Environment & Sustainability Professionals' Conference

Wednesday 19th October -
Wednesday 26th October 2022

IEMA Connect is the must-attend inaugural event for everyone working, studying or interested in environment and sustainability.

Join our network of over 18,000 professionals and gain access to our unmissable conference to watch expert-led sessions, global panel discussions on net zero, climate change, COP27, upskilling to a greener economy, and more! Get inspired, expand your global network and enhance your CPD. The times shown are UK time.

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Agenda for Environment & Sustainability Professionals' Conference

Networking

0:00 - 1:00

New Zealand Networking session

This session is taking place at 12pm NZT on Wednesday 19th October. Join our New Zealand Networking Session to connect with other IEMA members in your area. This is an 'open' session designed to give you the opportunity to engage with peers, build your network and meet members from your Regional Steering Group.

Keynote

9:00 - 9:20

Welcome and introduction from IEMA CEO

Sarah Mukherjee MBE

CEO of IEMA

Alok Sharma

President for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference

Panel Discussion

9:30 - 11:00

Understanding global environmental and sustainability challenges

This panel discussion will explore the global environment and sustainability challenges that governments, businesses and civil society face and the action that is required to tackle them.

Sarah Mukherjee MBE

CEO of IEMA

Henry David Bayoh

Senior Planning & Development Officer/Head of Climate Change for the National Tourist Board, Sierra Leone

Will Lockhart

Deputy Director, Joint Head of International Environment Negotiations at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sergey Kononov

Manager, Department for Programmes Coordination of the UNFCCC Secretariat

Networking

12:00 - 13:00

Regional Networking Sessions

Join our Regional Networking Sessions to connect with other IEMA members in your area. These 'open' sessions are designed to give you the opportunity to engage with peers, build your network and meet members from your Regional Steering Group. Not sure which Region you're in? Use this map to help you choose.

Keynote

9:00 - 9:30

Time is running out for our Future Generations

We've got 8 years left to prevent irreversible harm to our people and our planet. Predictions show that we aren't doing enough to meet our targets. In 2015, Wales introduced ground-breaking legislation that enshires the rights of future generations into law. Join Sophie Howe as she tells us about Wales doing things differently for the future.

Sophie Howe

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Panel Discussion

9:00 - 9:45

The organisation of the future - bridging the green skills gap

All organisations will be expected to commit and contribute to mitigating and repairing environmental damage, doing so while remaining economically viable will require different ways of operating from top to bottom, placing new demands on workers at all levels. Our panel will discuss the opportunities and hurdles organisations will encounter as we see the economy switch to a greener economy, whilst also outlining the necessary steps in plugging existing skills gaps and potential skills gaps of the future, what measures need to be taken or have been taken, and how new ways of working can impact this.

Laila Takeh

Sustainability & Climate Director, Deloitte

Adam Read

External Affairs Director at SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK

James Clare

Director Levelling Up, The Union, Climate Change & Sustainability at UK Ministry of Defence

Workshop

9:00 - 10:30

IEMA Biodiversity and Natural Capital Network – Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability

The prominence of biodiversity and natural capital has increased nationally and internationally on business agendas. In this event we consider key developments and the topics of importance on members’ radar.

Faye Durkin

Head of Ecology and Natural Capital (North)

Kerry ten Kate

Trustee and Chair of Conservation Committee at RSPB

Jonathan Nichols

Principle Natural Capital Consultant at Atkins

Mark Johnston

Strategy Lead for Biodiversity at BP

Dr Stephanie Hime (FIEMA)

Director at Little Blue Research

Amy Coulthard

Head of Operations at EnTrade

Lesley Wilson

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

Workshop

10:00 - 10:45

IEMA CPD Process

Join this session to learn how to make the most of the IEMA CPD process. The session will cover the purpose of CPD and CPD requirements of our membership levels. The session will also give an overview of the CPD Quality Assurance and sampling process. We want to tailor the session to your requirements, so if you plan to attend this session and have any specific areas you’d like us to cover, please let us know beforehand via email to [email protected].

Dave Dowson

Senior Environmental Consultant at

Keynote

10:00 - 10:45

Welcome to the Impact Assessment Stream

IEMA Policy and Engagement Lead for Impact Assessment Rufus Howard and Chair of the Impact Assessment Steering Group David Hoare, welcome IEMA members working or interested in Impact Assessment and provide an introduction to IEMA's Impact Assessment Network and highlight activities over 2022 and planned for 2023.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

David Hoare

Technical Director at RSK

Keynote

10:00 - 11:00

How organisational decision making undermines sustainability and what we can do about it

Organisational decision making is prone to conscious and unconscious biases and influences that corrupt and undermine the intended outcomes. The causes arise due to the complex intermingling of individual, group and organisational ethics, leadership, and cross cultural effects. Action relating to sustainability and climate change require long term decision making are even more prone to biased decision making due to moral disengagement. The session will explore how and why sustainability decisions are so difficult to take and what organisations can do to increase the effectiveness of their decision making to address long term challenges.

