Key contact
Sarah Ridgeon, Policy & Communities of Practice Officer | [email protected]
Latest policy activity recap
In our latest quarterly blog, we summarise our recent policy activity and impact, from urging Government to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan, to speaking up for soils and calling for a systems thinking approach to climate change.
Check out the blog below.
The Environmental Policy Forum (EPF)
Collectively, the EPF continues to make the case for evidence-based environmental policy.
In 2026 so far, we have grown to 17 member organisations, with activity including responding to the recent National Planning Policy Framework consultation and responding to the call for evidence on the Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations.
If your professional body/ learned society is interested in joining EPF, please visit our website via the link below, where you can also view all our output.
Soils and Stones project
Background to the project
Since 2019, the SocEnv Soils and Stones project has brought together experts from across a diverse range of sectors related to soil health and soil reuse, to share good practice, support and influence policymakers and foster collaboration. Our volunteers are united by a clear vision: to inspire policy makers to remove barriers and to provide incentives for our profession to realise the optimum value of soils and stones.
We are delighted to share that the project has been shortlisted for the 2026 Memcom Awards, for ‘Best Collaborative Partnership’.
Latest output
Our key 2026 activity to date – from consultation responses to supporting the publication of an important parliamentary roundtable report on soils – can be viewed via our Soils and Stones project webpage.
Open for new members
Would your members like to contribute to our project and collaborate with other experts?
Ideally volunteers should also hold Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) registration, though this isn’t essential. Indeed, involvement could support progression to CEnv registration through one’s professional body.
Spread the word by sharing the call for volunteers below.
Supported initiatives
SocEnv are proud to one of the founding signatories of Pledge to Net Zero, an initiative helping to turn climate ambitions into tangible action through science-based targets, good practice sharing and thought-leadership.
Find out more via the link below. If your organisation would like to get involved, get in touch with us below.
