The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) is the Royal Chartered body responsible for the registration of environmental professionals – 10,000 have registered to date and new registrants are continuing to join year-on-year. If you apply evidenced-based environmental and sustainable thinking in your role, SocEnv registration will allow you to prove this and identify yourself as an environmental professional.
Become a Chartered Environmentalist
As an umbrella organisation, SocEnv does not directly award the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) registration to individuals. Instead, it licenses professional bodies (including the Institute of Chartered Foresters) to award the registration to appropriately experienced and knowledgeable members.
We’re delighted that now all Associate members, Professional Members and Fellows of the Institute are eligible to apply for Chartered Environmentalist registration – you are no longer required to be chartered with the Institute first.
Fees
The 2026 fee for Chartered Environmentalist registrations is £400: £200 by 1 June and £200 with the completed application by 1 August.
To find out more about requirements for joining as an Associate member, please see our Membership Journey Planner or download our information guide below.
Terms and Conditions
Failure to submit your full Chartered Environmentalist application by 17:00 on 1 August (after registering and paying the assessment fees by 1 June) results in the applicant losing the assessment fees. If your employer has paid your registration fees directly to the Institute and you do not submit an application within the required timeframe, or you decide to withdraw from the process, we will be unable to provide a refund to your employer, and it is your responsibility to inform your employer that you did not submit an application within the required timeframe. In exceptional circumstances we may be able to carry over the first instalment of the assessment fees providing you contact us in advance to discuss. Should we allow you to carry over your assessment fees to following year and you are still unable to submit your application by 17:00 on 1 August, we will be unable to carry your fees forward to a future year and no refund will be issued.
Pathway to Chartered Environmentalist
To find out more about becoming recognised as a Chartered Environmentalist, take a moment to watch the video below:
Find out more
If you have any questions about the Society for the Environment, their work, or gaining the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) registration through the Institute of Chartered Foresters, please get in touch.
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