Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit Committee is chaired by an independent Chartered Accountant and reports directly to the Board of Trustees. It exists to ensure that CIWM’s financial management systems are rigorous and comply with the legal requirements of both company law and charity law.

The Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics Committee

The Corporate Governance & Professional Ethics Committee is responsible for both monitoring and reviewing the constitution of the organisation, and for dealing with individual members' alleged contraventions of the Code of Professional Conduct.

Qualifications and Professional Standards Committee

The role of the Qualifications and Professional Standards Committee is to oversee the design and implementation of CIWM’s Learning and Development Strategy, and to ensure that CIWM meets its responsibilities and obligations as an Awarding Organisation and End Point Assessment Organisation overseen by the educational regulators in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also updates and maintains membership standards and commissions projects that further CIWM’s position as a Professional Body or its charitable objectives. The committee is responsible for reporting its recommendations to CIWM’s Board of Trustees annually regarding the organisation’s compliance with the Conditions of Recognition.

Policy and Innovation Forum

The Policy and Innovation Forum is responsible for providing strategic direction and input on key policy and legislative developments across the resources and waste sector. It works to formulate and influence CIWM's public position on environmental regulation and emerging trends. The Forum also identifies and promotes leading innovation and best practices to drive the sector toward a more circular economy model.

If you’d like to join a CIWM committee, please email technical@ciwm.co.uk to find out how you can get involved.