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2021
IEMA Reacts to Queen’s Speech
Commenting on today’s Queen’s Speech, IEMA Director of Policy and External Affairs Martin Baxter said: “Whilst IEMA welcomes the confirmation that the Environment Bill will continue its course, it is ‘third time lucky’ f...
2021
Enhancing Scotland’s EIA Community - Scotland’s EIA Conference 2021 moves online
The delivery of effective outcomes for the environment, communities and development is a team effort, and more so when it comes to consenting projects that undergo Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). On a system basi...
2021
IEMA launches senior management briefing on how organisations can benefit from effective environmental auditing
IEMA have launched a senior management briefing paper on ‘The Value of Environmental Auditing’. This document builds on the previous IEMA briefing paper on this topic, for those responsible for managing environmental aud...
2021
Diverse Sustainability Initiative launch IEMA
Today is the launch of the 'Diverse Sustainability Initiative' a new sector-wide collaborative programme of work with a vision to address and transform diversity within the sustainability profession and wider environment...
2021
IEMA CEO calls out environment sector’s ‘shocking’ lack of diversity in interview
IEMA's CEO Sarah Mukherjee addresses the severe lack of diversity and inclusion in the sustainability profession and wider environment sector in an interview with The i Paper.
2021
IEMA comments on Environmental Principles draft policy statement
Government has today published its draft Environmental Principles Policy Statement, a key element of the Environment Bill and future environmental governance framework.
2021
IEMA reacts to Budget 2021 announcement
Commenting on today’s Budget, IEMA CEO Sarah Mukherjee said: ‘The Chancellor recognises that when crises come, we need to be able to act - this is never more true as we face the challenge of the climate crisis. While we ...
2021
IEMA launches policy and practice governance review
To ensure that IEMA can continue to effectively prioritise and resource its policy & practice activities across a growing range of thematic areas relevant to the membership, a review of relevant governance structures wil...
2021
IEMA welcomes Pledge to Net Zero joining the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign in the run up to COP26
The environmental industry’s Pledge To Net Zero initiative has been approved as a partner within the UN’s Race to Zero campaign. Race To Zero is the UN’s campaign to rally fast climate action from business, cities, regio...
2021
WATCH: IEMA's Martin Baxter gives evidence to Environment Audit Commission (EAC) Inquiry into Green Jobs
This week, IEMA's Director of Policy and External Affairs, Martin Baxter gave evidence to the Environment Audit Commission (EAC) Inquiry into Green Jobs, highlighting the need for a green jobs and skills strategy with lo...