Partnerships
CIWM works in close, strategic partnership with key organisations, professional bodies, and government departments, both domestically and internationally. These alliances are essential to advancing our purpose of moving the world beyond waste and maintaining the highest professional standards across the resources and waste management community.
Partnerships
CIWM works in close, strategic partnership with key organisations, professional bodies, and government departments, both domestically and internationally. These alliances are essential to advancing our purpose of moving the world beyond waste and maintaining the highest professional standards across the resources and waste management community.
Our Partners
Environmental Services Association (ESA)
CIWM collaborates with ESA, the leading representative body for the UK's waste and secondary resources industry, on policy development and promoting a sustainable national resource system. MOU Signed: 2001
Society for the Environment (SocEnv)
As a Royal Chartered body, SocEnv champions environmental professionals, and our partnership supports the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) qualification, the highest professional environmental accreditation.
Renewables Energy Association (REA)
The REA is a not-for-profit trade association, representing businesses powering the green economy through expanding renewable energy deployment and production to meet the UK’s electricity, heat, recycling, energy storage and transport needs.
British Cleaning Council (BCC)
The BCC acts as the unified voice of the UK cleaning industry, and we partner to coordinate industry affairs, elevate the professional profile, and encourage improvements in cleanliness standards.
Keep Britain Tidy (KBT)
This prominent environmental charity is the official anti-litter campaign for England, and our partnership focuses on practical action to promote enhanced local environmental quality. MOU Signed: 2009
Healthcare Waste Management Association (HWMA)
HWMA is the dedicated trade association supporting the healthcare waste management industry, and our partnership establishes and identifies higher professional standards in this specialist sector. MOU Signed: 2015
International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
As its UK National Member, CIWM supports ISWA, the only international, independent, and non-profit association dedicated to promoting sustainable and professional waste management worldwide. Find out more about the ISWA World Congress 2026, hosted by CIWM.
UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
UKELA is the foremost membership organisation dedicated to improving the understanding and awareness of environmental law, engaging professionals across all sectors to make the law effective.
Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Defra is the UK Government Department responsible for securing a healthy environment and transitioning the UK to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy, making our effective liaison on policy essential. MOU Signed: 2012
Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG)
The APSRG is a leading non-party political forum where CIWM engages with parliamentarians and business leaders to drive debate and policy on sustainable resource management in the UK.
Partner with us
If you're interested in partnering with CIWM, we'd love to hear from you. For more information, please contact marketing@ciwm.co.uk.