Sustainability Through Environmental Professionalism

Operating under a Royal Charter, the Society for the Environment, supported by its Member Bodies, is the body responsible for championing and registering professionals with proven competence in their environmental work. We are the custodian of three professional registrations:

Working as a partnership with our Licensed Members, we ensure the quality, relevance and awareness of our registrations and enable our partners and registrants to work together. We are in a unique position, bringing together a range of disciplines and sectors to reflect the multi-disciplinary practice of environmental professionals.

We have registered over 10,000 environmental professionals to date and new registrants are continuing to join the register year on year. The Society has also recognised exceptional contributions of over 70 individuals as Honorary Fellows of the Society for the Environment (HonFSE).

Our annual Awards is back and open for nominations!

Submit your nomination for the Environmental Professional of the Year or Rising Star awards and be recognised for your outstanding contributions to protecting and enhancing the environment this year.

Chartered, Practitioner & Technician registration - Global marks of trust

Through Royal Charter we are tasked with championing and registering the competence and expertise of environmental professionals. We are the custodian of three professional registrations:

Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)
Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP)
Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech).

Working as a partnership with professional bodies known as Society for the Environment`s "Member Bodies", we ensure the quality, relevance and awareness of our three registrations and facilitate collaboration with our partners and registrants. We are in a unique position, bringing together a wide range of disciplines and sectors to reflect the multi-disciplinary practice of environmental professionals globally.

Our impact towards a sustainable future

As an organisation we have a clear mission to make a difference in tackling the climate and environmental emergencies. But how we do know whether this mission is successful and we are having the kind of impact we are aiming for? That’s where this impact report comes in.

Covering the period June 2022 - 2023, the report outlines how we embed professional standards in everything we do, what it means to showcase the environmental competence of our registrants and includes insights into sharing good practice and facilitating collaboration throughout our network. Read the full report via the link below.

The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) Downloads

EMV 2017- Brochure