Facilitators
Simon Slater, Director at Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales
Early on in his career, Simon worked with the late Rhodri Morgan and Welsh Government as they explored what it meant to have the duty to promote sustainable development in your constitution. His Wales experience renewed his interest to work for the benefit of communities and the environment. He has subsequently worked across the world as an environmental advisor with royalty, charities, government, councils, and business. This has included borrowing ideas from Wales, such as creating a Board member for Future Generations for a Regional Development Agency 10 years before the Welsh Act.
More recently he has been running sustainability or community regeneration charities such as Sustainability West Midlands, the Springfield Project, and ecobirmingham. He is looking forward to coming back to Wales to continue to be part of the country’s sustainability story. “Wales changed me, now I want to be part of a charity that is helping Wales to change”.
Clare Sain-ley Berry, Deputy Chief Executive, Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales
Clare has a background in delivering partnership projects for the natural environment and sustainable resource use and uses this to help shape our policy and development work. She enjoys facilitating collaboration across sectors and devising practical programmes to deliver strategic aims.
Clare has helped develop our training offer, particularly around the nature crisis, to look at how individuals in all work roles can work towards sustainability with greater agency and confidence.
Our thriving community of mutually supportive members provides an opportunity to share learning, challenge thinking and mobilise action, be this through co-designed events, hosting networking sessions or simply sowing seeds for future collaborations or thought-leadership.
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about how we can support your organisation, please contactmembership@cynnalcymru.com.
The Welsh Government is committed to supporting businesses in parts of our local, everyday economy, also known as the Foundational Economy. Its aims are to build a resilient society and improve goods and services, together with the economic and social relationships that underpin them, which are essential to living a good life.
Please join us at this event to celebrate the Foundational Economy and launch a new Foundational Economy Mission Statement.
We will be showcasing results from Welsh Government funded projects that have applied innovative approaches across a range of Foundational Economy sectors such as food, transport, housing and construction.
Foundational Economy projects showcased by organisations such as:
Castell Howell – Authentic Cuisine and Celtica Foods
Food Sense Wales – Welsh Veg in Schools
Development Trust Association Wales (DTA) – The Assured Growing Toolbox#
Menter Môn – Larder Cymru and Tech Tyfu
Social Farms and Gardens – Future Farms
Cookalong Clwb
Menter a Busnes
BIC Innovation – Increasing Welsh Food
Cardiff Council – Cardiff Food Hour
Carmarthenshire Council – Wellbeing of Future Generations menu development and School Meals Pilot
Monmouthshire Council – Meals on Wheels service
Can Cook – Well Fed Social Enterprise
Cardiff Met – Foundational Economy Innovation Network, CEIC Programme
PLANED
Simply Do – WISH project
Wood Knowledge Wales
Cyfle – Building Skills
NetRet Group
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy, and Planning will also attending to meet project leads and give a keynote speech, launching the new Foundational Economy Mission Statement.
There is no charge to attend this event, please note there will be video recording and photography on the day and lunch will be provided.
This event will be hosted by the Welsh Government in partnership with Cynnal Cymru.
Agenda to follow shortly.
Date: Monday 28th April 2025 Time: 10:30 am – 14:30 pm Location: Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4PA.
Curious about starting an Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet? Confused about the planning and infrastructure required?
Join Cenex experts, Keith and Connor, for a specialist session on the future of transport. If you have any specific questions in mind then please send them over beforehand or a brief explanation of what you would like to discuss.
‘Ask the Expert’ is a new series of informal drop-in events where you can join our specialists for a short presentation and guided discussion around a chosen topic.
Who is it for?
This session exploring EV fleets and infrastructure is for Cynnal Cymru members only.
Our thriving community of mutually supportive members provides an opportunity to share learning, challenge thinking and mobilise action, be this through co-designed events, hosting networking sessions or simply sowing seeds for future collaborations or thought-leadership.
If you would like to talk to a member of the team about how we can support your organisation, please contactmembership@cynnalcymru.com.
Keith Budden leads Cenex’s work to develop partnerships with public and private sector organisations, helping them deliver net zero mobility. Over the last ten years he has enabled Cenex to grow and increase its impact across the UK, Europe through the development of Cenex Nederland and globally including helping establish the Global Sustainable Mobility Partnership of partner NGOs.
Keith has significant experience of working in international settings having lived and worked in East and West Africa. He has recently led Cenex EV policy advice for the Governments of Seychelles, India, Thailand and Uruguay. He has previously worked for International energy company E.ON, Birmingham City Council as well as environmental NGOs.
Connor Allen
Technical Specialist | Cenex
Connor is a chartered Automotive engineer with professional experience in data-led fleet strategy development, low emission vehicle testing, and project management.
As a technical specialist within the Cenex Policy, Strategy and Innovation Team, he delivers customer projects relating to the development and deployment of new and emerging low emission vehicle technologies.
Cenex was established as the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies in 2005.
Today, Cenex focuses on low emission transport & associated energy infrastructure and operates as an independent, not-for-profit research technology organisation (RTO) and consultancy, specialising in the project delivery, innovation support and market development.
They also organise Cenex-Expo, the UK’s premier low carbon vehicle event, to showcase the latest technology and innovation in the industry.
Their independence ensures impartial, trustworthy advice, and, as a not-for-profit, they are driven by the outcomes that are right for you, your industry and your environment, not by the work which pays the most or favours one technology.
Finally, as trusted advisors with expert knowledge, they are the go-to source of guidance and support for public and private sector organisations along their transition to a zero-carbon future and will always provide you with the insights and solutions that reduce pollution, increase efficiency and lower costs.
Do you work for an organisation and want to know how to start tackling your effect on the climate?
Join us on 14th November 2024 and be part of the world’s largest climate education & action training event – Carbon Literacy Action Day, coinciding with Wales Climate Week and COP29.
What: a day of accredited training: “Carbon Literacy at Work”
Where: Sbarc|Spark, Cardiff
When: 14th November 2024
Commitment: From 09:00am to 4:15pm – (Please bring your own lunch. Refreshments will be provided.) Join us after the training for an optional Carbon Literacy Action Day Webinar with other learners around the world (5pm-6pm)
For who: organisations of all sizes and sectors who want to develop an awareness of the carbon cost of their activities and how to start on the journey to reduce their impact
Why: with the climate changing, all organisations need to identify their risks and know how to prioritise their climate action in line with national policies and legal requirements.
Led by: Cynnal Cymru-Sustain Wales
Ticket prices:
Cynnal Cymru Members
Conditions
FREE Member (One place per member organisation) Each Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales Memberorganisation is entitled to send one representative free of charge. Please e-mail us on events@cynnalcymru.com before booking to get a discount code for your free space.
One place per organisation
FREE
Additional Member per person (Special discount)
Cynnal Cymru Member
£90 plus VAT
Non-members
Non-member (Low wage/Concession) per person
£70 plus VAT
Non-member (standard price) per person
£140 plus VAT
sbarc|spark Residents
FREE sbarc|spark Residents Each sbarc|spark Building Resident organisation is entitled to send one representative free of charge. Please e-mail us on events@cynnalcymru.com before booking to get a discount code for your free space.
One place per organisation
FREE
Additional sbarc|spark Residents
sbarc|spark resident / organisation
£90 plus VAT
*Ticket includes official certification cost with the Carbon Literacy Project
Our thriving community of mutually supportive members provides an opportunity to share learning, challenge thinking and mobilise action, be this through co-designed events, hosting networking sessions or simply sowing seeds for future collaborations or thought-leadership.
If you would like to find out about our member benefits, including access to discounted events and training, please contactmembership@cynnalcymru.com.
