Our large corporate partners

2 Sisters Food Group

We are one of British business's most compelling success stories of the past 20 years. More than 20,000 colleagues drawn from 36 nationalities help to make a mind-boggling array of some of the finest food in Britain - from pizza to pies, from poultry to puddings, from prepared meals to ranges of soup.

We started out from very humble beginnings in the early 1990s, and from there 2 Sisters has grown to become one of the leading food manufacturing companies in Europe, producing great quality, great value food.

Website: http://www.2sfg.com/

ABHI

ABHI is the UK’s leading industry association for health technology (HealthTech). ABHI supports the HealthTech community to save and enhance lives. Members, including both multinationals and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), supply products from syringes and wound dressings to surgical robots and digitally enhanced technologies. We represent the industry to stakeholders, such as the government, NHS and regulators. HealthTech plays a key role in supporting delivery of healthcare and is a significant contributor to the UK’s economic growth. ABHI’s 320 members account for approximately 80% of the sector by value.

www.abhi.org.uk

ABM UK

ABM UK Group is a part of a global organisation, ABM Inc, that provides facilities management services across the UK. We deliver facilities management services across, UK schools, hospitals, airlines and airports, bussing operations, train services, shopping centres, and offices. It’s services, range from cleaning, buildings maintenance and management, energy reduction programs, waste management and segregation, landscaping, to installation & maintenance of EV charging stations.

Our Sustainability Mission Statement: We will realize our full growth potential and expand our capabilities to be a driving force of a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable world.

Wherever we work, UK wide, we add value through community engagement in local communities, engage with schools on sustainability projects. We are firmly committed to continuously reducing our environmental impacts, (GHG Emissions, waste minimisation and materials recovery, water and biodiversity conservation), whilst improving the social impacts of the work that we do.

We have chosen to partner with IEMA so that we can collaborate, learn from, and, share with others in the IEMA community, best practice, improvement strategies, tools and learning resources so that we can all work together to deliver the stepping stones to Net Zero and healthier communities in the UK.

Aga Khan Health Services SA

https://www.akdn.org/our-agenc...

Amey Consulting

Amey is one of the top five support services suppliers in the UK. Every household in Britain benefits from the work we do. We maintain the UK’s road and rail infrastructure, keep schools safe and clean, manage the UK’s defence estate, safely escort prisoners and keep prisons and courts secure. We also collect and process waste, as well as deliver utilities services.

All of this is underpinned by our leading consulting capabilities which uses engineering design and data analytics to better manage the services we all use and rely on. With over 1,800 consultants, engineers and designers, Amey Consulting is one of the UK’s leading engineering consultancies, with a strong reputation for asset management and pragmatic and deliverable infrastructure designs.

As an organisation that delivers public services across the UK and beyond, it is our role and our commitment to work with and empower our employees, our suppliers, our customers, and our wider networks to genuinely be a force for positive change and long-term benefit to society.

Website: Amey Consulting

Anglia Ruskin University

https://aru.ac.uk/study/underg...

ARCADIS

ARCADIS is a the leading global natural and built asset design & consultancy firm working in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes. ARCADIS differentiates through its talented and passionate people and its unique combination of capabilities covering the whole asset life cycle, its deep market sector insights and its ability to integrate health & safety and sustainability into the design and delivery of solutions across the globe. We are 28,000 people that generate more than €3 billion in revenues. We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world.

Associated British Ports

Website: Associated British Ports (abports.co.uk)

Babcock Group

BAE Systems

At BAE Systems, our advanced defence technology protects people and national security, and keeps critical information and infrastructure secure. We search for new ways to provide our customers with a competitive edge across the air, maritime, land and cyber domains. We employ a skilled workforce of 85,800 people in more than 40 countries, and work closely with local partners to support economic development by transferring knowledge, skills and technology.

Website: www.baesystems.com

Baxter Healthcare

BaxterStorey

BaxterStorey is an independent hospitality food service provider operating in the UK, Ireland and Europe, specialising in restaurants, cafes, deli bars and executive dining rooms for clients and customers in both business & industry and universities.

Our commitment to using fresh, locally sourced products stems from an inherent belief that in practicing so, not only do we deliver the most fantastic and high quality food service, but we also help to sustain the local supply chain, reduce energy usage, manage waste and minimise transport impacts.

We know that our business could have a serious and largely adverse impact on the environment; we have both a corporate and moral responsibility to manage and mitigate these impacts as best we can. Consequently, our commitment to performing in a positively sustainable fashion extends beyond the food we purchase and prepare, to include the physical operations of our entire business activity.

Our corporate partnership with IEMA underpins and underlines our commitment to reducing that environmental impact and enhances opportunities to further develop our sustainability engagement with our clients, customers, supply chain plus further develop the sustainability skills of our team.

Website: www.baxterstorey.com

Beazley

BP

BP is one of the world’s leading integrated oil and gas companies. We aim to create long-term value for shareholders by helping to meet growing demand for energy in a safe and responsible way. We strive to be a world-class operator, a responsible corporate citizen and a good employer.

Breedon Southern Ltd

We report as three segments: Great Britain (GB), Ireland and Cement.

​​Our operations in GB and Ireland are fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products businesses. Our Cement business is a major producer of bulk and bagged cement in GB and the Republic of Ireland.​

GREAT BRITAIN

Breedon's GB business comprises fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products businesses throughout the UK. We supply aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete & mortar and concrete blocks, together with a range of specialist building products including clay bricks and tiles, other clay products, decorative aggregates and Welsh Slate, which are sold throughout the UK and Ireland.

IRELAND

Breedon trades in Northern Ireland as Whitemountain, a fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products business based in County Antrim. It comprises all our construction materials and contracting services businesses (aggregates, asphalt, ready–mixed concrete, bitumen, contract surfacing, highway maintenance, civil engineering and airfield construction) in Northern Ireland, with specific project delivery in the UK. Whitemountain also operates two landfill sites and an aggregates terminal in Belfast which ships specialist minerals to Great Britain.

Breedon trades in the Republic of Ireland as Lagan, a fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products business headquartered in Dublin. In common with Whitemountain, it comprises all our construction materials and contracting services businesses (aggregates, asphalt, ready–mixed concrete, bitumen, contract surfacing highway maintenance, civil engineering and airfield construction) in the Republic of Ireland.