Dr Michael Nates

Director at Earth Active

Workshop

11:00 - 11:45

Pathways to net zero: Why net zero?

As part of IEMA’s pathways to net Zero course, this will be a great opportunity for you to get a taste of the course or refresh your knowledge. These sessions are targeted at those who want to understand the course as a route for developing their colleagues understanding or for someone wanting to see if it’s what they after.

In this first session we will touch on:

Summary of scientific consensus on climate action and principal recommendations of the IPCC AR6 Climate Change 2021 report and explanation of the key greenhouse gases
Climate model predictions and scenarios including carbon budgets and reduction pathways necessary to keep warming below 1.5 globally (and the necessity for net zero)
International agreements and governance for net zero including the Paris Agreement 2015
Differences for a net zero approach between global level, state level entities and individual actors (e.g., companies)
Introduction to outline terms including net zero, carbon neutral, climate neutral, climate positive (and negative)
Introduction to carbon offsets and carbon removals
UK context – Climate Change Act, SECR and ESOS

Peter Watts

Director of Watts Sustainability

Panel Discussion

11:00 - 11:45

Careers and CPD in Impact Assessment

In this session Rufus Howard is joined by Nicola Parker - Senior Project Manager, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Stephanie Ball – Senior Environmental Advisor/Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor, National Highways, Eseld Imms - Associate GIS Consultant in the Environment and Social division at Mott MacDonald
and Phil Le Gouais Environmental and Social Expert (Independent) to discuss IA careers and continuing professional development.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

Nicola Parker

Senior Environmental Planner - Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Stephanie Ball

Senior Environmental Advisor/Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor at National Highways

Phil Le Gouais

Environmental and Social Expert

Eseld Imms

Associate GIS Consultant at Mott MacDonald

Workshop

11:00 - 11:45

IEMA CPD Process

Dave Dowson

Senior Environmental Consultant at

Keynote

12:00 - 12:45

Inspiring and engaging employees in sustainability

Hear insights and case studies that show how individual climate action is future-proofing business whilst moving the dial on employee engagement.

Hermione Taylor

Founder of DoNation

Workshop

12:00 - 13:00

EIA Back to Basics

This session is aimed at discipline specialists and environmental coordinators/leads who have contributed to, or have an aspiration to contribute to, EIA Screening Reports, EIA Scoping Reports and Environmental Statements/EIA Reports, this webinar covered the fundamental basics, including; the EIA Regulations, the EIA process and EIA in practice. With content focused on avoiding common pitfalls and tips on what to do and what not to do, this was a practical webinar written by practitioners for practitioners.

Although this webinar strips EIA 'back to basics', there is something for everyone, from early career professionals and those new to EIA, to seasoned EIA practitioners.

David Hoare

Technical Director at RSK

Networking

12:00 - 13:00

Meet the Circular Economy Network Steering Group

Come and meet the Circular Economy Network Steering Group. Come and hear about the programme of work for next year and meet the 15 member steering group. We will be allocating participants for breakout rooms with a couple of Steering Group Members. Participants will be able automatically switched around the different breakout rooms.

Tim Danson

Director - Sustainability & Energy, Pick Everard

Stephanie Palmer

Head of Sustainability, Wienerberger Ltd

Fleur Ruckley

Head of Implementation, Topolytics

Andy Whyle

Sustainability Consultant

Jason Light

Head of Sustainability and Energy, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust

Keith Lawton

Director, Wood PLC

David Smith

Technical Director – Sustainability Solutions, Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd.

Debbie Ward AIEMA

Director and Consultant, Cirklo Consult, The Rebuild Site and Alliance of Sustainable Building Products

Catherine Weetman

Circular Economy Strategic Advisor, author of A Circular Economy Handbook, host of the Circular Economy Podcast

Ella Yarrow

Sustainability Consultant, Ridge and Partners LLP

Ashley Oates

Head of Environment and Sustainability, Balfour Beatty

Wendy Rayner

Head of Circular Economy, NHS Scotland

Bianca Drotleff

Project Manager, Centre for Business Transformation University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Adam Batchelor

Policy and Engagement Lead

Caroline Cochrane

Sustainability Associate, Cundall

Networking

12:00 - 13:00

People of Colour Network

The current statistics in the environment/ sustainability space evidence that there is a real lack of racial diversity in the profession. We would like to give people of colour in the sector, a safe environment, and an opportunity to network with one another.

