This episode is a neurodiversity special, focused on Neurodiversity in Sustainability from two Chartered Environmentalists themselves.

We cover:

• Neurodiversity skills in sustainability and it's importance
• Personal reflections
• Professional membership and neurodiversity
• How to help families
• Key Takeaways

This special episode of EnvCast features two Chartered Environmentalists, Gill Mulroe and Niki Roach.

Speaker bios:

Gill Mulroe FISEP CEnv FCMI CMgr FCIWM CRWM:

Gill is the Environment and Sustainability Manager at Anchor, England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people.

Shortlisted for Environment Manager of the Year 2025 and named to the Environmental 100 Leaders List, Gill brings over two decades of cross-sector experience across housing, banking, public service and private industry.

Gill has led strategic programmes in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, embedding decarbonisation into core operations, and shapes national policy through advisory roles, including her former role as Climate Commissioner for Yorkshire and Humber.

In November 2024, Gill was invited to speak at the United Nations in Geneva, representing the intersection of climate action, social equity and inclusive leadership on an international stage.

A triple chartered professional holding qualifications with CIWM, CEnv and CMI, Gill also holds three fellowships with CIWM, ISEP and CMI. She is the Founder of The Climate Connector, a climate storytelling platform that has reached over 180,000 people, centred on human-led narratives that connect environmental sustainability with accessible storytelling, stripping back jargon and making complex information meaningful to all. Gill is a vocal advocate for neurodiversity within the sustainability profession, drawing on her own lived experience to challenge the profession to become more inclusive, accessible and representative of the people it serves.

Niki Roach FCIWEM C.WEM CEnv:

Niki is convinced that by connecting the right people and thinking across systems, anything is possible. She has spent her career trying to do just that.

She is host of Planet Possible - an award-winning water, nature and climate podcast, a former President of CIWEM (2020-21) and a co-founder and Director of Blue & Green Consulting.

Niki has worked in the water and environment sector, primarily in the UK and she is currently focussed on delivering nature-based solutions to solve tricky environmental problems. She Chairs a range of industry groups including the SSWAN Network and is a Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commissioner.

Beyond work Niki is interested in a low water use economy and is currently practising what she preaches by living in a home based on those principles.

Resources:

Planet Possible podcast - https://planetpossible.eco/
Talent the Sustainability sector cannot ignore: https://socenv.org.uk/resource/neurodiversity-week-2026-cenv/

SENDA - https://senda.org.uk/

Carers Academy - https://carersacademy.co.uk/

FizzyKids - https://www.fizzykids.co.uk/

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YouTube: Society for the Environment //
Website: socenv.org.uk // LinkedIn: society-for-the-environment

Environment Top 5: Trees special, focused on arboriculture as a sector, crowded landscape, climate change and species and pests, sustainable timber and certifications from two Chartered Environmentalists themselves.

We cover:
Arboriculture as a sector
Forestry in a crowded landscape
Climate change in terms of species selection, peats and diseases
Why Grown in Britain and Plant Healthy certifications matter
Key Takeaways


This special episode of EnvCast features two Chartered Environmentalists, John Parker and Dougal Driver.

Speaker bios:
John Parker:
John Parker has been Chief Executive Officer of the Arboricultural Association since July 2021, and previously held the role of Technical Director at the Association from August 2019. John is UK & Ireland President of the International Society of Arboriculture and an Executive Committee member of the European Arboricultural Council.
He has a degree in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry and is a Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Forester. John is a Fellow of the Arboricultural Association, the Institute of Chartered Forestry, the Royal Society of Biology and the Linnaean Society. He frequently presents at national and international conferences and has delivered a TED Talk entitled Why trees are better than people (available on YouTube).

Since spring 2020 John has chaired the Arboricultural Association webinar series, covering a wide range of topics to a global audience. In 2018 he was awarded the title of Young European Urban Forester of the Year, in 2022 he was named one of the 25 Most Influential People in Horticulture by Pro Landscaper Magazine and in 2024 he appeared on the ENDS Power List of the 100 most influential environmental professionals in the UK. From 2020 until 2022 he was a Trustee of the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum, the national UK tree collection. John is interested in public engagement, green equity and promoting the benefits of trees, with particular consideration for their social and cultural value. He is the founder of the Stonehouse Community Arboretum and a Trustee of the Doverow Hill Trust.

Dougal Driver:
Dougal is a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) registered via the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and Chair of the Society for the Environment Board. He is also SocEnv’s Board champion for World Environment Day.

Dougal is a founder and CEO of Grown in Britain, a not for profit organisation that sets standards for our trees, woods and forests and delivers research to improve local supply chains for forest products. He is also Chairman of the Forestry Commission’s SE Forestry and Woodlands Advisory Committee and a passionate advocate for the promotion of technical qualifications in the UK.

His career includes positions as Head of Profession for the Defence Estate, Regional Director for the Government Office South East and a Rural Director at Defra. Whilst at Defra, he undertook a career highlight in creating the South Downs National Park.

Professional registration:
Registered status as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) or Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) are available. To find out more about our registrations visit: https://socenv.org.uk/professional-re…

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YouTube: Society for the Environment //
Website: socenv.org.uk // LinkedIn: society-for-the-environment

Environment Top 5: Chartered Week special, focused on debunking myths about Chartership, what the benefits are for you and your employers and top tips from two Chartered Environmentalists themselves.

We cover:

1. Myths on the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) application
2. Explore why charterships might be valued by employers
3. Different routes to CEnv
4. Who could be a CEnv
5. Some top tips for your application

This special episode of EnvCast features two Chartered Environmentalists, Kirsty Ayres and Richard Deaville



Speaker bios:
Kirsty Ayres achieved Chartered Environmentalist in 2020 via the Institute of Water. She is a Principal Consultant at WRc (Water Research Centre) with 14 years’ experience in the water industry, specialising in holistic source-to-tap solutions to achieve multiple benefits. She is also currently the SE Area Chair of the Institute of Water, leading a team of volunteers to plan great events for members. To further her own development, Kirsty trained as a Professional Registration Assessor to conduct reviews and interviews of future professional registration applicants and sits on the Institute of Water Environmental Panel to ensure a consistent approach is applied to all applications.

Rich Deaville is a Chartered Environmentalist via ISEP with over 20 years of experience across a wide range of built environment projects working in consultancy, client and Main contractor roles. I've worked on a variety of different projects from small scale refurbishments to large national projects with a range of environmental and sustainability challenges and opportunities. Currently I'm working as a Senior Environmental Advisor with Burns & McDonnell who are a 100% employee‑owned engineering and construction firm that helps design and build the infrastructure that keeps communities running. They’ve been around since 1898 and now operate from more than 75 offices worldwide, taking on projects across a wide mix of industries.


Professional registration:
Registered status as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) or Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) are available. To find out more about our registrations visit: https://socenv.org.uk/professional-re…

Check out our other platforms:

YouTube: Society for the Environment //
Website: socenv.org.uk // LinkedIn: society-for-the-environment