CEMENT

Headquartered at our Hope cement works in Derbyshire, Breedon Cement operates two cement plants in the UK and Ireland, including the UK's largest cement plant by capacity, together capable of producing more than two million tonnes of cement each year. It also imports and exports cementitious products through three terminals in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. Our four strategically-located rail-linked cement depots in England have more than a million tonnes of throughput capacity.

In addition to bulk cement, we also supply a full range of bagged cement products throughout Ireland and Great Britain. ​

Website: Breedon Group | Largest Independent Construction Materials Group

British Engines

Website: British Engines | A leading engineering group working across the globe

Cabinet Office - Government Property Function

The Office of Government Property (OGP) leads the Government Property Function to shape excellent places and services for people. In line with the ‘blueprint’ for all government functions, for property OGP sets cross-government strategies; sets and assures standards; develops capability; gives expert advice; and drives continuous improvement. OGP develops property professional capability and seeks opportunities to better coordinate government land and property use.

OGP supports government and the wider public sector to manage their estate more efficiently and effectively, helping to deliver the finest public services and supporting the Government’s efforts to reach net-zero carbon by 2050 and encouraging the creation of public service jobs outside London to support the levelling up of the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. OGP builds capacity and capability in the property function across government through leadership of the Government Property Profession and improving use of data for better decision making.

Expectations for the management of property across government are set by the Government Standard for Property, GovS 004. The most recent Government Estate Strategy was published in 2018. Savings across the government estate are captured by the State of the Estate Report, which is placed annually in front of Parliament. The Net Zero Estate Playbook, a guide to decarbonising government property, was also published in 2021.

https://www.gov.uk/government/...

Canary Wharf Group Ltd

Canary Wharf Group plc has overseen the largest urban regeneration project ever undertaken in Europe, designing and building more than 17m sq ft of iconic London real estate, home to local and international companies and renowned retailers. It is diversifying into residential development and is currently developing the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank. The Group is a wholly owned joint venture between Brookfield Property Partners and the Qatar Investment Authority.

Cardiff Metropolitan University

CBRE

As the world's largest manager of commercial properties, CBRE can play an outsized role in helping to limit the rise of global temperatures, while improving the efficiency and sustainability of building operations. With our comprehensive energy and sustainability services, CBRE comprises of a team of over 250 experts and experienced professionals. We provide services that include data management, smart buildings systems integration, energy consulting, energy procurement solutions, sustainability certification services and ESG consulting, helping to achieve our own and our clients’ ambitious climate targets towards Net Zero.

Supporting individuals and professionals at the front of driving the transition towards more sustainable practices is part of CBRE’s strategy to lead collective change and help shape future direction, and we are proud to become part of the IEMA corporate network.

Colas Ltd

Co-Operative Group

Website: Homepage - Co-op

Costain

Website: Home | Costain

Coventry City Council

Coventry City Council is a metropolitan authority located in the city of Coventry. Some of the Council's priorities for the next 10 years are to:

• Promote the growth of a sustainable Coventry economy that benefits the city
• Create the infrastructure for the city to grow and thrive
• Provide jobs for local people
• Reduce the impact of poverty
• Increase the supply, choice and quality of housing
• Improve the quality of life for Coventry people by working with local communities
• Provide an attractive, cleaner and greener city
• Improve the health and wellbeing of local residents
• Reduce health inequalities

Coventry City Council has a progressive climate change and sustainability mission which supports the development and use of zero carbon technologies across the city. It is working to reduce congestion and air pollution by promoting new methods of mass transit and supporting modal shift including encouraging healthier forms of active transport. The Council continues to raise awareness and understanding of sustainability issues and its importance to life in the city working with organisations, the community and residents in stimulating major shifts in attitude amongst all who live and work across the city. We are the first metropolitan council to become an IEMA partner which demonstrates our commitment to the city’s sustainability strategy.

Website: www.coventry.gov.uk

Cranswick

Website: Cranswick PLC | Great British Taste

Cummins

DEFRA

Website: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Deloitte

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Website: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Department for Education

The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England.

Sustainability and climate change touches on all we do in DfE, from the way we work and the buildings we use; to the schools we build and maintain and the education and skills we deliver.​ Our vision is to become a world leader in climate change and sustainability education by 2030

Education is central to the climate crisis; we have a critical role in preparing children and young people for a world changed by climate. We need to equip young people with the education, skills and attitude to take positive action to create a better future.

To achieve our vision, we recognise the need to partner with experts in this field and look forward to engaging with IEMA and others.

Department for Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) works with agencies and partners to support the transport network helping to keep the UK’s businesses, people, and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

Transport is the largest contributor to UK domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Transport decarbonisation is therefore critical to meeting our climate targets and is central to DfT policy making; as set out in our Outcome Delivery Plan where tackling climate change and improving air quality by decarbonising transport is one of three priority outcomes.

We hope our partnership with IEMA will help to further our sustainability knowledge, capability, and expertise across the Department.

Department for Work and Pensions

https://www.gov.uk/government/...

DHL

DHL Supply Chain is the world’s leading contract logistics specialist, we create competitive advantage for customers through customized logistics solutions based on globally standardized warehousing, transportation and integrated services components. We bring sector expertise, global scale and local knowledge to design and manage supply chains from raw materials and manufacturing to finished goods delivery and return services. Combining value-added and management services with traditional fulfilment and distribution, our customised, integrated logistics solutions drive efficiency, improve quality and create competitive advantage.

At DHL Supply Chain we are committed to being global leaders in creating a sustainable future for us all. Our Sustainability Roadmap outlines our objectives in three areas: Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). These areas are already core to our #TogetherUnstoppable strategy and central to the success we aspire to.

We have chosen to partner with IEMA because they are recognised leaders in sustainability and can help us develop and deliver on our sustainability goals.

https://www.dhl.com

Durham University

Durham University is a globally outstanding centre of teaching and research based in historic Durham City in the UK.

We are a collegiate university committed to inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham and in the world.

We conduct boundary-breaking research that improves lives globally and we are ranked as a world top 100 university with an international reputation in research and education (QS World University Rankings 2022).

We are a member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive UK universities and we are consistently ranked as a top 10 university in national league tables (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, Guardian University Guide and The Complete University Guide).

