Our Purpose
Founded in 1898, CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) is the leading professional body for the resource and waste management sector. We represent and support over 8,000 individuals and 250 Affiliated Organisations throughout the UK and increasingly across the globe, united by our purpose to move the world beyond waste.
Our Purpose
Founded in 1898, CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) is the leading professional body for the resource and waste management sector. We represent and support over 8,000 individuals and 250 Affiliated Organisations throughout the UK and increasingly across the globe, united by our purpose to move the world beyond waste.
At CIWM, membership delivers more for your professional life. We provide the world-class qualifications, training and accreditation needed to unlock potential - providing more connections, resources, representation and partnerships for a community that is shaping a sustainable future.
We lead and connect our professional community through insight and innovation, sharing the best practice required to drive the sustainable management of resources and waste.
We also play a vital role in shaping the future of the sector. We provide an impartial, influential and respected voice in policy discussions, ensuring our members’ views are heard and policy development is evidence-led, science-based and data-driven. We're not only championing best practice, we're actively shaping policy across the sector.
In 2021, we were recognised as an Awarding Organisation and End Point Assessment Organisation (England) from the educational regulators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This followed the integration of WAMITAB into CIWM, a move that strengthened the provision of relevant, fit-for-purpose qualifications for the resource and waste management sector.
The CIWM Group expanded further in 2024 with the acquisition of the Circular Economy Institute, bridging the gap between the resources and waste sector and the global circular economy industry. This move solidifies our position as a leader in driving the transition from a linear to a circular economy, empowering circularity and resource efficiency on a global scale.
Our Purpose
We're driven by our purpose: to move the world beyond waste.
Our Vision
We’re working towards our vision: A thriving and resilient world enabled by the expertise of the professional resource and waste management community.
Our Mission
We're clear in our mission: To connect and lead our professional community through knowledge, events, training and accreditation, sharing best practice and innovation to drive the sustainable management of resources and waste.
Our Values
We're led by a collaborative culture: The CIWM Way. Our values are collaboration, creativity, adaptation, determination and consideration.
Our Charitable Objectives
Our charitable objectives are to advance, for the public benefit, the art and science of waste management worldwide, and so to promote education, the protection of public health and the preservation of the environment, and, for that purpose, to further and maintain good standards of practice, competence and conduct by all its members.
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We support thousands of professionals across the UK and beyond. Our role is simple: to give you the tools, insight and connections you need to succeed, and to help you make a meaningful difference.
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Continue Your Learning
The resource and waste management sector offers dynamic career paths where you can make a real impact. CIWM (WAMITAB) qualifications give you the knowledge, skills and recognition you need to thrive.
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Read Our Strategy
Our strategy is about taking clear, decisive steps to shape a future-ready, resilient organisation that enables our professional community to be at its best and ready to make our actions count.
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