Young Innovators Council End Of Year Report 2025

Throughout the year, the young people have consistently tested our plans against real-world expectations, and a key part of 2025 was the YIC’s ability to engage with complexity. Members demonstrated a strong grasp of trade-offs – between innovation and reliability, environmental ambition and affordability, digital efficiency and human oversight, with these perspectives helping us to establish new sustainability milestones, rethink our inclusion strategy, and clarify expectations around the responsible and ethical use of AI.
Importantly, the year also highlighted the value of continuity. Returning members supported new participants to engage confidently and critically, while progression routes – including movement into the Independent Stakeholder Group and early career pathways, which reinforces that youth insight is not treated as one-off consultation, but as part of our wider governance and talent ecosystem.