For more information about Durham University visit: www.durham.ac.uk/about/

Eastleigh College

Eastleigh College is based in Hampshire and forms part of the greater Southampton region that includes both the Solent and EM3 Local Enterprise Partnerships. The College has a clear purpose to create successful careers, business prosperity and strong communities through excellence and opportunity in technical and professional education, training and apprenticeships. In addition, the College is also wholly committed to; sustainability, championing equality, diversity and inclusion, and providing the very best opportunities for those fleeing war and violence.

Eastleigh was judged good by Ofsted in 2018, with residential provision judged outstanding in 2019. The College’s most recent Higher Education QAA inspection was competed in 2017, with the College achieving full confidence and assurance.

The College has set out a strong foundation to sustainability education and training. This foundation is based upon awareness raising of sustainability issues through a wide range of community learning opportunities. The College has provided an initial training opportunity to develop general sustainability knowledge and skills through a level 2 funded and accredited course through Eastleigh College Online. The College is also already providing specialist sustainability training in the field of renewable energy through the BPEC L3 Air Source Heat Pump course for qualified gas engineers or plumbers.

The College has chosen to partner with IEMA to:

1. Enable learners who take one (or more) of the Eastleigh College sustainability courses to access IEMA student membership.

2. Establish a new partnership category of ‘education partner’ with IEMA to promote membership across the College sector.

3. Develop new courses for the College to deliver and for IEMA to recognise / endorse current Eastleigh College provision.

4. For IEMA and the College to work with the Association of Colleges (AoC), employer groups, awarding organisation(s) and digital learning publisher(s) to upskill the post-16 workforce and increase the availability of industry recognised and funded learning opportunities for young people and adults.

Environment Agency

Environmental Resources Management (ERM)

Website: ERM - Environmental Resources Management

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Website: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable, using our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. Our work helps deliver a safe, secure world, where natural resources are conserved and clean energy is available to all. We focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far-reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry, and transport.

Our people are at the very heart of what we do, they are the reason our clients work with us to solve some of their greatest challenges. They are helping us support the transition towards a Net Zero, sustainable world. At the heart of our business are a set of self-defined core values. These are part of our DNA and we’re committed to upholding them: We care; We are trusted; We deliver success; We want to do things that matter.

Website: https://www.fnc.co.uk/what-we-do/cross-industry-expertise/sustainability/

GoCardless

Founded in 2011, GoCardless is on a mission to take the pain out of getting paid for businesses. We’ve created a global account-to-account network which processes more than $20 billion in transactions a year and we’re proud to count more than 65,000 businesses around the world as our customers.

Our mission is significant for helping business, the economy, and society and we need to ensure we achieve this in a responsible and sustainable way. We recognise that GoCardless is interconnected with the world around us, and we are therefore committed to measuring and reducing our impact on the environment whilst actively seeking opportunities to use our technology and business to create positive change for our customers, employees, communities,
and the natural world.

This is why we’ve joined the Tech Zero initiative and chosen to partner with IEMA. We are excited to collaborate across a variety of sectors whilst providing wider engagement potential for our own teams.

Goldsmiths University of London

Website: Goldsmiths, University of London

Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd

GTR are the UK’s largest railway franchise, operating Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, with services running from London to Cambridge and Bedford in the north, to Brighton and the South Coast. With over 7400 staff, we manage 239 stations and deliver 24% of all passenger rail journeys in the UK. We believe in operating in a responsible way, serving our passengers and to benefit the communities around our stations At GTR, improving our environmental impact to build back greener is a core company value.

Across our network we have established several initiatives to better our environmental impact and improve the lives of the people in the communities we serve. This isn’t just for the sake of compliance with government targets, we believe a core part of passenger expectations are for cleaner, greener and environmentally responsible travel providers.

Website: Home - Govia Thameslink Railway (gtrailway.com)

Government Property Agency

The Government Property Agency (GPA) is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Formed in April 2018. We deliver property and workplace solutions across government. We have a portfolio-led approach to managing central government general purpose property as a strategic asset.

We drive benefits through more efficient and effective use of the estate through:

• Owning and operating the central government general purpose estate.
• Partnering with client departments to realise best value outcomes for the taxpayer, great workplaces and ways of working for civil servants.

The GPA is an enabler for the delivery of Civil Service transformation, and the Government’s priorities for regional growth and strengthening the Union.

We are a team of property experts, drawn from private and public sectors. We have a deep skillset and perform a broad range of estate management roles. We are proud to be civil servants, but we behave like a commercial real estate company. We bring commercial expertise and insight into the government central estate to help our clients meet their strategic goals - and use government’s strength to secure the best deals.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-property-agency

Hanson UK

We produce aggregates (crushed rock, sand and gravel), ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, cement and cement related materials. We are part of the HeidelbergCement Group, which has leading global positions in aggregates, cement and concrete. Hanson UK is split into four business lines – aggregates, concrete, asphalt and contracting and cement – which together operate around 300 manufacturing sites and employ over 3,500 people.

Hays

HM Revenue & Customs

Howden

Howdens Joinery Co Ltd

HS2

HS2 is the proposed high-speed railway connecting London to Birmingham from 2026, Crewe by 2027 and then Manchester and Leeds from 2033. It will provide fast, frequent and reliable services for over 100 cities and towns, including eight of the UK’s largest cities. HS2 will be a catalyst for growth across Britain, opening up local and regional markets, attracting investment and improving skills and job opportunities across the whole country.

ISS UK Ltd

Caring for people, places and the planet

ISS, a leading workplace experience and facility management company, provides placemaking solutions that contribute to better business performance and makes life easier, more productive and enjoyable – delivered to high standards by people who care.

We believe in our responsibility – to the planet, our people and the communities we serve. Which is why partnering with IEMA is important to us, not only to demonstrate our commitment to learning and development but also to validate our own training services.

J Coffey Construction Ltd

J. Coffey Construction are delighted to become a Corporate Partner to IEMA and part of a corporate community with similar aspirations who are also partners; to make a difference in meeting the challenges of carbon emission reduction and providing opportunities through the partnership in upskilling our workforce with a greater knowledge of the sustainability agenda with an organisation J Coffey Construction recognise as the leading body in sustainability

Having taken the Pledge to Net Zero, this time last year, our organisation committed to taking a leading role in our sector, to support our client base and Government with the challenges of delivering a Net Zero objective.

After producing and implementing a carbon reduction strategy, our work to date has seen us as exemplars by some of our client base where we are preferred and strategic partners as a Tier 1 contractor.

The Board of Directors recognise that to deliver on our Net Zero agenda, we need a workforce in tune with the issues associated to Climate Change and so becoming a corporate partner to IEMA we acknowledge the importance of the support IEMA can provide.