Caris Graham

Diverse Sustainability Initiative Officer

Welcome

13:00 - 13:45

Meet the Impact Assessment Steering Group

In this lunchtime networking session participants will be introduced to the steering group members and will then have the opportunity to network with them in breakout rooms.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

David Hoare

Technical Director at RSK

Ursula Stevenson

Environmental Consultant at Tresor Consulting

Nicola Parker

Senior Environmental Planner - Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Sam Timbrell

Principal EIA Specialist at Mott MacDonald

Jeremy Randall

Technical Director and Environmental Assessment Practice Lead

Lewis Jenkins

Associate EIA Practitioner - Quod

Simon White

Divisional Director – Environmental Assessment at Jacobs

James Sanders

Director at Temple Group

Stephanie Ball

Senior Environmental Advisor/Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor at National Highways

Urmila Jha Thakur

Lecturer in Environmental Planning Management at University of Liverpool

Keynote

14:00 - 15:00

How can ISO management system standards help us reach sustainability goals?

Organisations all over the world recognise the value of ISO management systems for driving continual improvement in quality and environmental management, but did you know that many ISO standards can directly support your sustainability goals?

In this session, Heather Moore, Technical Director for Sustainability at leading assurance provider LRQA, will give an overview of the relevant standards including ISO 14001 (environmental management), ISO 50001 (energy management) and ISO 46001 (water efficiency). She will explore their effectiveness in tracking and meeting corporate goals as well as sharing real-world examples of the value certification links into sustainability reporting.

Workshop

14:00 - 14:45

Pathways to net zero: Responding to net zero

In this second session we will touch on:

What makes a robust net zero claim?
An overview of supporting initiatives, standards and frameworks including Race to Zero (UNFCCC)
Race to Zero Breakthrough Initiatives (from different sectors)
Risks and opportunities across the value chain from the transition away from fossil fuels (including risks from stranded assets)
Building capacity for net zero – required governance, senior leadership – getting buy-in
Developing internal capacity for delivering net zero – role of training, internal communication, procurement, finance, IT coalitions etc

Martin Elliker

Senior Learning and Development Consultant (MAKE UK)

Workshop

14:00 - 14:45

EIA for Local Planners

Some Local Planning Authorities will have experience of multiple EIAs, however for some these are very rare or infrequent. In this session we hear from Planners experienced in EIA, who will share tips and pitfalls in this collaborative session.

Peter George

Environmental Planning & Projects Manager at Eden District Council

Aleksandra Milentijevic

Principal Planning Officer at London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council

Keynote

15:00 - 3:45

Achieving organisational culture change – Green mindsets and behavioural shifts to a sustainable way of thinking

It is predicted that over the next decade we will see the emergence of a workforce in which every employee understands how sustainability can create economic value.

Environmental sustainability will be business as usual, just as digital is to the workforce of today. The blend of green skills adoption, coupled with an environmentally sustainable workforce culture will inspire new business models and creative strategies that deliver for people, planet and profit. This panel session will explore some of the many different ways in which organisations can and are working to instill such a culture.

What IEMA members can expect to get from this session:

Practical insights about setting up award winning network within an organisation – based on psychology and barriers of sustainability engagement
Insights about getting people engaged, educated and taking action at scale, and in line with our environmental and social targets – getting over 2/3 of the business volunteering to do 60mins of learning and take 6 actions per year.
How we are trying to gamify our IEMA membership to make access and green skills available to every employee

Simon Kelly

Director – Sustainability Engagement at CBRE, UK

Rebecca Garner

Head of Environment, Energy & Sustainability

Amy Dickinson

Head of Sustainability South Western Railway

Alex Hilton

Head of Sustainability, His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

Ben Knight

Head of Environmental Sustainability at GoCardless

Workshop

15:00 - 15:45

SEA Back to Basics

The second of three back to basics sessions, the second session focuses on strategic level impact assessment (SIA, IIA SEA). The session will provide an introduction to the key terms, concepts and processes for those new to the field or seeking a refresher on the core principles.

Sarah Tooby

Associate Technical Director at Arcadis

Ursula Stevenson

Environmental Consultant at Tresor Consulting

Panel Discussion

15:00 - 16:00

Breaking down the internal barriers to real progress on climate change: harnessing the communications imperative in the ESG age

In this provocative panel session, experts in corporate reputation and change communication will explore the role of employee engagement and behavioural science as a cornerstone of real behaviour change – within and beyond the organisation.

Addressing the opportunities and risks of sustainability programmes, the panel will set out to answer one key question: “how do we bring our people and our communities with us so that, together, we can (genuinely) change the world?”

Rod Cartwright

Founder and Principal, Rod Cartwright Consulting

Shayoni Lynn

Founder and CEO, Lynn

Kate Levine

Founder at Kate Levine Consulting

Carly Santer

Business Sustainability Manager at Bayer

Workshop

16:00 - 16:45

International E&S Due Diligence Back to Basics

The third of three back to basics sessions, the third session focuses on international environmental and social assessment (ESIA, ESDD). The session will provide an introduction to the key terms, concepts and processes for those new to the field or seeking a refresher on the core principles.

Colette Curran

Director

Neal Barker

Director - WSP UK

Phil Le Gouais

Environmental and Social Expert

Networking

16:00 - 16:55

Futures meet Fellows: The advantages and challenges of an increasingly digital world

Networking event between the future network and the fellow network

Natasha Worrall

Junior Project Manager

Beccy Wilson

Environmental Consultant at Arup

Mohammed Mohamoud

Sustainability Consultant at CGI

Emma Pye

Founder and Director of PYE-Management Ltd

Richard Smith

Head of Environmental Sustainability at University of Manchester.

