Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
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The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is the largest professional body for environmental practitioners in the United Kingdom
and Worldwide approaching 15,000 members.
Membership of IEMA is crucial for those working in an environmental capacity as it keeps individuals up to date with current environmental law and legislation, organises over 100 regional events on environmental topics to communicate current best practice guidance, publishes the environmentalist magazine
20 times a year, publishes the Practitioner best practice workbooks dedicated to individual environmental themes, and organises National Conferences that feature national experts and opinion.
Organisations often request IEMA membership as a prerequisite in job descriptions in order to ensure that candidates are knowledgeable, competent and highly trained. One of the largest sources of environmental jobs can be found on IEMA's website at. Organisations are challenged to operate in an environmentally considerate fashion, and UK Government agenda on Climate Change and the Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Economy has meant that the environmental sector will play a key role in meeting this challenge. IEMA has been at the forefront of this challenge for the last ten years, and continues to do so with an ever-growing membership that is recognised by the UK Government as the leading voice for practitioners and professionals in the field. As a result, IEMA is consulted on major issues with IEMA involving its members in a majority of these consultations
IEMA is a constituent body of the Society for the Environment
(SocEnv), which enables IEMA members to progress to Chartered Environmentalist
status.
IEMA is the Competent Body in the UK for the European Union
's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
(EMAS
). IEMA also promotes the Acorn Scheme (BS 8555), the phased approach to the ISO 14001 environmental management system
.
IEMA also approves training course providers to deliver environmental training. There are currently over 80 IEMA-approved training providers.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Worldwide approaching 15,000 members.
Membership of IEMA is crucial for those working in an environmental capacity as it keeps individuals up to date with current environmental law and legislation, organises over 100 regional events on environmental topics to communicate current best practice guidance, publishes the environmentalist magazine
The environmentalist magazine
The environmentalist is a magazine for environmental professionals, published 20 times per year by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment in the UK. Topics include news, policy, environmental law, best practice and institute news. It is sent free of charge to members of IEMA,...
20 times a year, publishes the Practitioner best practice workbooks dedicated to individual environmental themes, and organises National Conferences that feature national experts and opinion.
Organisations often request IEMA membership as a prerequisite in job descriptions in order to ensure that candidates are knowledgeable, competent and highly trained. One of the largest sources of environmental jobs can be found on IEMA's website at. Organisations are challenged to operate in an environmentally considerate fashion, and UK Government agenda on Climate Change and the Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Economy has meant that the environmental sector will play a key role in meeting this challenge. IEMA has been at the forefront of this challenge for the last ten years, and continues to do so with an ever-growing membership that is recognised by the UK Government as the leading voice for practitioners and professionals in the field. As a result, IEMA is consulted on major issues with IEMA involving its members in a majority of these consultations
IEMA is a constituent body of the Society for the Environment
Society for the Environment
The Society for the Environment is an umbrella body that can license its member institutions to confer chartered status on sustainability and environmental professionals worldwide...
(SocEnv), which enables IEMA members to progress to Chartered Environmentalist
Chartered Environmentalist
The status of Chartered Environmentalist is a professional qualification that is awarded by the Society for the Environment , a UK professional institution whose members are a number of well-respected and established professional institutions across the environmental sector...
status.
IEMA is the Competent Body in the UK for the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme is a voluntary environmental management instrument, which was developed in 1993 by the European Commission. It enables organisations to assess, manage and continuously improve their environmental performance. The scheme is globally applicable and open to all...
(EMAS
EMAS
EMAS may be:* EMAS , a global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas industry and operating brand for Ezra Holdings....
). IEMA also promotes the Acorn Scheme (BS 8555), the phased approach to the ISO 14001 environmental management system
Environmental Management System
Environmental management system refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner....
.
IEMA also approves training course providers to deliver environmental training. There are currently over 80 IEMA-approved training providers.