Jacobs

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing. With $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of approximately 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

Sustainability at Jacobs means ensuring long-term business resilience and success while positively contributing toward the economy, society and the environment. Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, PlanBeyond™ is our approach to sustainability — planning beyond today for a more sustainable future for everyone.

Our Global Sustainability Commitment Statement sets out our intent to integrate sustainability throughout our business by making it part of our culture. Our Climate Action Plan details how we will continue to make a positive environmental, societal and economic difference for businesses, governments and communities around the world.

Through this partnership with IEMA, we have taken a step further in our long-standing industry relationship, through which we continue to provide our staff with a prestigious platform for professional development and enhance our collaboration to transform the world to sustainability.

www.jacobs.com

John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd

John Sisk & Son is an innovative, international, engineering and construction company. We are a progressive family owned business with long term vision, operating since 1859. Sisk is Ireland’s No1 provider of construction services with extensive operations across Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Sustainability in Sisk brings together the three pillars of society (our people), environment (our planet) and economy (our profit performance).

Our ambition is to maintain a sustainable business that is profitable and continues to uphold our core values of Care, Integrity and Excellence and delivers for our people and our planet.

• We focus on offering our people the best opportunities, developing them and provide a rewarding and fulfilling professional environment.

• We lead as a responsible business in our local communities and the wider industry. Our values guide our actions and our behaviours.

• We invest heavily in our business, people, technology and innovation to drive the future growth and success of Sisk and safeguard our long term sustainability

Website: Home (johnsiskandson.com)

Keltbray Ltd

Kingston University

At Kingston University, we are passionate about enhancing our students' life chances by helping them make the most of their learning opportunity and equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed in the 21st Century's demanding workplace. We consider sustainability at Kingston University as a critically important strategic challenge. Our role as a civic university positions us well to understand how we can contribute to local communities as we respond to global challenges of climate change ecological collapse and inequality. We have chosen to partner with IEMA to support us with the successful implementation of our five year Institutional Sustainability Plan.

Laing O'Rourke

Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want, and we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it.

Our highly-trained and committed people understand the challenges of modern construction, the stakeholders involved, and how to work collaboratively to deliver our clients' aims.

We combine our expertise with purposeful technology, deploying innovations like digital engineering and AI to produce powerful results.

By leveraging the right technology we know we can spark positive change for our clients, their projects and the wider industry. That's why our 2025 mission is to be the construction sector's recognised leader for innovation and excellence.

https://www.laingorourke.com/

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Lloyds Register

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames / Wandsworth Borough Council

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils provide vital services to our residents, communities, and businesses. We have created a unique joint shared staffing model that focuses on creative service design and new ways of working. We work together across services and boundaries inside and outside the Council to deliver vital public services. Collectively we are the biggest staff group in London local government.

Both Councils declared climate emergencies in July 2019 and have since adopted climate strategies and action plans, with the aim of our joint organisation being carbon neutral by 2030. We are also committed to reducing the carbon emissions of our wider boroughs, covering over half a million people. We are taking action on retrofit of buildings, promoting sustainable travel, reducing waste, promoting biodiversity, protecting green spaces, low carbon planning and development, improving air quality, preparing for climate change and also supporting community action on climate change.

We have chosen to become a partner with IEMA because they are recognised leaders in sustainability and can help us develop and deliver on our climate goals.

Marks & Spencer

Website: Marks & Spencer (marksandspencer.com)

Ministry of Defence (MOD)

Ministry of Justice

Morgan Sindall Group

Morgan Sindall Group are eight complementary businesses with one unified culture. We are 6,600 talented people working to create long-term, sustainable value in the built environment. Our Group is geared towards UK demand for affordable housing, investment in infrastructure and construction, and the revival of inner-city areas that have been in decline.

We carry out major infrastructure projects, engineering and design, new build construction and interior fit out and refurbishment, for the public and commercial sectors. We also provide repairs and maintenance for social housing and the wider public sector.

Morgan Sindall Group creates inspiring places that enhance the communities in which we live, learn, work, play, care and protect. Working on projects and frameworks from £50,000 to over £1bn. Using engineering expertise and long-term relationships to deliver safe, innovative and responsible infrastructure for the public and private sectors.

Corporate membership of IEMA helps provide the support, skills and resources we need to deliver sustainable projects and in addition maintain our profile as a sustainable business.

National Grid Group

Website: Welcome to National Grid Group | National Grid Group

National Highways

National Highways is the Government company that plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains England’s motorways and major A roads. We work with our suppliers to keep the country moving, managing and improving our network to make journeys smoother, safer and more reliable for businesses and people travelling around the country. With more than 4 million journeys taking place every day, our roads play a vital part in the lives of people and supporting viability of businesses operating in the UK.

As a company, we are committed to embedding environmental considerations into all of our activities, ranging from infrastructure design to scheme delivery and helping Government to develop their wider environmental strategies. We have an ambitious programme that aims to put roads at the heart of Britain’s net zero future, leading decarbonisation of England’s highway construction and supporting every journey on our network to become emission free.

This is an exciting time for National Highways in our journey to net zero and improving our environmental performance. We hope our partnership with IEMA will help to further our sustainability knowledge, capability, and expertise across our business.

Nestle

Network Rail

Network Rail owns, operates and develops Britain’s railway infrastructure. That’s 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. We manage 20 of the UK's largest stations while all the others, over 2,500, are managed by the country’s train operating companies.

Rail is already the greenest form of public transport and we’re on a journey to a cleaner, greener future.

Caring for our planet is important to our passengers, and it's important to us.

We want to make sure our railway is green, resilient to climate change, and able to provide an excellent service for years to come.

As well as improving the lives of millions every day, rail has a vital role to play in supporting sustainable economic recovery and growth while also helping Government to meet ambitious zero-carbon targets. 

We want to put passengers first, help passengers, freight users, and our supply chain to make green choices while supporting local communities and being a good neighbour.

We're already on the journey towards becoming a truly sustainable railway and have published our 30-year environmental sustainability strategy to support our people in achieving our goals. Find out more here.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Following the successful pilot of our new Advanced Programme for Sustainability Ambassadors (based on IEMA’s Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management), through Northumbria University, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have progressed to corporate membership of IEMA.