Keynote

6:00 - 7:00

Sustainability And Kaitiakitanga Through A Maori Lens

This session is taking place at 6 pm NZT on Friday 21st October. This event is a panel discussion on Sustainability an environmental stewardship (kaitiakitanga) from a maori perspective.

Our panellists are cultural advisers, consultants and innately involved in nurturing Te Ao Maori (the Maori world view) and ways of caring for nature. They will bring their unique perspectives on environmental stewardship vs Management

Ideal delegates are in Sustainability, land management or environmental management. We hope they will take away some elements that they can implement in their own work.

Danidu Wijekoon

Otene Hopa

Māori Cultural Manager at PWC

Te Rangihau Gilbert

Manager Tikanga and Environment

Juhi Shareef

Chief Responsibility Officer at Tourism Holdings Limited

Keynote

9:00 - 9:30

Building a Career in Sustainability: Turner & Townsend

Join us to hear from Emma Woods, a Consultant in Housing & Energy at Turner & Townsend, one of our IEMA Corporate Partners. Emma will be talking to us about her career path, including main roles, responsibilities and example projects that she has worked on. The session is aimed at those in the early stages of their careers to provide insight into a career in sustainability, and inspiration to where they can progress to.

Emma Woods

Housing & Energy Consultant at Turner & Townsend

Workshop

9:00 - 9:45

Pathways to net zero: Greenhouse gas accounting – a primer

In this third session we will touch on:

Explain different types of carbon footprint (basic overview – corporate, product/lifecycle, country-level, individual etc)
The main principles of establishing a greenhouse gas inventory and the differences between Scope 1, 2 and 3
Greenhouse Gas Protocol corporate standard and supplementary guidance (inc. Scope 2 standard, Scope 3 Value Chain standard) and other relevant standards including ISO 14064 and other carbon accounting standards
Databases of emissions factors (Defra, ICE etc)
Be able to explain the difference between location-based and market-based carbon accounting for Scope 2 emissions and why dual disclosure is important
Basics of putting together an initial Scope 3 screening (e.g., using the Quantis Evaluator tool)
Improving Scope 3 data over-time (e.g., moving from spend based to activity-based carbon calculations)

Peter Schofield

Director and Principal Environmental Consultant

Geraldine Boylan

Director - Environment, Mabbett & Associates Ltd

Panel Discussion

9:00 - 9:45

EIA Quality Mark Annual Review

This session is designed for members of the IEMA EIA Quality Mark Scheme. In this session, Rufus Howard and three senior panellists discuss the EIA statistics and trends from the past year, focus on areas for improvement, and discuss opportunities for 2023.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

Lewis Jenkins

Associate EIA Practitioner - Quod

Jeremy Randall

Technical Director and Environmental Assessment Practice Lead

Owen Cahill

Committee Member

Workshop

10:00 - 10:45

Full Member Upgrade Session

This very popular session is invaluable for anyone thinking of upgrading to our Full member level. We will look at the defining characteristics of a Full member, your concerns about evidencing some of the Full member competencies, and any questions you may have about the application process, particularly the written paper and interview. We want to tailor the session to your requirements, so if you plan to attend this session and have any specific areas you’d like us to cover, please let us know beforehand via email to [email protected].

Simon Cordingley

Managing Director

Networking

10:00 - 10:45

Meet the Impact Assessment working groups

In this session the chairs from the IA working groups will each spend 5 minutes explaining what their group is working on and its plans for the future. Details will also be provided on how members can join groups.

Edward Walker

Principal Consultant at XODUS

Howard Waples

Director, Temple Group

Ella Niehorster

Senior Environmental Consultant at Arcadis

Sarah Tooby

Associate Technical Director at Arcadis

Andrew Ross

Technical Director, Mobility and Infrastructure UK, Royal Haskoning DHV

Paul Burgess

Associate at Arup

Emma Jenkins

Principal EIA Coordinator at WSP

Workshop

11:00 - 11:45

Concurrent Impact Assessment working group meetings

This session will feature an opportunity to speak to working groups, find out more about their activities, and take part in topic themed discussions. IEMA members can listen in live to working group meetings to get a better understanding of how the groups work in practice

Edward Walker

Principal Consultant at XODUS

Howard Waples

Director, Temple Group

Sarah Tooby

Associate Technical Director at Arcadis

Paul Burgess

Associate at Arup

Ella Niehorster

Senior Environmental Consultant at Arcadis

Emma Jenkins

Principal EIA Coordinator at WSP

Workshop

11:00 - 11:45

Full Member Upgrade Session

Simon Cordingley

Managing Director

Keynote

11:15 - 12:00

Advancing Sustainability in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

The session will focus on providing real-life examples and political views on the practice of sustainability in Africa. The discussion will center on the key inhibitors/blockers, which impede the successful advancement of the sustainability agenda in Africa. It will also provide participants with pivotal views on how these challenges are being managed, and showcase the myriad of opportunities that exist for promoting sustainability in Africa.

