CIWEM's Sustainability Panel is one of the six Technical
Panels that have been formed to ensure that the Institution is
able to fulfil all aspects of its Royal Charter. Panels are the
technical backbone of the Institution.
Scope
The panel provides a focal point within CIWEM for professional
expertise in the areas of sustainability and environmental
management tools and principles and related practice, policy and
legislation, and contribute to a global view, with emphasis on
sustainability and wise use of resources.
Terms of Reference
- To provide a focal point within CIWEM for professional
expertise in the areas of Sustainability and Environmental
Management tools and principles and related practice, policy and
legislation, and contribute to a global view, with emphasis on
sustainability and wise use of resources.
- To keep developments in these areas which are relevant to
members under continuous review and to provide advice to CIWEM
accordingly.
- To identify and utilise knowledge of developing topics and to
anticipate requests to CIWEM for comments, in relation to
Sustainability and Environmental Management and related practice,
policy and legislation.
- To provide guidance to the Institution in relation to policy
development in the areas of Sustainability and Environmental
Management and related practice, policy and legislation, prepare
and update Policy Position Papers as necessary and contribute to
consultation responses.
- To assist in CIWEM's response to consultation papers,
information requests and media enquiries. To assist CIWEM in
planning responses to consultation papers which may involve several
technical panels.
- To identify topics within the scope of Sustainability and
Environmental Management techniques and related practice, policy
and legislation which would be appropriate subjects for
conferences, publications and education and training
activities.
- To identify and utilise the expertise of other members of CIWEM
in the areas of Sustainability Management tools and principles and
related practice, policy and legislation as necessary.
- To promote links and collaborative ventures with other
stakeholders in relation to Sustainability Management tools and
principles and related practice, policy and legislation, thereby
raising the profile and credibility of CIWEM as a lead organisation
for the environment.
- To liaise with other CIWEM Technical Panels, Branches and
Special Interest Groups in areas of common interest.
The panel are currently working on a Sustainability Toolkit to
provide clarity on the wide range of sustainability tools that can
be applied throughout the project lifecycle. It will include
information on approaches to sustainability and
methodologies such as appraisals, impact
assessments, Corporate Social
Responsibility, Environmental Management Systems, and
valuation techniques.
The panel were the main contributors to the CIWEM
Manifesto and have provided input to the following Policy
Position Statements:
The Sustainability Panel has an active and knowledgeable
membership with a wide range of expertise but we are always
looking for new panel members. If you are interested in this or any
other panel and would be happy to devote some time to the work of
the Institution in a voluntary capacity, please forward your
CV to Alastair Chisholm,
Policy Manager.