In June 2019 we were the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency, committing to being Net Zero Carbon by 2040. With the NHS representing more than 5% of the UK's total carbon footprint, it is clear we are a significant part of the problem, but we plan to be a significant part of the solution.

Our vision is to be a global leader in sustainable healthcare delivery through collaboration and innovation, helping our patients and communities to thrive within the means of our planet.

We have published our Climate Emergency Strategy and have committed to becoming Net Zero Carbon by 2030 for our direct footprint and by 2040 for our footprint plus.

Membership enables us to access a wide range of courses that we can use to upskill our workforce as we aim to inspire, inform and empower our people to deliver Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine).

We also plan to open these courses up to other NHS organisations with the goal of sharing learning and collaborating for a more sustainable future.

Website: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk)

NHS England & NHS Improvement

NHS Scotland - Healthcare Improvement Scotland

NHS Scotland - NHS Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Scotland - NHS Borders

NHS Scotland - NHS Dumfries & Galloway

NHS Scotland - NHS Education for Scotland

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is an education and training body and a national health board
within NHS Scotland. We are responsible for developing and delivering healthcare education and
training for the NHS, health and social care sector and other public bodies. We have a Scotlandwide role in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional development.
Having the right numbers of trained staff - in the right place, at the right time - is key to delivering better health and better care.

We have a national role in undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional development. Our mission is to provide education that enables excellence in health and care for the people of Scotland.

Our role has grown to meet the increasingly challenging workforce pressures faced by health and
social care. We are working with partners in areas such as attraction, recruitment, and retention,
improving the employment experience, and organisational and leadership development.

NES is committed to continuous environmental improvement and reducing the impact of our
operations on the environment including the prevention of pollution. NES recognises and accepts its responsibility as a good employer for endeavouring to protect and improve our environment and to build sustainable development in everything we do. This is fully in keeping with the requirement of environmental legislation and other relevant requirements.

To support this commitment, we will regard legal or statutory requirements as setting the minimum standard we must achieve, and environmental needs will be given equal status to other operational activities. This will involve the implementation of arrangements for the effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring, auditing, and reviewing of preventative and protective measures. In addition, we will undertake to ensure compliance with policy and guidance produced by the NHS.

NHS Scotland - NHS Eileanan Siar Western Isles

NHS Scotland - NHS Fife

NHS Scotland - NHS Forth Valley

NHS Grampian

NHS Grampian is responsible for improving the health and wellbeing of the local population in the North East region and Scotland. The Grampian region is spread over 3,000 square miles, and we oversee the implementation of Scotland’s national health agenda, tailored to meet the needs of the half-a-million people within the cities, towns, villages and rural communities.

NHS Grampian is increasingly aware of the impact that climate change has on public health. As a healthcare sector, we also recognise that the impact our services have on the environment need to be mitigated and managed properly - it is our fundamental responsibility for the health and wellbeing of our communities. We seek to promote sustainable practices throughout our premises and to empower our staff with more knowledge around sustainability with our partnership with IEMA.

NHS Scotland - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Scotland - NHS Highland

NHS Scotland - NHS Lanarkshire

NHS Scotland - NHS Lothian

NHS Scotland - NHS National Waiting Times Centre

NHS Scotland - NHS Orkney

NHS Scotland - NHS Shetland

NHS Scotland - NHS Tayside

NHS Scotland - NHS24

NHS Scotland - Public Health Scotland

NHS Scotland - Scottish Ambulance Service

NHS Scotland - The State Hospitals Board for Scotland

NHS Scotland Assure, NHS National Services Scotland

The Norse Group

The Norse Group brings together property consultancy NPS Group, care provider NorseCare and facilities management specialists Norse Commercial Services.

As the largest commercial Local Authority Trading Company in the UK, the Group has a track record of delivering profitable and successful partnerships with councils nationally.

The Group’s commercial flair and public service ethos creates a powerful combination, improving services for our clients, saving costs and driving profits through economies of scale.

The environmental impacts of the Group operations are given the upmost consideration at procurement and through the life cycle of all projects and joint venture opportunities. Sustainability of materials, and a real commitment to carbon emission reductions are key to the progress of Norse Group’s development and ensures compliance to legislation and the requirements of ISO 14001.

Website: https://norsegroup.co.uk/

NHS Nottinghamshire Healthcare

We are a major provider of mental health, intellectual disability and community healthcare services for the people of Nottinghamshire and surrounding counties. Our staff carry out a wide range of roles, working together to provide integrated and co-ordinated care and support to those using our services.

We provide services for people with mental health needs, with needs relating to drug or alcohol dependency, mental and physical health services for people with intellectual disabilities and community physical healthcare. We also provide secure mental health services.

Health and environmental issues, especially air quality and climate change are directly linked, and a worsening climate has negative consequences for public health. In addition, globally, the health sector is a significant contributor to climate change. Nottinghamshire Healthcare recognises the importance of delivering sustainable healthcare services and we see being a Corporate Member of IEMA as a means of helping us to do just that. By sharing experiences, providing training opportunities and working collaboratively with colleagues from a wide range of sectors, and indeed other countries, we have a fantastic opportunity to lead by example and really make a difference.

Website: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/

Openreach

https://www.openreach.com/

Oscar Mayer

Peterson (United Kingdom) Ltd

Pilgrim's Pride Ltd

Planning Inspectorate

Primark

Princes Group

Princes Group is an international food and drink group involved in the manufacture, import and distribution of branded and customer own brand products. Princes’ brands and products span over 20 different categories including fish, meat, fruit, vegetables, soups, pastes, pasta, cooking sauces, edible oils and a wide range of soft drinks sectors. We employ over 7,000 people, operate ten food, drink and edible oil manufacturing sites across the UK as well as facilities in Italy, Mauritius and Poland. Princes’ heritage dates back to 1880 when it was established as a fish importing business in Liverpool. Princes first venture into food production followed in 1946, starting a period of diversification and growth which continues today.

Website: http://www.princesgroup.com

Qatar Rail

Qatar is a growing country, and to accommodate this growth, a new, sustainable, and efficient way of getting both people and freight around the country was needed. Established by Emiri decree in 2011, Qatar Rail was given the mandate to design, build, operate and maintain the country’s integrated rail network

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London is a Russell Group University and one of the UK’s lead research-focused higher education institutions. We offer our students a stimulating, supportive and high-quality learning experience, and we have a strong vision, mission and values focused on “opening the doors of opportunity” and being the most inclusive research-intensive university in the world by 2030.

