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12th July 2023

New IEMA Guidance: Environmental Assessment of Traffic and Movement - July 2023

Lead author of IEMA's latest updated impact assessment guidelines 'Environmental Assessment of Traffic and Movement’, Andrew Ross discusses the importance of this guidance over the past 30 years and the key role the upda...

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5th July 2023

LIVE BLOG: Lord Deben quizzed by peers following term as climate committee chair

IEMA's Digital Journalist Tom Pashby reports live on the latest developments from today's House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Select Committee. The committee is putting questions on climate policy to Lord Deben...

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5th July 2023

Biodiversity Net Gain - Good Practice Insights - July 2023

The IEMA Biodiversity and Natural Capital Network Steering Group have published an insights paper on Biodiversity Net Gain. IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead on biodiversity and natural capital, Lesley Wilson, tells us w...

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4th July 2023

UK environmental policy digest - June

Asim Ali, IEMA’s Public Affairs Officer, examines the UK Government's policy announcements from June and how they affect the goals of decarbonisation and environmental sustainability. This blog post is part of a month...

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29th June 2023

IEMA’s ‘Diverse Sustainability Initiative’ and LGBTQIA+ rights

IEMA's Digital Journalist, Tom Pashby discusses IEMA's creation of the Diverse Sustainability Initiative (DSI), following reports evidencing the lack of diversity within the profession and highlights the People of Colou...

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27th June 2023

A leap forward in the value of sustainability and climate related disclosures

Yesterday the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) launched its inaugural standards for corporate reporting on sustainability and climate risks, opportunities, and disclosures. IEMA’s climate change and en...

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26th June 2023

Effective Non-Technical Summaries for Environmental Impact Assessment

Lead author of IEMA's latest publication 'Effective Non-Technical Summaries for Environmental Impact Assessment', Naushad Tahsildar discusses the importance of a Non-Technical Summary for EIA and the key role it plays fo...

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23rd June 2023

Bonn Climate Change Conference Interviews: Natasha O’Sullivan

IEMA's Digital Journalist Tom Pashby recently attended the Bonn Climate Change Conference and conducted interviews with attendees about the work they are involved in and what they hope to see from the conference. Here, t...

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21st June 2023

More urgency needed on waste and resources policy

Late yesterday afternoon IEMA members had the pleasure of being joined by the Shadow Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment, Alex Sobel MP, for an online roundtable discussion focused on the role that ...

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15th June 2023

IEMA launches Green Careers Hub

IEMA has today launched its new Green Careers Hub – a government-backed resource to give insight into the green jobs of the future.

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