SocEnv Winter Newsletter 2011/12
SocEnv Christmas Reception 2011
with Guest Speaker Dr Peter Bonfield, CEO BRE
A delegation of 75 SocEnv board members and special guests were delighted to be joined by Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and key sustainability advisor to the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) at the Christmas Reception in December.
For the past five years Dr Bonfield has been on part-time secondment to the ODA helping create the sustainable development strategy for the Olympics and support its delivery. >> Read More
Dates: 9
th and 31
st May 2012 @ 10.30 – 3.30pm
Venue:IChemE, 1 Portland Place, London
Licensed Bodies are invited to send key staff to attend one of the workshops hosted by the Society’s Registration Authority on the transition and implementation of new Practice Directions. Read More>>
CIOB Takes Action on Carbon
With government legislation constantly being updated and an ever-growing body of guidance and advice about managing carbon dioxide emissions, understanding what can be done to make a difference is often one of the biggest challenges facing professionals trying to implement environmental sustainability in the workplace.
This is why SocEnv Licensed Body the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched the online Carbon Action 2050 plan for the built environment.
>> Read More
Environment 2011: Adapting to Change Through Localism
SocEnv was delighted to exhibit at the Environment 2011 conference “Adapting to Change through Localism" in December, where speakers from central government, local government and business discussed strategies for dealing with climate change and environmental challenges at local level.
The event provided a forum for leading environmentalists to discuss the future of localism and how local authorities, the environment agency and bodies such as conference host Environmental Protection UK (EPUK), can continue to provide the vital link between national policy and local action to protect the environment, in the wake of government cuts. >> Read More
IES Graduate Internship Report
The Institute for Environmental Science (IES) recently published a comprehensive report entitled ‘Graduate Employment and Internships: issues from the environmental sciences and sustainability sectors’.
In today’s difficult graduate employment market there is growing controversy surrounding internships, which are often unpaid and sometimes seen as exploitative.
>> Read More
SocEnv Volunteers Receive Honorary Fellowship
SocEnv would cease to function without the ongoing generous support of our team of dedicated volunteers. During the Christmas Reception, the Society took the opportunity to thank two of these volunteers, David Lloyd-Roach and Tony Plytas, for their outstanding and vital contributions to the aims and operations of SocEnv by presenting them with Honorary Fellowship Awards.
>> Read More
ABE Sustainability Workshops
The Government's forthcoming Green Deal initiative is set to look at energy use in existing properties. It is a set of proposals which will allow consumers to make energy improvements to their homes or premises and pay back the cost through their energy bills.
To help the building industry prepare for these changes the Association of Building Engineers (ABE) are running a series of sustainability workshops. >> Read More
IEEM Professional Ethics Masterclasses
IEEM is pleased to announce a new series of Masterclasses for 2012 to delve into the complex subject of Professional Ethics.
Exploring the idea of professionalism in depth allows us to understand the issues that are specific to ecology and environmental management. This is particularly important for a sector that can struggle with external perceptions of its professionalism.
>> Read More
