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This article is written by Sarah Horrocks, Head of Air Quality & Emissions at AtkinsRéalis and Chair of the IAQM. The article follows an IES cross-community event on what makes good environmental reporting, which brought environmental professionals together from across disciplines to explore what good reporting looks like for thier specialism. You can catch up ...

The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) is delighted to announce the launch of the IAQM Awards: a refreshed awards programme that builds on our existing Ian McCrae Award and introduces four brand-new awards to recognise the outstanding people, projects and organisations driving improvements in air quality across the UK and beyond.These awards celebrate the ...

Since the election of the new UK Government, environmental issues have seen significant policy developments, so there are plenty of opportunities to engage.The IAQM and IES have created this briefing paper as an introductory reference on environmental policy relating to air quality and linked issues, including clean air and emissions. We hope the paper will ...

The IAQM Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on the 25th November. The AGM provided an opportunity for IAQM Chair Chris Rush to reflect on the activities of the IAQM over the past year and discuss upcoming plans for the Institute moving forward. The results from the 2025 Committee election were announced, and we are delighted ...

The IAQM has published new guidance on Good practice on air quality monitoring for brownfield projects. This guidance was developed in collaboration with the Institution of Environmental Sciences's (IES) Land Condition Community. This guidance aims to improve collaboration between those working in the air quality and contaminated land disciplines, be they consultants, developers or regulators, and ...