Alhaji Umar Njai

Senior Scientist & Associate Professor

Victor Ohioze Imevbore

Co-Founder/Managing Director at Environmental Resources Managers Limited

Dr. Justice O. Derefaka

Technical Adviser (TA) – Gas Business & Policy Implementation

Lucy Okeke

Team Lead for Environment and Sustainability

Mary Cudjoe

Henry David Bayoh

Senior Planning & Development Officer/Head of Climate Change for the National Tourist Board, Sierra Leone

Sarah Mukherjee MBE

CEO of IEMA

Keynote

12:00 - 12:45

Impact Assessment: Legal update and case law

Join this session for an update on key impact assessment and planning related case law from 2022 and a look ahead to 2023.

Daniel Freiman

Partner at Eversheds Sutherland LLP

Networking

12:00 - 12:45

Meet the IEMA Futures Network

IEMA Futures is a network of students, graduates and early-career professionals. Join us in this session to meet the network, find out what we do and how you can get involved!

You will hear a short introduction from each of our network volunteers and then we will have some time for networking and discussions. This is also your opportunity to tell us what you’d like to see from the IEMA Futures network next year.

So, if you want to network and connect with other students and early-career professionals, join us for this session!

Hannah Lesbirel

Resource and Waste Management Consultant

Beccy Wilson

Environmental Consultant at Arup

Joe Nisbet

Environmental Consultant

Mohammed Mohamoud

Sustainability Consultant at CGI

Natasha Worrall

Junior Project Manager

Rhys James

Water Quality Programme Officer

Networking

12:00 - 13:00

Women’s Network

Our recent state of the profession survey conducted at IEMA has evidenced a gap between men and women within the environment/ sustainability space in terms of barriers and pay. We would like to allow a platform for women to network and discuss these results.

Caris Graham

Diverse Sustainability Initiative Officer

Workshop

13:00 - 14:00

Exclusive session for IEMA Volunteers

Natalie Fée, CEO, City to Sea, will deliver a presentation on her journey founding City to Sea and creating wider impact through engagement, exclusively for IEMA Volunteers.

This session is only open to IEMA Volunteers, including Regional Steering Groups volunteers, IEMA Futures steering group and Policy Networks steering groups.

Natalie Fée

Founder / CEO of City to Sea

Panel Discussion

13:00 - 13:45

Impact Assessment Outlook Journal - Meet the editors

Join this lunchtime networking session to meet the editors, pitch ideas for articles or issues, and have the opportunity to get feedback from former authors and editors.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

Rebecca Knight

Director (Landscape Planning) at LUC

Thomas Fischer

Professor Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre - University of Liverpool

Alan Bond

Associate Professor in Environmental Management, School of Environmental Sciences - University of East Anglia

Panel Discussion

14:00 - 14:30

Impact Assessment Research and innovation

Rufus Howard moderates a panel of leading academics and innovators pushing the boundaries of impact assessment, theory and methods.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

Urmila Jha Thakur

Lecturer in Environmental Planning Management at University of Liverpool

Nick Giesler

Head of Profession for Environmental Assessment and Consents at WSP

Francesca Downey

Senior Geospatial Consultant at Atkins

Panel Discussion

14:30 - 15:00

Innovating in Marine Knowledge and Assessment: OWEKH

Join members of the steering group for the new, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC) funded Offshore Wind Evidence and Knowledge Hub (OWEKH), for a discussion on data sharing for offshore professionals

An opportunity to hear about opportunities to contribute to an innovation stream, which is seeking to engage with all levels of the consenting process in order to deliver against user driven requirements to support more efficient consenting without compromising environmental outcomes

Sion Roberts

Marine Consents Manager, The Crown Estate

Francesca Downey

Senior Geospatial Consultant at Atkins

Rhona Fairgrieve

Principal Environmental Consultant at Atkins

Workshop

15:00 - 15:45

Pathways to net zero: Carbon neutrality

In this fourth session we will touch on:

Understanding the difference between net zero, carbon neutral
Carbon neutrality – outline methodology using PAS 2060 as a reference

Martin Elliker

Senior Learning and Development Consultant (MAKE UK)

Roundtable

15:00 - 15:45

Roundtable on the Future of Impact Assessment

Rufus Howard moderates a panel of invited guests from government and industry to discuss the future of IA in the UK, including latest developments and planning reforms.

Emma Jenkins

Principal EIA Coordinator at WSP

Andy Ricketts

Director - Head of EIA, Turley

Thomas Fischer

Professor Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre - University of Liverpool

Stephanie McGibbon

Stephanie Ball

Senior Environmental Advisor/Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor at National Highways

Workshop

16:00 - 16:45

Workshop: Shaping IEMA's Impact Assessment Programme

In this collaborative session members can take part in workshop to reflect on the IA conference and propose IEMA actions and priorities for 2023 and beyond.