We are aware that current and emerging environmental trends and challenges affect all aspects of our operation. In response to these risks, we are actively exploring opportunities and implementing initiatives that will continue to enhance our resilience to these environmental risks and challenges.

Our environmental sustainability action plan (2020 - 2023) was developed as part of our immediate response to these global environmental risks and commitment to embed good environmental practices across all areas of our operation. Specifically, our six-year 30% carbon reduction target against our 2018/19 baseline is our immediate response to the global risks associated with climate change.

Our long-term environmental priorities are to continue to improve our environmental performance and play an active role in supporting the delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). We will also continue to engage with all relevant stakeholders and like-minded organisation to make our planet a better place to live.

We are a global university with students and staff from over 160 countries. The delivery of our environmental sustainability action plan is aligned with our 2030 Strategy and our Vision to open the doors of opportunity by combining our world-leading strengths in both education and research.

Website: Queen Mary University of London (qmul.ac.uk)

Recycling Lives Limited

Introduction to Organisation

Recycling Lives is a business where social commitment, care for the environment and profitability are in harmony. We are a processor of critical material commodities and aim to be the most environmental and socially responsible processor of metals, plastics, paper, waste electronics and other materials from end-of-life vehicles, the construction industry, consumer brands and other industries.

We have 4 business units – metal processing, cars, environmental services, and compliance services.

Our Sustainability Mission Statement

We’re committed to the circular economy and a world where waste is reimagined. Our ambitious thinking and pioneering processes help us extract high-value resources from waste, so that it goes on to be useful again.

The materials we recover and repurpose help to address the environmental challenges our planet faces. This care for our planet is matched by our care for people. Our people frequently come from disadvantaged groups, and we support them to rebuild their lives, work in good jobs and be welcomed in a workplace that supports and respects their rights to a second chance.

We turn second chances for materials and people into extraordinary outcomes. We’ll never accept ‘can’t do’. The future demands better. It demands extraordinary outcomes from every chance we’ve got.

Why we are Partnering with the IEMA

The IEMA share our vision of transforming the world to sustainability. Our shared mission and partnership will help accelerate the vital processes towards a better world for people and planet.

www.recyclinglives.com

Rolls Royce Plc

Royal HaskoningDHV

Royal HaskoningDHV are global market leaders in Impact Assessment for complex infrastructure.

We are an independent, international engineering, project management and environmental consultancy with over 130 years of experience in delivering services in the fields of energy, industry, infrastructure, maritime, aviation, buildings, mining, transport, planning and water.

We assist clients in all stages of the project development life-cycle from concept, detailed design and commissioning through to operations and eventually decommissioning.

Our track record of solving complex issues by using Impact Assessment processes is built upon our dedicated practitioners working in a collaborative way delivering environmental performance, social responsibility, engineering resilience and governance for the long term.

Our tailored solutions are underpinned by our 20+ years’ practical experience of Impact Assessment processes, environmental and social performance best practice (e.g. IFC, OECD, EP, EIB) and our detailed contextual knowledge of the activities being assessed.

RPS Group Plc

RSK Environment Ltd

In 1989, RSK’s founding members began their entrepreneurial journey; over 30 years later, and with more than 6,000 staff, we are continuing to evolve and grow. RSK is an independent environmental, sustainability and engineering consultancy operating across the globe including UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and South America.

RSK has a unique blend of consulting and contracting services providing end-to-end, bespoke solutions (sustainability, environmental, health and safety, and engineering services) to a vast array of challenges. We strive to be a world leader in the field of environmental science, research, engineering and technical services. Accredited and certified to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards / UKAS and MCERTS accreditation, RSK is proud to be a corporate member of IEMA as well as registered under the IEMA EIA Quality Mark Scheme.

Website: www.rskgroup.com

Scania Great Britain Ltd

With more than 50,000 employees in over 100 countries, Scania is the leading supplier of Trucks, Buses, Coaches and Power Solutions.

During 2020, Scania signed up to the Science Based Targets Initiative. Our target has been set in line with our 2020-2025 strategy and is considered very ambitious, but required, if we want to really drive the shift. We are just one of 87 companies who has committed to the 1.5 degree Paris Agreement target and we are the only heavy automotive manufacturer to make this commitment.

Recently, Scania launched a range of electric vehicles and has promised to launch a new electric vehicle each year, which further displays the passion our organisation has to lead the way in sustainability and really make a difference.

Website: www.scania.co.uk

Schneider Electric

We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructure and industries.

We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.

We have partnered with IEMA in order to ensure that we work collaboratively with other industries as well as being a digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.

Sellafield Ltd

Serco

Serco is a FTSE top 250 company managing over 500 contracts worldwide. Employing over 50,000 people, we operate internationally across four geographies: UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East and across five sectors: Defence, Justice & Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues sit at the very heart of what we do: delivering superb public services that transform outcomes and make a positive difference for our fellow citizens. We are committed to adopting sustainable business practice to reduce the environmental impacts of the services we deliver, the products and services we buy and the ways in which we operate.

We are committed to addressing the environmental and climate emergencies and supporting the net zero carbon ambitions of our clients and wider society. Our partnership with IEMA supports our ambition to lead, support and advise our people to be carbon conscious, resource efficient and to limit their impact on the environment.

Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, our mission is to empower our customers to meet the growing global demand for energy while transitioning to a more sustainable world. Our innovative technologies, extensive energy experience and an ambitious strategy to decarbonize global energy systems are all central to our efforts to be the partner and driver of the energy transition. And our top focus areas in ESG, innovation and transformation share how we're making the future of tomorrow different today, for both our partners—and our people.

Our tradition dates back 150 years. In 1866, Werner von Siemens converted mechanical energy into electrical energy making it applicable to everyday life. He exerted the kind of courage, drive, and determination we need today. As an independent company, Siemens Energy opens a new chapter in the Siemens history of energy technology. We will keep the best of our legacy while pushing the boundaries of what is possible. That is how we shape the energy of tomorrow.

Siemens

Siemens has had a presence in the UK since 1843. Our founder, William Siemens, was one of the leading industrialists of the Victorian age, turning his concepts and inventions into practical solutions - many of which were world firsts. Today, we design and manufacture products and systems ranging from traffic lights, gas turbines and turbine spares to the superconducting magnets used in medical scanners and the drives that are behind many of the UK's manufacturing plants.

