SocEnv: championing the voices of registered environmental professionals

The Society for the Environment believes in cohesive, evidence-based policy. It is their mission to amplify the views and concerns of their registrants - professionals with proven environmental expertise and experience of delivering policy on the ground. 

Over spring and summer this year, SocEnv has been working hard as ever to make the case to policymakers across a range of vital topics. Recent activity has included:

• At SocEnv’s annual World Environment Day and Awards event, a panel discussion was held on ending plastic pollution, particularly on the role of international policy in agreeing solutions, including the UN Global Plastics Treaty.
• The influential, Chartered Environmentalist-led Soils and Stones Project shaped responses to key government consultations, highlighting gaps in soil policy and landfill tax regulation.
• During Net Zero Week, SocEnv joined fellow members of the Environmental Policy Forum (EPF) in meeting with Lauren Edwards MP, presenting a series of case studies advocating for embedding green skills in education, creating a cross-government body, and launching a Green Skills Fund.
• In a period which saw the EPF grow to a collective of 15 professional bodies and learned societies, SocEnv responded to the land use consultation, arguing that the integrated nature of natural assets must be recognised. The Society also made the case for ongoing dialogue and engagement between government and stakeholders.

To find out more about all recent policy activity and impact, and discover how you might be able to get involved, by checking out their latest blog at socenv.org.uk/resource/spring-summer-2025-policy-update

Don't forget, CABE is licensed by the Society for the Environment to award the professional registrations REnvTech, REnvP and CEnv to members. To discover more, visit cbuilde.com/socenv