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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 ...
"The most essential is the improvement of collective intelligence."
Acoustics in the UK faces a "skills shortage."
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group has drafted an "EDI Strategy."
The EDI Strategy is to guide efforts to improve EDI within the Institute.
The EDI Strategy is "available for anyone to view."
Members are asked to read the draft Strategy and complete consultation questions.
The consultation questions can be found by clicking a link.
The EDI has created a public video.
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 Noise Policy Statement England must be integrated into the National Planning Policy Framework say IOA
Inclusion of Good Acoustic Design in revised Design and Placemaking PPG would support effective noise management.
A Europe wide review finds no one is risk-free and transportation noise affects everyone, including those who are otherwise healthy
The Greater London Authority are proposing licensing authorities work with the local planning authority to apply the Agent of Change principle.
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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