The One Planet Council was officially launched by Jane Davidson on Saturday 17th May 2014 at the Royal Welsh Spring Festival. Jane was the Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing between 2007-11, and is now Director of the Institute for Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.
Different speakers also contributed. Dan Moody from Nant-y-Cwm farm shared his families experience of becoming the first One Planet Development in Wales to receive full planning permission. Architect Mark Waghorn talked about sustainable low impact building, and Acting Secretary Stefan Cartwright gave an introduction to the work of the One Planet Council.