Society for the Environment
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The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) is an umbrella body that can confer chartered status on environmental professionals within the UK. It was established in response to the need to encourage the highest levels of professionalism in the environmental field.
SocEnv was launched by Baroness Young at the Environment Agency’s Annual Conference in October 2002 after more than two years of hard work that brought together ten founding environmental institutions and learned societies.
Each of the bodies (known as Constituent Bodies) will retain its unique identity and remain a centre of excellence within its field. SocEnv attained Royal Chartered status on 6th May 2004 and issued the first licences to enable the award of Chartered Environmentalist in September 2005.
[edit] Becoming a Chartered Environmentalist
To become a Chartered Environmentalist an individual must maintain Full membership of a Constituent Body and demonstrate (through qualifications and experience) competence, knowledge and engagement in sustainable environmental management and development. Such demonstration will include a rigorous Professional Review.
[edit] The Constituent Bodies
The Constituent and Associate Bodies represent environmental practitioners drawn from a wide range of professions, each with a track record of pre-eminence in its particular field and of particular achievements. This is a substantial and diverse group of people who in their working lives confront a full range of environmental issues. The Society provides an independent forum for debate for all - reflecting its inclusive nature. Where there is no consensus, it will publish a range of views. The Society actively promotes innovation and inspiration in tackling the environmental problems that exist across the globe.
The Current Constituent Bodies are:
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM)
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
- Institute of Fisheries Management (IFM)
- Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE)
- Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)
- Institution of Water Officers (IWO)
- Royal Meteorological Society (RMS)
Associate Member Body:
- Institute of Professional Soil Scientists
