27 Mar 2025
SWM March Newsletter: Will History Repeat Itself?
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26 Mar 2025
Shropshire Net Zero Leaders Summit – 20/03/25
This event marked the one-year milestone of the Shropshire Net Zero Leaders Programme, a support initiative for businesses in the area who wish to measure and manage their carbon impacts.
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3 Mar 2025
SWM Newsletter February 2025: Local Action in Times of Endless Uncertainty
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4 Feb 2025
Midlands Local Authority Climate Action Benchmark 2024
This report provides a summary of the progress that local (and combined) authorities in the Midlands are making against various aspects of climate action. It gives local authorities and their supporting organisations, including with whom we have collaborated, the Midlands Net Zero Hub and CDP, a clearer idea of what support is required.
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31 Jan 2025
SWM Newsletter January 2025: New Year, New Resilience
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1 Jan 2025
SWM Members Mingle & AGM 2024 – 03/12/24
SWM hold an annual networking event for their members so that they can meet and learn from each other’s sustainability expertise, with the view to nurture future collaborations within our sector...
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19 Dec 2024
SWM Newsletter December 2024: A Very Merry Mingle to You All
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2 Dec 2024
SWM Newsletter November 2024: How is COP29 relevant to the Sustainability West Midlands Network?
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31 Oct 2024
SWM Newsletter October 2024: Invest 2035
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11 Oct 2024
Adaptation Resources for the NHS
Climate change has serious consequences for both public health and effective delivery of healthcare. The risks and potential consequences are recognised…
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30 Sep 2024
SWM Newsletter September 2024: Roadmap to 2030 to Undergo Full Strategic Review
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6 Sep 2024
Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change on the Economy of the West Midlands Combined Authority Region
This report looks to quantify the potential economic impacts climate change could have on the WMCA region.
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29 Aug 2024
SWM Newsletter August 2024: Could you be our new Membership Manager?
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23 Aug 2024
Feasibility Study on Reusable Food Takeaway Packaging
A WMCA funded feasibility study exploring ways to reduce waste from food takeaway packaging Author: Sustainability West Midlands Single use…
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30 Jul 2024
SWM Newsletter July 2024: The Dust is Settling – the New Government’s Legislative Agenda
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24 Jul 2024
Roadmap to 2030 – Monitoring Report 2024
This report monitors how the West Midlands is progressing against the targets laid out in our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap
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8 Jul 2024
SWM Annual Conference 2024: Land & Sustainability – Strategies for a Resilient Future – 08/07/24
SWM hold their Annual Conference so that sustainability organisations and professionals can come together, providing delegates with a peer-to-peer learning opportunity...
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27 Jun 2024
SWM Newsletter June 2024: Your vote for a sustainable West Midlands in the general election
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31 May 2024
Climate change adaptation: good practice examples of local planning and action
This document provides a compendium of good practice examples that demonstrate climate change adaptation planning and action that UK local authorities are taking.
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30 May 2024
SWM Newsletter May 2024: Lay of the Land
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17 May 2024
Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality – the Role of Innovation – 24/04/24
IHWG/IZCWG Joint Meeting – Blog Six per cent of mortality in the West Midlands is due to poor ambient air…
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30 Apr 2024
SWM Newsletter April 2024: Your Votes for a Sustainable West Midlands in the Local Elections
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28 Mar 2024
SWM Newsletter March 2024: Adapt to Survive
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29 Feb 2024
SWM Newsletter February 2024: Time to BNG a Green Roof on Developments
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