Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand

ECO Canada was formed in 1992 as part of Canada's sector council initiative. With a solid reputation in the field of human resource management, ECO Canada's services reach all participants in the environmental sector including employers, practitioners, educators and students.

The MoU with EIANZ highlights the growing interest in the environmental profession in both countries. As this interest grows, there is also an increasing need for the promotion and development of robust professional standards.

Only through the implementation of professional standards in this Green Collar Workforce, will stakeholders and consumers have confidence and assurance in the service, advice, technology, products and science that environmental practitioners are providing to government, industry and the community. Whether the service is major environmental assessment or the installation of environmental products, the appropriate approach and standards must be applied.

Further, this MoU underscores the need for Green Collar Workers to continue to enhance their professional standing and receive continued and increased professional recognition. Both EIANZ and ECO Canada look forward to this collaboration and to providing unified professional leadership on the business of the environment in Australia and Canada.

The Society for the Environment is an independent, not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal Charter to license and award the title Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) to professional individuals through its 24 licensed members.

Chartered Environmentalists come from no single profession but operate across all professional sectors. There are over 6,000 registered chartered environmental professionals; their qualification (CEnv) denotes sound knowledge, proven experience and a profound commitment to sustainable best practice within their particular profession and field of expertise.

The National Environmental Law Association (NELA) is a multi-disciplinary organisation serving the needs of practitioners in law, planning, natural resources and environmental management, environmental science and environmental impact assessment, to obtain and exchange information on issues relevant to environmental law and policy.

The purpose of the New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment (NZAIA) is to promote the use and better practice of impact assessment. NZAIA is an affiliate of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA).

The Safety Institute of Australia Ltd (SIA) is Australia’s professional body for health & safety professionals. With over 60 years experience, and a membership fast approaching 4,000, the SIA aims to develop, maintain and promote a body of knowledge that defines professional practice in OHS.

We are committed to creating a profession that can deliver the highest standards of OHS and we do this through the engagement of our individual members, corporate and strategic partners, governing bodies and key profession stakeholders.

Through the SIA, individuals have access to qualified timely advice into public policy and regulation, research and development to advance OHS knowledge and guidance. We have developed a body of knowledge to set health and safety standards, procedures and practices to be adopted on a national basis across the profession.

The Society for Sustainability & Environmental Engineering (SSEE) is an inclusive industry association keen to welcome members including those professionals from other fields of engineering and the natural and social sciences working towards environmental sustainability. Our Member Benefits brochure can be downloaded here. The Society is affiliated with the Environmental College and gains its corporate entity as a constitutional part of Engineers Australia through the Board of Engineering Practice.

The Australasian Land & Groundwater Association Inc. (ALGA Inc) has a broad base of members including land owners, property developers, industry, consultants, scientists, contractors, regulatory agency staff, government, the legal profession, laboratory staff, financiers, researchers and academics. The core focus of this association is to support advances in the prevention, assessment and remediation of contaminated land and groundwater.