Peter Davies is commissioner for the Sustainable Development Commission Wales. He began his career in the education sector, initially as a teacher before being appointed Southern Area Director of the CBI Education Foundation. He was subsequently appointed by the DTI to set up the National Teacher Placement Service, receiving an OBE for his work. In 1995 Peter joined Business in the Community UK as a managing director and latterly its Deputy Chief Executive. He returned home to Wales in 2005 to establish the Project Development Partnership, a consultancy providing project consultancy to business, government and the voluntary sector. Peter also coordinates the work of The Prince's Charities in Wales and is chair of the West Wales branch of The Institute of Welsh Affairs.

The real costs facing government in Wales

If we don’t switch to a proper model of sustainable development now, we will only create poor services in the short term while storing up greater problems for the future