Rufus Howard

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

David Hoare

Technical Director at RSK

Workshop

9:00 - 9:45

Pathways to net zero: Net zero methodologies

In this fifth session we will touch on:

Science-based targets – calculating
Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and its Net Zero Standard
Carbone4 Net Zero Initiative
Sector-based methodologies

Peter Watts

Director of Watts Sustainability

Networking

10:00 - 10:45

IEMA new-member meet and greet

This will be a chance for members who have recently joined, from all membership grades, to meet with IEMA and your fellow peers in a friendly, informative session.

This will be a chance to learn, chat and discuss:

· The history of IEMA and the importance of the environment/sustainability professional

· What we do and how we can support you

· The benefits and resources available and how you can engage with the IEMA community

Martin Baxter

Deputy CEO, IEMA

Keynote

10:00 - 10:45

LinkedIn’s Global Green Skills Trends

Karim will present highlights from LinkedIn’s 2022 Green Skills report – with UK and global data on trends in green skills.

Karim Palant

Senior Public Policy Manager at LinkedIn

Keynote

11:00 - 11:30

Future of green jobs & competencies

Without skilled sustainability professionals now and in the future, future irreversible planet impact is now recognised. Today’s sustainability professionals have the opportunity to shape and define how we can be more sustainable. IEMA recognises the key role of sustainability professionals have in gaining the skills, knowledge and experiences to lead and influence positive decision for a more sustainable world.

Hear from the chair of the IEMA Professional Standards Committee on the work the profession is doing to develop and prepare sustainability professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to take a pivotal role in sustainability now and in the future. Hear also how IEMA develops sustainability professional standards, what it takes to progress membership levels and how relevant the IEMA Skills Map is in defining sustainability professional skills.”

Arlette Anderson

Non Executive Director

Workshop

11:00 - 11:45

Practitioner Upgrade session

This session will be hugely valuable for anyone thinking of upgrading to our Practitioner level. Using practical examples and case studies where possible, we will work through the criteria and experiences that we are looking for in our Practitioner members. We will review the IEMA competency framework and how our Practitioner members can demonstrate their skill in all 13 key competencies. Additionally, we will take you through the upgrade journey so you will know what to expect as your application progresses, how the assessment process works and what support is available to you.

Dipvandana Mehta

Workshop

12:00 - 12:45

Practitioner Upgrade Session

Dipvandana Mehta

Keynote

12:00 - 12:30

Skills Spotlight: Innovative & Leading Practices

The IEMA Skills Map supports our members in their journey through the different levels of IEMA membership; highlighting key skills and knowledge that is expected within the sustainability field. In this session, Ben Knight will be focusing on Innovative & Leading Practices, and talking about the ways in which this skill is embedded in his day-to-day life as a sustainability professional, providing key use cases and examples.

Ben Knight

Head of Environmental Sustainability at GoCardless

Panel Discussion

12:00 - 13:00

ReLondon – accelerating London’s transition to a circular economy

ReLondon will be introducing the work they’re doing to help London accelerate to a circular economy with practical case study examples. In this session you will hear about how local authorities, small businesses, and local communities are bringing the circular economy to life to deliver on core priorities, to reduce waste, and to promote reuse, repair, share and recycle

Insight into who ReLondon are and our services to help drive collaborations on the circular economy
Knowledge and practical examples of the circular economy in action delivering clear benefits: in local authorities, with businesses, and in the community

A blueprint for successful circular economy innovations between the public and private sector, and for empowering local communities taking positive action to waste less, and reuse, repair, share, and recycle more.

Doug Simpson

Senior advisor, circular economy at Relondon

Lamia Sbiti

Business transformation manager ReLondon

Amy Casey

Project advisor at ReLondon

Cindy Gardener

Head of Waste and Recycling for London Borough of Hounslow

Mary-Anne Cooper

Senior Local Economies Officer - Islington Council

Keynote

14:00 - 14:30

Sustainable Continuous Improvement – the Key to meeting your 2030 manufacturing targets

I will describe how it is possible to convert manufacturing businesses to achieve year on year improvements in sustainability of between 5% and 20% by deploying Sustainable Continuous Improvement. I will give examples and explain how it is possible to get the whole factory to support and participate.

