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Andrea Longley CEng CEnv MIChemE

Why Chartered Environmentalist is right for me

I am a Chemical Engineer with a BEng from Birmingham and an EngD from Cardiff, working for Dow Corning Ltd in South Wales. We have a large manufacturing site there and are always looking for new ways to improve our environmental performance. I look after the site’s environmental management system (EMS) and ensure we maintain our ISO14001 registration.

I wanted to gain Chartered Environmentalist status because it provides a professional endorsement of a personal desire to improve environmental issues. After a number of years working in the Environmental Department, it is good to have some formal recognition of that experience.

When my children raise concerns with me about the environmental impacts of industry, it is good to be able to put their minds at rest and assure them that I and many other people are working hard to reduce these impacts. I hope that by joining the Society for the Environment, our combined efforts will be more effective.

Environmental improvements are far easier to achieve if everyone is committed to the same sustainability goals. At Dow Corning, ‘Sustainability’ is a Core Value and I believe this helps us to prioritise to do the right things, something which no doubt influenced our success in being awarded the Chemical Industries Association‘s Company of the Year 2010.

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