What is IIE?
We are on a mission to help organisations make a positive impact on the planet
Investors in the Environment (iiE) is a national environmental accreditation scheme designed to help organisations save time and money, reduce their impact on the environment, and get recognition for their progress. iiE is an accessible and proven route to help organisations get started on their sustainability journey and keep going.
Through iiE, you will understand your impact, take action, and demonstrate progress through an externally verified and credible scheme.
Our process gives you the tools to develop your Environmental Management System and our framework focuses on four key areas of sustainable development: Leadership & Governance, Climate Change, Nature & Natural Resources, and Pollution & Waste.
Setting the baseline by implementing processes, policies and systems to manage, monitor and improve your environmental performance.
- Establishing environmental policy & action plans
- Gathering baseline data
- Improving how resources are used
- Managing & reducing waste
- Calculating a carbon footprint
- Communicating progress
Begin to develop organisational change by analysing data, making measured improvements through performance tracking, and working towards wider sustainable development.
- Setting & achieving targets to reduce resource use
- Establishing a travel plan
- Minimising waste
- Improving the environmental management system
- Reducing the carbon impact of operations
- Engaging people in sustainability improvement
Delivering success and measured impact, driving wider sustainable development throughout your organisation and value chain preparing for net zero and beyond.
- Broadening the focus of environmental action
- Managing the impact of work-related travel
- Assessing supply chain and greening procurement
- Setting ambitious carbon reduction targets
- Undertaking impactful projects
- Reporting progress to stakeholders.
Each year, upon successful implementation of the iiE criteria, members are awarded with the recognised stamp of certification.
Who is iiE for?
Whether you’re an SME or a large, complex multi-site organisation – if you are looking to understand where you are environmentally and get on a pathway to make improvements and engage staff, we can work with you.
For SMEs
We work with a range of sectors including local authorities, construction, manufacturing, healthcare and veterinary, professional services, universities, events, and professional bodies.
For local authorities and corporate organisations
Request a call to discuss your needs. We have proven models of implementation and delivery. We are happy to discuss what will work best for you based on decades of experience in supporting businesses.
For large organisations
iiE accreditation supports environmental management system implementation and engagement, whilst also supporting effective communication within large organisations on embedding sustainability awareness and action into their core activities. iiE is an excellent driver for sustainability for small businesses as well as large corporations looking to engage individual sites and brands.
Benefits of iiE
We’ll meet you where you are now environmentally – and we’ll help you go further.
We recognise that different organisations and sectors face different challenges and our criteria and framework are designed to work with any organisation at any point within their journey.
Staff Engagement & Environmental Awareness
Cost & Carbon Saving
Receive Recognised Accreditation
Support Biodiversity & Social Impact Projects
Upskill your Staff on Sustainability
Reduce Risk and Futureproof
Using our tools and templates, along with expert support and encouragement, we can help you to define your goals and put into practice the necessary steps to achieve them.
Each level builds upon the previous, to evolve your Environmental Management System (EMS), and provides a step-by-step framework to develop the skills and systems to go further.
Join organisations of all sizes across the public and private sectors
Advanced and Enterprise members will also enjoy further personalised assistance, consultancy, and training
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