Solutions to hitting SBT’s in manufacturing operations
How to apply change management techniques in sustainability
How to connect sustainability aims with the power and control elements of factories
New ways to think about waste, energy, water and work in progress

Ian Bamford

Non Executive Director

Workshop

14:00 - 14:45

Pathways to net zero: Developing a decarbonisation plan

In this sixth session we will touch on;

IEMA Pathways to Net Zero (November 2020) and the Greenhouse Gas Management Hierarchy
Developing a decarbonisation plan to deliver on net zero
Avoiding and eliminating emissions – examples and key considerations
Reducing emissions and energy management –examples and key considerations
Substituting emissions – examples and key considerations
Compensation and neutralisation – examples and key considerations including nature-based solutions. The role of carbon offsets alongside reduction strategies
Use of financial mechanisms such as internal carbon pricing
Dealing with uncertainty with longer-term targets (costing, technologies, processes)
• Examples of decarbonisation strategies from different sectors including decarbonising property, transport, industrial processes etc
Purchasing renewable energy – certification requirements

April Sotomayor

Head of Industry Sustainability

Panel Discussion

15:00 - 15:45

Healthcare Sustainability Professionals – leading with sustainability together

In their role, Non-Executive Directors (NED’s) can have significant influence over the strategic direction of their Trust/Health Board and will play a key role in the integration of sustainability.. To implement across the organisation, engagement from a range of roles throughout the NHS will be required . In this panel we will discuss how we can empower NEDs to support, encourage, challenge, hold the executives and the organisation to account and ensure good governance.

Ian Stenton

National Sustainability Programme Manager, National NHS Estates and Facilities Team, NHS England

Heidi Barnard

Head of Sustainability - NHS SupplyChain

Lisa Blackett

Non-executive Director and Sustainability Champion at NHS National Services Scotland

Katherine Risk

Associate Director at Nature Positive

Keynote

15:00 - 16:00

Careers Guidance with Hays

This one-hour session will provide an insight into the future of careers in sustainability, as well as a broad overview of careers advice for IEMA members. Topics will include:

• What companies and recruiters are looking for

• How to define your personal objectives

• How to structure a CV

• How to search for jobs

• Making the most of LinkedIn

The session will be delivered by Paul Gosling at Hays, who has worked in sustainability recruitment for over 20 years.

Paul Gosling

National Specialism Director – Sustainability at Hays

Keynote

16:00 - 16:30

Building a Career in Sustainability: Frazer Nash

Join us to hear from Ian Tarplee, Environment & Sustainability Group Leader at Frazer-Nash Consultancy, one of our IEMA Corporate Partners. Ian will be talking to us about his career path, including main roles, responsibilities and example projects that he has worked on. The session is aimed at those in the early stages of their careers to provide insight into a career in sustainability.

Ian Tarplee

Environment & Sustainability Group Leader at Frazer Nash Consultancy

Workshop

9:00 - 9:45

Pathways to net zero: Net zero across the value chain

In this seventh session we will touch on:

Collaborating with your supply chain and other partner organisations on data collection, target setting and decarbonisation. The benefits of managing this with wider sustainability risks (modern slavery, conflict/critical minerals/environmental issues etc).
Approaches for working with the value chain (e.g., CDP supply chain reporting processes)

Jan Maskell

Principal consultant, Investors in the Environment

Networking

10:00 - 10:30

IEMA Futures Coffee Morning

In this IEMA Futures Coffee Morning Joe Nisbet will be discussing: How can the built environment and development process be used as a means of delivering environmental and social benefits?

Can the built environment and development process really improve the environment? Can infrastructure projects deliver wider benefits to society beyond just their intended function? Join us for an informal coffee morning discussion to share your thoughts and experiences, ask questions and meet likeminded environment and sustainability professionals.

Joe Nisbet

Environmental Consultant

Keynote

10:00 - 11:00

Linking Business Economic Performance to Environmental Performance and Education for Sustainable Development

Improving environmental performance of organisations is crucial and having the appropriate motivation to pursue such improvements is important. Education for sustainable development has been identified as a critical factor in the journey to a sustainable future. This session will explore motivations for investment in environmental performance improvement in organisations and the how education can be maximised as a tool in this journey.

How improving environmental performance can contribute to better economic performance
How to access training and education upskill for improving environmental performance

Dr. Uche Okere

Academic Lead – Environmental Management at the University of Derby

Keynote

11:00 - 11:30

Building a Career in Sustainability: RSK Environment Ltd

Join us to hear from Warren Percival, a Business Development Director at RSK Environment Ltd., one of our IEMA Corporate Partners. Warren will be talking to us about his career path, including main roles, responsibilities and example projects that he has worked on. The session is aimed at those in the early stages of their careers to provide insight into a career in sustainability, and inspiration to where they can progress to.

Warren Percival

Director at RSK Group

Keynote

11:00 - 11:45

How to be an effective mentor

In this session, we will explore mentoring as one of many tools to support professional and personal development. Mentoring is underpinned by a deep relationship based on trust, openness, curiosity, challenge and mutual respect which focuses on the mentees needs and ambitions.

Dr Michael Nates

Director at Earth Active

Workshop

11:00 - 11:45

Practitioner Upgrade session

Dipvandana Mehta

Workshop

12:00 - 12:45

Practitioner Upgrade session

Dipvandana Mehta

Panel Discussion

12:00 - 13:00

Circular Economy and Its Part in Reducing Nature Loss

In 2018, the UK generated 222.2 million tons of waste. Meanwhile, the UK is one of the most biodiversity depleted countries in the world. In this climate crisis, it’s easy to focus on solutions to reduce carbon but it’s important not to forget that there is also a crisis in nature that we must account for.

