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Engaging in party conference season
Over the next couple of weeks, members of IEMA’s policy team will be attending the Conservative and Labour Party conferences, taking place in Manchester and Liverpool respectively. In this short blog, Ben Goodwin, IEMA’s...
Storm Agnes renews focus on preparing communities for extreme weather events
The climate emergency has already started to make extreme weather in the UK more frequent and intense. As a result, improving people's and communities' ability to prepare for extreme weather events is a critical componen...
Understanding the Challenges of Starting Net Zero Transitions in SMEs
Dr. Roshan Boojihawon and Dr. Carole Couper from the University of Birmingham discuss the need for an action plan to support the transition of UK SMEs and how IEMA's latest guidance will help SMEs know how to start thei...
IEMA Responds to Environmental Audit Committee Call for Evidence on the Role of Natural Capital in the Green Economy - September 2023
In July 2023 the Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee launched an enquiry into ‘the current and potential future role of natural capital in the green economy, and the Government’s proposals to increase private inv...
IEMA sets out views on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) Consenting Regime - September 2023
IEMA has today responded to the Government’s consultation on the details of the operational reforms it is looking to make to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure (NSIP) consenting process as put forward in the Natio...
Navigating the shift to an economy with a low impact on the environment: A Practical Guide for SMEs in Transition Planning - September 2023
IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead for Climate Change and Energy, Chloë Fiddy, introduces IEMA’s new guidance on transition planning written specifically for SMEs.
Thrifty Fashion Thinking: Unlock your fashion style with Second-hand September
This month it's Second-hand September and IEMA's Senior Marketing Officer, Mariabelen Malaga - Hardy explores the ways we can all make more conscious fashion choices to reduce our environmental impact this September and ...
IEMA respond to consultation on agenda priorities of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
The IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Foundation launched a consultation on the next agenda items for the ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board). The ISSB was formed by the IFRS at COP 26 in...
Circular economy strategies and practices play a vital part in reducing embodied carbon
With an increasing amount of pressure both ethically and legislatively to reduce the carbon footprint of our buildings, we have to look beyond operational carbon and ensure embodied carbon is fully considered as part of ...
Professional bodies set out concerns to government on proposed ‘nutrient neutrality’ changes
The Environmental Policy Forum (EPF) has written to the Secretaries of State at Defra and DLUCH expressing concern over proposed legal changes to how ‘nutrient neutrality’ requirements for development projects work in En...