7.8 Civil society in action for future generations legislations

There are many different ways in which civil society organisations can support the move toward future generations legislation, through coalition building, campaigning and policy. For example:

• In Brazil, in 2025, Øutra Economia journeyed across Brazil’s five regions to gather future visions and dreams of a fair future - based on 131 voices and experiences from diverse communities - in the form of spiral collages, videos, speeches and manifestos. Discover their online exhibition here. The collective dreams and visions were exhibited as an artistic installation at the Global Artivism Convening and COP30 in Brazil in November 2025 and then handed directly to Brazilian parliament members and state ministers, in the form of a booklet, to help influence federal policy.

• In 2025, WEAll Denmark came together with the Danish Wellbeing Economy Lab (WELA) and the Copenhagen Futures Institute, to launch the Danish Future Coalition. The Danish Future Coalition brings together organisations to jointly advocate for future generations legislation, including independent enforcement and ethical representation, to ensure that today's decisions are not made at the expense of future generations' opportunities to live good lives.

• WEAll Aotearoa kickstarted the Tomorrow Together movement for intergenerational fairness in New Zealand. At the centre of the campaign is a call for a Future Generations Act - a cornerstone for long-term decision-making that puts people and planet first - inspired by Indigenous Māori worldviews. A discussion document was launched in Parliament late 2025, painting a picture of how the Act could work in practice, and what wider changes would help embed intergenerational fairness across political, economic, and social systems. In addition, a Charter was established to build a coalition of individuals, organisations and communities who are ready to stand up for intergenerational fairness. Next steps include a public-facing campaign, including billboards and video storytelling, community and MP engagement events across the country to build grassroots and political support, building consensus for legislative or institutional change, and supporting political champions of long-term policy thinking. 

• The WEAll Iberia hub, which stretches both Portugal and Spain, also has a strategic focus on Future Generations and has been engaging with policymakers at different levels in Spain about the connection between the wellbeing economy and future generations, including government ministers. Building on a proposal based on the Welsh approach, they are working towards presenting a law on Future Generations to Parliament.