Circular economy doesn’t just move us away from our throwaway society towards managing our precious resources more sustainably but also supports the conservation and restoration of biodiversity.

Welcome – Adam Batchelor, Policy and Engagement Lead, IEMA

Circularity and Biodiversity – Keith James, Head of Policy and Insights, WRAP

Shaping a nature-positive future with the circular economy – Cindy Venho, Senior Research Analysist, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Combining biodiversity and circularity in practice – Claire Wansbury, Claire Wansbury FCIEEM FLS CEcol CEnv CMLI, Atkins Fellow and Associate Director, Ecology, Atkins Ltd

Panel discussion and Q&As – Chaired by Adam Batchelor

Close

Cindy Venho

Senior Research Analyst at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Keith James

Head of Policy and Insights at WRAP

Claire Wansbury

Atkins Fellow and Associate Director, Ecology at Atkins Ltd

Keynote

13:00 - 1:45

Introducing the Green Careers Hub; bringing a green economy to life

In a recent IEMA survey, almost half of respondents cited “unclear progression pathways” as a barrier in their careers. We are also regularly informed that there is a lack of understanding in the types of jobs that exist, or will exist, as part of a green economy.

Over the last few months, at IEMA we’ve been busy researching this area and putting plans in place to provide further support around careers that span across the environmental space.

Join us for this exciting session as we launch our plans and invite collaboration from our members to provide the best support possible.

Rebecca Turner

Careers Pathway Manager

Martin Baxter

Deputy CEO, IEMA

Workshop

14:00 - 14:45

Pathways to net zero: Communicating net zero

In this Eighth session we will touch on:

Communicating on a net zero objective and its progress – what good practice looks like
Communicating the environmental benefits of low-carbon goods and services
Green claims fundamentals and examples and how to avoid greenwash
Relevance of net zero to reporting frameworks including CDP and TCFD

Dave Evans

Founder of Act Sustainably

Keynote

15:00 - 15:30

Skills Spotlight: Relationship Development

The IEMA Skills Map supports our members in their journey through the different levels of IEMA membership; highlighting key skills and knowledge that is expected within the sustainability field. In this session, Bryony Stocking will be discussing Relationship Development in the workplace, with a focus on working within Environmental Impact Assessment. She will talk about the ways in which this skill is embedded in her day-to-day life as a sustainability professional, providing key use cases and examples.

Bryony Stocking

Associate Director at WSP

Panel Discussion

15:00 - 15:45

IEMA Corporate partners – the social dimension of sustainability

Organisations that value the importance of social sustainability understand the significance of their relationships with people, communities and society. Social responsibility becomes part of their core strategy, and they consider how their activities affect people. Hear from some of the IEMA corporate partners on why social sustainability matters to them and their areas of focus

Mala Alahmadi

Principal Consultant- Sustainability and Climate Action & Strategic Consulting Social Value Community of Practice Lead- Middle East

Liz Holford

Social Sustainability Manager (Social performance) - Network Rail

Rebecca McLean

Sustainability Director for their Energy, Water and Environment Division

Sarah Ottaway

Sustainability and social value lead SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK

Networking

15:00 - 15:45

Meet the IEMA Biodiversity and Natural Capital member network Steering Group

This is a unique chance to meet the members of IEMA’s new Biodiversity and Natural Capital Network. The Network was set up in September 2022 for all members who want to stay up to speed with news, trends, tools and regulations relating to nature. This is a dop in session where you can:

Meet the steering group members
Find more about the Network
Share what you think are the key issues in biodiversity and natural capital
Learn about what the BANC Network will be doing in the next 12 months

Faye Durkin

Head of Ecology and Natural Capital (North)

Sophie Mairesse

Biodiversity Net Gain Lead at Network Rail

Chris Moss

Senior Consultant, Greengage Environmental Ltd

Jonathan Nichols

Principle Natural Capital Consultant at AtkinsRealis

Pat Snowdon

Head of Economics and Woodland Carbon Code at Scottish Forestry

Dr Stephanie Hime (FIEMA)

Director at Little Blue Research

Lesley Wilson

Policy and Engagement Lead at IEMA

Keynote

9:00 - 9:10

Welcome and opening comments

Sarah Mukherjee MBE

CEO of IEMA

Panel Discussion

9:15 - 10:45

How to address the big picture challenges and drive change for a positive future

Following on from the panel discussion on 19th October we will explore how to address the big picture environment and sustainability challenges and drive change for a positive future.

Dr Eric Twum

Chief Executive Officer for Institute of Environmental Assessment in Ghana

Chibese Ezekiel

Ghanaian environmental activist

Olivia Whitlam

Head of Sustainability at Siemens PLC

Prof. Ali N Hassan FIEMA

Professor - Ain Shams University, Egypt.

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