An update on the work of the Environmental Learning Support Group (ELSG)
Back in late March 2025, the ICCM partnered with the Darwin Centre for Sustainable Bereavement to ask if members would like to be part of a new group focused on best practice, sustainability, and the environment in our workplaces. Thanks to your support, we now have nine passionate cemetery and crematoria operators from both the public and private sectors working together, sharing their insights, and helping us all move forward in our environmental commitments.
In May, we also ran a survey to hear directly from you about your priorities, concerns, and innovations. Your feedback was invaluable. It gave us a clearer sense of where to focus and highlighted an important point: while members can often identify areas for improvement, putting those ideas into practice can feel challenging.
That’s why I want to say two things today:
- Thank you. Thank you for your time, your ideas, and your willingness to engage.
- Here’s something practical. Here you’ll find a resource that highlights “quick wins” – simple, low-cost actions you can take straight away, alongside ideas that may need more stakeholder support or funding. This was created directly with your survey feedback in mind. You will also find a document which highlights our overarching aims and objectives as a group so that everyone can see what we stand for.
Finally, we’d also like to introduce you to the members of the ELSG. Each has shared a short biography and their particular areas of interest, so you can get to know the people helping shape this important work.
We hope you find the document and introductions useful, and we look forward to continuing this journey together. Please do keep an eye out for further information in the future as we look to drive practices forward.