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The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group has drafted an EDI Strategy to guide our efforts to improve EDI within our Institute. This is available ...
There are many benefits of inclusivity and diversity, and perhaps the most essential is the improvement of collective intelligence. More immediately, acoustics in the UK, like UK engineering professions generally, faces a skills shortage, and encouraging people from all social and ethnic backgrounds into the profession increases the pool of available acousticians.
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group has drafted an EDI Strategy to guide our efforts to improve EDI within our Institute. This is available for anyone to view.
But we don’t have all the answers, so we would like you, our members, to tell us your thoughts. If you're an IOA member, please spare a few minutes to read the draft Strategy and complete the consultation questions by clicking here.
The EDI has also created a public video which can be viewed below.
Attached Documents:
edi_2024-2026_strategy_25jan24_for_consultation
The Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Airport Expansion and Climate and nature targets that took place last year and included a recommendation on noise impacts.
Considerations of noise and soundscape are embedded in the Natural Resources Wales State of Natural Resources Report 2025.
In December the Welsh Government(WG) published the outcome of their consultation on changes to permitted development rights (PDR), which includes air source heat pumps (ASHP).
Transport Scotland have published a new Transport Noise Action Plan (TNAP) for 2025 – 2028.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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