Impact Trust • Working glossary
Intergenerational fairness / justice
Today's decisions should not unfairly burden future generations.
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Our Take
Increasingly mainstream. Younger people deserve meaningful voice in decisions that will shape their longer futures. The EU's Intergenerational Commissioner gives it institutional reality. Youth engagement is not tokenism but a governance principle. If decisions about resilience programming shape the next 30 years, then the people who will live those 30 years should have voice in the design.
Examples of Use
SOIF, EU, UN, youth movements
Synonyms/Variants
Intergenerational equity; Future generations' rights; Youth voice; Generational justice
Typical everyday wording
Not dumping our problems on our children and grandchildren.
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