Case Study

Indicators for a globally responsible Wales

Wellbeing goals

One of the seven wellbeing goals in Wales is to be ‘a globally responsible Wales’. This means “a nation which, when doing anything to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, takes account of whether doing such a thing may make a positive contribution to global well-being” [1]. This includes:

Ensuring that supply chains are fair, ethical and sustainable
Supporting sustainable behaviour
Ensuring that Wales is welcoming, safe and fair to all
Efficient use of resources
Making the right financial decisions now, to enable future generations to thrive

Wales National Indicators on being globally responsible

To measure progress towards these goals, the Wales National Indicators include measures related to the following impacts:

- Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution in the air
- Capacity (in megawatt) of renewable energy equipment installed
- Concentration of carbon and organic matter in soil
- The global footprint of Wales
- Amount of waste generated that is not recycled, per person
- Percentage of dwellings with adequate energy performance
- Emissions of greenhouse gases within Wales
- Emissions of greenhouse gases attributed to the consumption of global goods and services in Wales
- Areas of healthy ecosystems in Wales
- Status of biological diversity in Wales
- Percentage of surface water bodies, and groundwater bodies, achieving good or high overall status
- Percentage of people agreeing:
  - that they belong to the area
  - that people from different backgrounds get on well together
  - that people treat each other with respect.
- Percentage of people who speak Welsh daily and can speak more than just a few words of Welsh
- Number of people who can speak Welsh
- Percentage of museums and archives holding archival/heritage collections meeting UK accreditation standards
- Percentage of designated historic environment assets that are in stable or improved conditions
Percentage of people who have done three of more actions to help with global issues (e.g., donating or raising money, campaigning, volunteering, changed what they buy)