Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has celebrated the 20-year milestone since the first Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) certificates were signed.
SocEnv was launched in 2002, in partnership with eight founding bodies, including the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), with the aim of supporting competence in environmental practices across sectors.
The organisation then began creating a chartered designation to professionalise this work, which led to the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) professional registration receiving a Royal Charter in 2004.
The first cohort of 65 officially received their CEnv certificates on 20 September 2004 and the CEnv community has now surpassed 8,000 professionals.
In a letter to SocEnv, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh said: “I want to express my appreciation for the invaluable contributions of Chartered Environmentalists across the UK, over the hugely impressive 20 years of the Society, its Royal Charter, and the distinguished CEnv professional registration.
“Your collective expertise, dedication, and innovative approaches are at the heart of efforts to tackle the environmental and wider societal challenges we face today.”
“I look forward to working with the Society and to drawing on the expertise and support of innumerable Chartered Environmentalists as we pursue shared goals to achieve net zero, enhance biodiversity, improve air quality, drive resource efficiency and sustainable food production, and build resilient communities in the face of climate change.”
