Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

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The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is the largest professional body for environmental practitioners in the United Kingdom and worldwide, with nearly 20,000 members.{{cite web|url=http://www.iema.net/iema|title=About Us- Who is IEMA?|work=iema.net|accessdate=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819083131/http://www.iema.net/iema|archive-date=19 August 2012|url-status=dead}}

Members receive updates on current environmental law and legislation, and the group organises over 100 regional events on environmental topics to communicate current best practice guidance. It also publishes The Environmentalist magazine 12 times a year, publishes the Practitioner best practice workbooks on individual environmental themes, and organises national conferences that feature national experts and opinion.

IEMA membership aims to ensure that candidates are knowledgeable, competent and highly trained. Environmental jobs are listed on IEMA's website at.{{cite web|url=http://www.iema.net/jobs|title=Environmentalist Jobs - jobs - Choose from 143 live vacancies|work=iema.net|accessdate=6 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713063854/http://www.iema.net/jobs|archivedate=13 July 2010}} Organisations are challenged to operate in an environmentally considerate fashion, and the UK Government's agenda on climate change and a low carbon and resource efficient economy has meant that IEMA is consulted on major issues, with IEMA involving its members in a majority of these consultations.{{cite web|url=http://www.iema.net/readingroom/consultationpapers|title=Reading Room|work=iema.net|accessdate=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626065105/http://www.iema.net/readingroom/consultationpapers|archive-date=26 June 2012|url-status=dead}}

IEMA is a constituent body of the Society for the Environment (SocEnv), which enables IEMA members to progress to Chartered Environmentalist status.{{cite web|url=http://www.socenv.org.uk/members/list-of-member-bodies/|title=Licensed Partners|work=socenv.org.uk|accessdate=6 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820024214/http://www.socenv.org.uk/members/list-of-member-bodies/|archivedate=20 August 2007}}

IEMA is the Competent Body in the UK for the European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/tools/contacts/gb_en.htm|title=EUROPA - Environment - Emas - United Kingdom|work=europa.eu|accessdate=6 April 2015}} IEMA also promotes the Acorn Scheme (BS 8555), the phased approach to the ISO 14001 environmental management system.

IEMA also approves training course providers to deliver environmental training.{{cite web|url=http://www.iema.net/training|title=Home|work=iema.net|accessdate=6 April 2015}} There are currently over 80 IEMA-approved training providers.