SocEnv Webinars range from topical, subject specific presentations under an umbrella theme, to helpful guidance for gaining CEnv, REnvP or REnvTech registration. Our free, live webinars are available for all to attend and following the live webinar, each recording is made available to watch back.
About this webinar:
In September 2025 the Society for the Environment launched two Soil Management Hierarchies – for development sites and rural settings.
Offering high level frameworks to guide good practice for soil management, within their two respective settings, these hierarchies seek to clearly identify tiers of potential actions, based on the impact those actions can have on soil health and resource efficiency.
Recorded in November 2025, the webinar can be watched back below for free.
About the speakers:
Martin Ballard CEnv FISEP is Group Head of Environment for Wates Group, where he leads on Resource Efficiency, Natural Environment, and biodiversity net gain legacy. A Fellow of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP), he has led the Soils & Stones project since its inception in 2019.
Jonathan Atkinson CEnv MIEnvSc has over 30 years’ experience as an environmental scientist, with his work focused on risk assessment and environmental controls on brownfield sites. He is passionate about sustainable use of resources and managing land in environmentally sound way. He is a Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES).
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Watch Back: Introducing the SocEnv Soil Management Hierarchies
This webinar provides an introduction to the SocEnv Soil Management Hierarchies, as well as a wider overview of the influential, Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) led Soils and Stones project which developed them.
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