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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Institute of Environmental Management
HQ situated in U.K.
Website: http://www.iema.net/
Type of NGO: NGO,
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Contact method: email : info@iema.net
Description:
The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is a not-for-profit membership organisation
established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing
and assessment.
The Institute offers ongoing support to environmental professionals and aims to promote sustainability
through improved environmental practice and performance. With over 11,500 individual and
corporate members based in 87 countries, the IEMA is now a leading international membership-based organisation
dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development, and to the professional
development of individuals involved in the environmental profession, whether they be in the public,
private or non-governmental sectors.
The IEMA is the Competent Body in the United Kingdom for EMAS the European Union's Eco Management and
Audit Scheme and also offers the Acorn Scheme, an officially recognised EMS
standard recommended by the government. Acorn offers accredited recognition for organisations evaluating
and improving their environmental performance through the phased implementation of an
environmental management system (EMS).
The IEMA's mission is to:
To promote the goal of sustainable development through the promotion of
improved environmental practice and performance
To provide recognition, through high-quality professional qualifications,
of those individuals who are competent environmental sustainability professionals and to be recognised
as a leading
organisation in this field
To raise the profile of environmental sustainability professionals and
the importance of the work that they undertake
To contribute to the development of skills and competencies of environmental
sustainability professionals through training, information and experience exchange, and the sharing
of good practice
To be recognised as a centre of excellence and to undertake, disseminate
and contribute to research in environmental sustainability and related fields
To recognise organisations that successfully contribute to environmental
sustainability
To employ talented people and help them to develop the ability to make
a positive contribution to the Institute’s vision in their work
To manage the Institute’s resources in an effective and efficient way
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