All about the SW Energy & Environmental
Management
Group movement and how to join
Energy & Environmental Management Groups (EEMGs) are independent non-profit making bodies that enable the development and exchange of ideas, technologies and techniques and the provision of professional training
for the benefit of their members and partner organisations in the region. Membership is drawn from industry, commerce
and the public sector. The "Showcase" page gives examples of SW EEMG members' achievements.
Energy Management Groups were set up across the UK in 1976 with seed-corn funding from the then Department of Energy as the UK emerged from the energy crises of the early 1970s (see list of past and current Chairmen & Secretaries).
Their primary role then was to provide private and public sector managers with energy management skills. The first Energy Management Group to be established in the United Kingdom was the Avon & Somerset Energy Management Group formed in early 1976. Energy Management Groups in the South West became "Energy & Environmental Management Groups" during 1995/96
to reflect the wider interest and requirements of their members.
South West EEMG membership currently totals well over 850 members who are kept informed by the Government Office for the South West of seminars, conferences and new Government initiatives. The "hand grasping lightning" logo used by the SW EEMGs is the original logo used by Energy Management Groups throughout the UK when they
were first set up in 1976. It graphically represents the "management of energy". The SW EEMGs' annual conference, ENVEC, is held in October.
In recognition of the outstanding work the SW groups had undertaken since 1976 in raising the awareness and skills of energy and environmental managers in the region each group has received an "Our South West" award (see picture below). These awards, from Sustainability South West (the SW Round Table for Sustainable Development) and the Government Office for the South West, were presented
at ENVEC ’99 on 13th October 1999. The groups celebrated their 30th anniversary in June 2006 - see pictures and news story below.
HOW TO JOIN YOUR LOCAL SW EEMG
You can download an application form to join your local EEMG here:
Membership Application Form (word doc - rich text format)
This can be submitted directly to the Government Office for the South West (see form for details); GOSW maintains the membership database on behalf of the four SW EEMGs.
Those energy or environmental managers or organisations based in the South West that are interested in becoming a member
and would like further information are invited to contact each group direct (for details click on the relevant Group name at the beginning of this page).
Annual subscription rates for members are kept as low as possible. The current subscription rates are shown against each group but you may wish to confirm with the relevant EEMG Chairman or Secretary. Database registration is free of charge.
