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Mark Everard
March 2025
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Championing sustainable development in contested times

This article was written by Professor Mark Everard, IES Vice President, in response to the changing political context that is affecting many IES members and environmental professionals worldwide. This article highlights key messages from a...

K M Smart
March 2025
UK river experiencing drought

The drought in 2022 reminded us how important secure water supplies are for all three sustainability pillars – society, the economy, and the environment. Water holds significant importance and value in various aspects, including ecology, the economy, transport, recreation, and human wellbeing....

Sally Hughes
March 2025
A picture of windmills and the IES logo

As signatories to the Pledge to Net Zero initiative, the IES staff team have been hard at work collecting the data needed to calculate our current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The data covers as many aspects of our operations as we can accurately determine across all three scopes as defined...

Dom Higgins
March 2025
A group of people tending a community garden with cabbages growing in a raised bed

environmental SCIENTIST | A Planetary Prescription | December 2024


Dom Higgins examines the growth of nature prescribing and the benefits to health and society.


Nature transforms people’s lives. Evidence shows that a thriving, wildlife-rich...

K M Smart
February 2025
Construction site next to houses

The Levelling up and Regeneration Act was brought into force on 26th October 2023. Its aim was to speed up the planning system, cut bureaucracy, and encourage local authorities to put in place plans to enable the building of new homes. The Act was originally created as a cornerstone for long...

Vinesh Vegad
February 2025
green banner with picture of cables

The UK is committed to reaching Net Zero emissions by 20501,2 and digital technology, such as AI, will play a key role in meeting this goal by enabling technical, economic and social transformation.3 In 2018, The Royal Society4 claimed that nearly a third of the carbon emission reductions the UK...

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