IEMA’s Asim Ali, Senior Public Affairs Officer, and Chloë Fiddy, Senior Policy and Engagement Lead for Climate Change and Energy look back over the conference season and where the parties might be going on sustainability. 

Coming so hot on the heels of a general election, unsurprisingly there was little to no new policy debate at this year's political party conferences, and except for the Conservatives, most parties stuck to the agenda set out in their election manifestos. 

So despite IEMA being an apolitical organisation, the greatest value from this year’s conference came from in-person political engagement, reading the room, experiencing where and from whom the energy was radiating from in this new political landscape.

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Asim Ali AIEMA

Senior Public Affairs Officer

Asim joined IEMA in May 2022 as a Senior Public Affairs Officer. Prior to joining IEMA, Asim worked in a variety of roles for three Members of Parliament and interned for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. He also holds an MA in Human Rights, Globalisation & Justice


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Chloë Fiddy

Senior Policy and Engagement Lead

Chloë is the Senior Policy and Engagement Lead for Climate Change and Energy at IEMA. Within this remit she works on projects relating to greenhouse gas reporting and transition planning and reporting, as well as adaptation. She is particularly interested in finding practical solutions and approaches which lead to standardised, replicable and trustworthy reporting, so that decision-makers have better data to work with. Previously Chloë has worked at senior levels in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and in climate and sustainable development planning roles in the public sector. Her prior business experience and her understanding of the way that the public sector functions inform her approach to climate change and energy and social sustainability policy and engagement at IEMA. She is a Trustee on the board of Uttlesford Citizens Advice and a District Councillor and is active in her community. In her spare time she enjoys live music and cooking for family and friends.