Aims of the Institution
The Institution aims to be involved in many aspects of environmental science. Some of these aims and activities have been listed below.
- To promote the role of environmental sciences and sustainable development in higher education, the workplace, the professions and society at large.
- To promote inter-professional practice for environmental science and sustainable development professionals through the application of interdisciplinary and systems thinking.
- To develop high professional standards, competencies and ethics for environmental professionals through accreditation of qualifying courses and accredited continuous professional development.
- To promote the environmental sciences and sustainable development in careers education and guidance.
- To disseminate appropriate and timely information and opinion for the benefit of members and society at large
- To provide professional and learned advice on environmental sciences and sustainable development.
Activities
Supporting the Education of Environmental Sciences
- Support of environmental science higher education through collaboration with CHES and GEES
- Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes
Supporting Environmental Professionals and their careers
- Provide enquiry / network information through the IES Offices
- Supporting the IES membership
- Promoting and developing CPD and research for professional development
- Ability to award Chartered Environmentalist status through SocEnv
- Professional Practice for Sustainable Development (PP4SD)
- The Environmental Scientist (Available in Member's Page)
- Envirosci News e-newsletter
Promotion and support of Environmental Science
- Contribute to the promotion of environmental sciences internationally.
- Supporting and promotion of environmental careers though our environmental careers web site.
- Offer short term volunteering opportunities
- Enabling new environmental professional bodies such as the IAQM
- Aiding research / disciplinary research
- Represent environmental science professionals on Science Council and Society for Environment
- Supporting initiatives that promote sustainable development in the across professions.
- Founder member of the Society of the Environment
- Responding to consultations