Government consultation responses
An important role for IEMA is to submit insightful feedback to government consultations about issues that affect our members, the organisations they work for and wider society. By garnering responses from our expert members, we aim to make a persuasive case that positively influences government policymaking on environmental and sustainability issues.

View our latest Government consultation responses resources
- IEMA response to the Office of Environmental Protection Call for Evidence: Protected Sites for Nature in England and Northern Ireland - April 2023
- IEMA responds to Defra’s consultation on the strategy for the fourth round of adaptation reporting - April 2023
- IEMA responds to UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce proposals - February 2023
- IEMA response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Review of Net Zero: call for evidence – October 2022
- Written evidence from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s Technical consultation on the biodiversity metric - September 2022
- Written evidence from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment on The Scottish Government’s Biodiversity Strategy - September 2022
- IEMA response to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s Consultation on Environmental Targets - June 2022
- IEMA response to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s Nature Recovery Green Paper consultation - May 2022
- IEMA response to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair's consultaiton on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations - April 2022
- IEMA response to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s Consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation - April 2022
- IEMA reponse to Office for Environmental Protection’s Draft Strategy and Enforcement Policy Consultation - March 2022
- IEMA response to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consultation to ban single-use plastics in England - February 2022
- IEMA’s response to CCC consultation on Carbon Offsetting – Feb 2022
- IEMA response to BEIS Green Tariffs Call for evidence - December 2021
- IEMA Consultation Response, Strengthening the Energy - Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) - September 2021
- IEMA response to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs consultation - amending the Civil Procedure Rules to establish environmental review - September 2021
- IEMA Response to the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations Consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging - June 2021
- IEMA response to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Draft Environmental Principles Policy Statement - June 2021
- IEMA Written Submission & Consultation Response. Requiring mandatory climate-related financial disclosures by publicly quoted companies, large private companies, and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) - May 2021
- Reforming Environmental Impact Assessment - March 2021
- Environmental Targets under the Environment Bill. IEMA recommendations on resource efficiency - to support the implementation phase of the target setting process - October 2020
- IEMA Response to ISO Standard 32210 - October 2020
- IEMA Response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Consultation on ‘Planning for the Future’ - October 2020
- IEMA Comments on the Draft PAS 7341:2020 Responsible and sustainable investment management – Specification - March 2020
- Consultation on Social Value in Government Procurement - June 2019
- Letter to the Secretary of State from the Packaging Value Chain - May 2019
- IEMA Submits Consultation Responses under the Resources and Waste Strategy - May 2019
- IEMA Response to the DEFRA Net Gain consultation - February 2019
- IEMA Briefing on the DEFRA Net Gain consultation - December 2018
- No Place for Waste: IEMA Fellows Make Recommendations for Upcoming Resources and Waste Strategy - May 2018
- IEMA Briefing and Initial Position on the DEFRA Environmental Principles - May 2018
- IEMA Fellows Working Group on the Circular Economy Input on the Upcoming Resources & Waste Strategy - May 2018
- IEMA Response to the DEFRA Environmental Principles and Governance consultation - May 2018
- Professionals for Climate Action - April 2018
- Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting Consultation - January 2018