Siemens cultural mindset & core business value is to take care of each other and the world we live in. We are committed to ensuring Zero Harm to our people, our environment and anyone impacted by our operations at all times. Our vision is to foster a Zero Harm culture where health, safety and environmental excellence is an integral part of our behavior at all levels.

Skanska

Skanska, established in 1887, is one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups. The UK operation is one of the country’s top contractors.

Skanska, one of the UK’s leading contractors, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. Known for major projects, such as the Gherkin and Crossrail, we are building, upgrading and maintaining the country’s infrastructure. Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our quest to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry. Operating around the world in selected home markets in Europe and the US, Skanska is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and headquartered in Sweden’s capital city.

South Western Railway

At South Western Railway (SWR) we want to ensure that we are playing our part in reducing harmful emissions and running the most sustainable railway possible. Our vison is to provide solutions for an increasingly congested world, to keep people moving and communities prospering for today and for the future. We are passionate about sustainability and want it to be an integral part of SWR that is embedded within each function. We believe a better railway is a sustainable railway.

We chose to partner with IEMA to collaborate with other industries which are striving towards the same goal. Having a partnership with IEMA opens up a number of doors to new and exciting opportunities which will allow us to share knowledge and best practices with other IEMA partners.

Website: www.southwesternrailway.com

Southampton Football Club

Southampton FC has partnered with IEMA to learn more about what the club could be doing better with regards to its environmental impact and have found them to be an invaluable resource in connecting with other organisations as the club constantly looks to improve its sustainability.

IEMA have provided staff training, new resources and advice and introduced the club to several key contacts in the Solent region, including environmental leads at Solent University, Hampshire County Council, Eastleigh Borough Council and other organisations, many of whom have been supported the development of the environmental element of Southampton FC’s sustainability strategy.

Website: SOUTHAMPTON FC | Official Website of Saints – latest news, photos and videos

Southampton FC have launched its sustainability strategy to reach its goal of achieving carbon neutral status by 2030. The strategy encompasses four key pillars: Environmental Responsibility, Corporate Responsibility, Fan Responsibility and Social Responsibility and is embedded in the club’s vision and future.

Find out more: The Halo Effect | Southampton FC | The Halo Effect | Southampton FC

Speedy Services

Speedy is the UK’s largest hire provider, our 3,500+ product lines include everyday tools and equipment, through to more specialist lifting, survey, powered access, rail and power generation equipment. Our commitment to our customers is always underpinned with health, safety, the environment and community at the forefront of our mind.

Speedy as a business has over 40 years of experience, suppling more than 300,000 assets to over 46,000 customers across the UK & Ireland, including 85% of the top contractors within the UK.

Speedy is investing heavily into our ESG programme, Energise, with a large focus on minimising the business impact on the environment, engaging with people and communities and operating as an industry leading sustainable business.

We understand the important role we play in enabling our customers to reduce their carbon footprint and have a positive impact on the surrounding environment and the local community. At Speedy, we place Energise – Speedy’s Responsibility Roadmap, at the heart of everything we do to ensure our customers, suppliers and people operate in the most responsibly sustainable and safe way.

Suez

Sweco

Techbuyer

Techbuyer is a sustainable IT solutions specialist with sites in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. Product life extension is a major focus of our company and alongside our research partnerships and energy efficiency innovations enabled us to win ‘Circular Economy Business of the Year’ at the IEMA Sustainability Impact Awards in 2020. As part of our support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we have set targets to educate 5000 organisations and contribute 5000 hours to the education of young people about sustainable technology. Partnering with IEMA is a fantastic pathway into this. It enables us to pair IEMA’s long track record on sustainability training and advocacy with our own expertise in the tech sector to drive meaningful change.

www.techbuyer.com

The LEGO Company

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute, community, and specialist health care services to around half a million people living in Wakefield and North Kirklees. We have three hospitals at Dewsbury, Pontefract, and Wakefield (Pinderfields), and also provide care in community settings such as GP surgeries, health centres, and clinics, as well as in people’s own homes. We are a large employer, with over 9,000 members of staff. We also spend £600m every year.

As a sizeable acute trust, we are well aware of the impacts we cause, environmentally, from the energy used in our buildings, the fuels in our fleet vehicles, and the medical gases we use to deliver our healthcare to patients. This is before we even consider the waste we produce and the embodied carbon within all the medicines and medical devices that we use every day, as well as the food we serve to staff, patients, and visitors, and the transportation of people and goods in and out of the 3 hospital sites we run.

As such, the trust has a bold vision for its sustainability work. We want to be at the forefront of the agenda, and to be a pioneering force for good in terms of decarbonising the NHS system, whilst also delivering broader benefits within our locality and beyond.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Torus

https://www.torus.co.uk/

Travis Perkins

TT Electronics

Solving technology challenges for a sustainable world.

We engineer advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We do this by designing, manufacturing and working in a way that is cleaner, smarter and healthier.

• CLEANER Build a cleaner future, reducing humanity’s impact on the planet by cutting back our own carbon footprint & creating innovative products that minimise resource needs.
• SMARTER Build a smarter future, working better together to create more efficient products. In an inclusive environment, we’re harnessing our diverse minds to develop our electronic engineering expertise and drive innovation.
• HEALTHIER Build a healthier future, engaging our colleagues and communities around meaningful work. Improving the quality of living by empowering our people to thrive in a safe space, and creating products for medical technologies that improve health outcomes.

Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost and commercial management and advisory across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

With 112 offices in 47 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximising value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets.

We are delighted to be a Corporate Partner of IEMA to offer our team and clients a platform for professional development as we transform performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

turnerandtownsend.com

UKRI

UKRI is the UK’s largest funder of research and innovation. Our organisation brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England, which is responsible for supporting research and knowledge exchange at higher education institutions in England, and the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. UKRI is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

UKRI’s mission is to convene, catalyse and invest in close collaboration with others to build a thriving, inclusive research and innovation system that connects discovery to prosperity and public good. UKRI’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy sets out UKRI’s ambition to embed environmental sustainability into our activities both as a funder and deliverer of research and innovation in order to make a net positive impact on the environment. Our commitments include achieving ‘net-zero’ greenhouse gas emissions for our own operations by 2040. Collaboration will be key to achieving our sustainability goals, hence our Corporate Partnership with IEMA.

Website: https://www.ukri.org/

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

A workforce of over 13,000 staff, theTrust delivers over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites serving a core population of more than 500,000 people.

