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IEMA reacts to IPCC report: AR6 Climate Change 2021
The IPCC report is a devastating read – an increase in global surface temperature, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and more. All changes and observations that are attributable to human-driven climate change and we ar...
IEMA reacts to CCC Progress report to Parliament
IEMA has welcomed today’s Climate Change Committee’s 2021 progress report to Parliament, recognising the urgency of taking climate action and concern over strategy delays. As the gap between what is needed to adapt and ...
IEMA reacts to Climate Change Committee Report
IEMA responds to the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) independent assessment of UK climate risk (CCRA3). This report considers a catalogue of risks and opportunities affecting every aspect of life in the UK and warns tha...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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 ...