With services from the neonatal intensive care unit to care of the elderly, we provide care to the people of Bristol, Weston and the south west from the very beginning of life to its later stages.

Our staff are the lifeblood of our Trust. They provide general diagnostic, medical and surgical services to the populations of central Bristol, south Bristol and North Somerset. These services are delivered from our Bristol city centre campus and Weston General Hospital with some services delivered in community settings such as South Bristol Community Hospital.

We also provide specialist services such as children's services, cardiac and cancer services, and other smaller specialist services that are nationally commissioned, to a wider population through the south west and beyond.

Our Sustainable Development Strategy aims to reduce our environmental impact, protect our natural environment, empower staff to operate responsibly, enhance social value and work with partners across the system to improve the health and wellbeing for all who live and work within the communities we serve. We have chosen to partner with IEMA to support delivery of our goals:

1. Carbon neutral by 2030 - Benchmarked against our operating expenditure

2. Contributing to all the UN Sustainable Development Goals

3. Cutting air pollution - achieving excellent rating on the Clean Air Hospital framework by 2025

4. Resource efficiency – zero waste to landfill by 2025 and reducing our consumption of energy, water and single use plastics

University of Bristol

The University of Bristol has committed in its overarching Vision to be a beacon of Sustainability by 2030. We have also committed as an institution to becoming net carbon neutral by 2030. This is underpinned by the University's Sustainability Strategy delivery pillars. Through our corporate partnership with IEMA we hope to offer staff and students the skills necessary to deliver sustainable change with strong leadership.

University of Liverpool

University of York

Enquiring minds, inspirational teaching, pioneering research, global ambition, local commitment and social purpose. These are the foundations that shape the University of York.

Sustainability is a core principle that shapes all of our activities. Through our academic teaching and non-academic awareness raising we equip both students and staff to become leaders for change in order to enhance sustainability in both their future careers and personnel life.

We undertake innovative research to tackle the world’s most significant environmental challenges, identifying sustainable solutions.

Our daily support operations strive to reduce the negative environmental impacts we have as an institution, while maximising the benefits that we can bring to local, regional and global communities as University for public good.

Valpak Limited

Valpak is the UK's leading compliance scheme, managing the recycling obligations of over 5,000 businesses under producer responsibility laws. Valpak helps businesses to comply with Packaging, WEEE and Batteries Regulations as well as the Modern Slavery Act and provides UK-wide waste management and environmental consultancy services.

Valpak have partnered with IEMA as sustainability and environmental management is incredibly important to the business, our staff and members. In joining with IEMA we can help drive change within our business, educate our staff and help our members and suppliers to become more environmentally conscious and take practical steps to enact positive change. Being part of the corporate network will enable learnings for our environmental champions from other businesses, whilst supporting business collaboration for a better tomorrow.

Website: Valpak - Leading Provider of Environmental Compliance

Vitacress

Vitacress is one of Europe’s leading suppliers of fresh produce, specialising in watercress, salads and fresh herbs. It operates in the UK, Portugal, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.

Whilst the company aims to produce the freshest, tastiest, healthiest and most exciting produce throughout the year, Vitacress knows it has a role to play in the ever-growing climate crisis. We believe that when we look after our natural resources, prevent waste, and increase energy efficiency, we will reap the benefits – improved profitability, a competitive edge, and a continual supply of resilient natural resources being just a few.

We care. We are determined to leave things better than we found them. Our people care for and endeavour to protect and enhance nature, our growing business, and the communities in which we work.

By partnering with IEMA we believe we are better placed to make the necessary changes to become more sustainable and to engage our people better through knowledge, training and inclusion.

Website: Vitacress - Close to the Soil · Vitacress

VolkerWessels UK

VolkerWessels UK is a leading multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. We have over 2,600 staff and bring together best practice through five business units: VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser. These have a long and successful heritage built on delivering quality and bespoke projects as well as providing specialist skills, plant and equipment.

Wienerberger Limited

Wienerberger is the UK’s leading provider of wall, façade, roof and landscaping innovations. We offer one of the broadest product portfolios in the construction business, including clay facing bricks (stock and wire-cut), specialist engineering bricks, the Porotherm clay block system, façade solutions including SVK fibre cement panels, the Corium cladding system and a wide range of brick slips. We also offer a full range of Sandtoft and Koramic clay, concrete and slate roofing products, Keymer handmade roof tiles, bespoke heritage products and a range of domestic and commercial pavers.

Founded in 1819 and with headquarters in Vienna, Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of bricks and clay blocks, as well as being the market leader for clay roof tiles in Europe. Represented in 30 countries with 197 production sites, Wienerberger celebrated its 200-year anniversary in 2019. Within the framework of its Strategy 2023, Wienerberger intends to step up its activities aimed at the decarbonization of production and the product portfolio, the promotion of the circular economy and the preservation of biodiversity. The targets set for 2023 include a 15% reduction in CO2e emissions, as compared to 2020; moreover, all newly developed products are to be 100% recyclable or reusable.

Website: Wienerberger UK | Bricks, Roof tiles, Pavers, Facades & Blocks

Willmott Dixon

Willmott Dixon is a privately-owned contracting and interior fit-out group. Founded in 1852, we are dedicated to leaving a positive legacy in our communities and environment and in 2018 were one of only six companies to receive a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the promoting opportunity through social mobility category. We create value for customers, stakeholders and communities by working in a sustainable and responsible way to shape the built environment and make a positive impact to society's well-being.

Wincanton

At Wincanton we want to be the leading provider of net-zero solutions for fleet, property and waste to support current and future customer engagement, and to be the best performing and most trusted 3PL partner.

This is achieved in the first instance by understanding our customers’ requirements and designing sustainability into the solutions we propose. Subsequent to start-up, each operation within Wincanton is covered by a sustainability plan which contains a realistic list of environmental projects that will deliver continuous improvements towards our customers' goals and, through alignment, our own.

We believe through their corporate partnership pillars of Guidance, Training, and Profile & Collaboration, IEMA makes the best Corporate Partner and facilitator to support us grow our environmental sustainability knowledge, capacity, and best practice network, as well as, upskilling our staff and our customers’ throughout this journey.

We have accordingly made the commitment to recruit a dedicated staff to join the training team and we hope through our IEMA partnership benefits we can grow this team as an integral part of our training and upskilling provisions.