Reports and SWM e-newsletters
Reports and SWM e-newsletters
Read useful and focused reports on a range of topics and catch up with past issues of our SWM e-newsletter.
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A Sustainable Future for the West Midlands: Regional Sustainable Development Framework
Date uploaded: June 2009. Framework providing sustainable development criteria to inform sustainability appraisals for policy and projects in the region.
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An update on Sustainability West Midlands activity
On 11 December 2009 Sian Thomas from Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) gave this presentation at the West Midlands Sustainable Development Officers Network(SDON). It explores the recent progress made by SWM and how you can get involved with what we are doing.
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Brief to appoint Sustainability West Midlands Associates
Date uploaded: August 2009. Due to the growth of Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) and demand for our services, we are currently seeking to expand our capacity through the appointment of associates. If you are interested please download the brief for more information. Applications are required by 6pm on Friday 4th September.
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Challenging convention and exploring new models
This presentation by the Business Council for Sustainable Development United Kingdom (BCSD-UK) was delivered at a workshop held by SWM in December 2009. It explores lessons learnt from credit crunch, developing a process template for analysis crunches, models for managing risk, exploiting new opportunities and what it will take to build resilience.
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Everyone Matters in a Sustainable Community - Conference Report
This conference report from Regional Action West Midlands (RAWM) and Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) was written by Jeremy Bruce and was published in September 2009.
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Findings from the Regional Growth into the Low Carbon Economy study
On 15 January 2009 Simon Slater from Susatinability West Midlands (SWM) and John Walker from the West Midlands Regional Observatory (WMRO) delivered the following presentations, 'What would a local low carbon strategy look like?' and 'Low Carbon Economy in the West Midlands', respectively.
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How to Develop Green Collar Jobs in Your Area - Examples of good practice
This presentation is a collection of success stories in the West Midlands region. It demonstrates how businesses, commmunities and regional bodies seize the opportunities created by a Low Carbon Resource Effience Economy (LCREE).
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How to Develop Green Collar Jobs in Your Area - Overview of Low Carbon Economy Policy in the West Midlands
This presentation by Dr Simon Slater, Executive Director at Sustainability West Midlands, reminded the participants about the Regional Sustainability Vision for 2020 and the challenges we are facing in realising it.
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How to Develop Green Collar Jobs in Your Area - What is a Green Economy? - and Where are the Green Jobs?
Peter Young, Strategy Director at Enviros Consulting, opened the workshop session with his stimulating presentation. He explained what a Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Economy (LCREE) is and what are the possible ways of achieving it.
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Involving children and young people in sustainable living and climate change agendas
The National Children's Bureau and Sustainability West Midlands held this event on 27 January 2010 to share national and regional perspectives and experiences and group work to help participants learn, network and action plan.
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Leadership - mind the gap?
This presentation was given by Simon Slater at the Environment and Economy workshop at the West Midlands Regional Observatory Annual Conference.
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Low Carbon Economy in the West Midlands
Advantage West Midlands commissioned the West Midlands Regional Observatory and Atkins to produce the report, 'Low Carbon Economy in West Midlands' to understand the strengths that currently exist in the regional economy and identify the low carbon opportunities available across those strengths. Sustainability West Midlands chaired the steering group.
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Mini summit on worklessness and green solutions - Colin Hines presentation
Colin Hines, convenor of the Green New Deal group came to inspire us all to think locally and what the green new deal could mean for Birmingham and the West Midlands.
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Mini summit on worklessness and green solutions - GOWM presentation
This presentation by Helga Edstrom and John Lee introduced the role of the Government Office and the economic inclusion panel and the funding streams available for example the Future Jobs fund.
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Mini summit on worklessness and green solutions - Groundwork Black Country GAP scheme
Amit Dattani presented on the great example of the Graduate Apprentice Program (GAP) that he runs and the benefits and constraints to the program. This very successful program has helped 78% of its graduates get into employment in a sector they are interested in and the rest into further training.
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Mini summit on worklessness and green solutions - Groundwork Stoke presentation
This presentation by Heather Sheldon explored the intermediate labour markets in Stoke as a tested way of improving employability, how this has worked and the process behind this.
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Mini summit on worklessness and green solutions - Jericho Foundation
A motivational presentation from Tim Warner from The Jericho Foundation gave a background to the organisation and detailed some of their great work on retrofit in the region, particularly in Summerfield.
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Mini summit on worklessness and green solutions - The scale of the West Midlands worklessness challenge
This presentation by Glynn Jones set the scene for the West Midlands and the context for worklessness within the region.
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Moving Ahead: A Green Transport Charter for the West Midlands
On 4 December, we held a joint event with Centro to discuss their Green transport charter. This gave delegates the opportunity to discuss the charter, how it can be improved and next steps for the charter.
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Planning for Sustainable Homes: Meeting the Low Carbon Challenge
Date uploaded: June 2009. A guide to good practice in planning policy for encouraging new low carbon homes aimed at planners and policy makers.
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Review of the application and reporting of the West Midlands Economic Strategy underlying principals 2008-09
Sustainability West Midlands review of how the underlying principals of low carbon and environment, equality and diversity, and rural renaissance set out in the regional economic strategy were being applied and reported on after the first year of delivery.
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Sustainability West Midlands AGM presentations
The presentations which are available to download from this page were given at our Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 10 December, at our offices.
This wide variety of presentations were really interesting and it was great to hear how our members from different sectors are working towards a sustainable future for the West Midlands.
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Sustainability West Midlands Business Plan 2009-12
This is the three year Business Plan for Sustainability West Midlands, approved by our Board in September 2009, and reviewed annually. It sets out our key external and internal objectives as a not-for-profit business seeking to fulfill our role as the sustainability adviser for the leaders of the West Midlands.
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Sustainability West Midlands launch event - April 2009
This presentation covers the main direction and draft work programme launched for consultation with SWM members and stakeholders in April 2009. Good overview of SWM future direction, subsequently tailored and shortened in other presentations.
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Sustainability West Midlands Submission to the Examination in Public of the Regional Spatial Strategy
Date uploaded: June 2009. Submission by Sustainability West Midlands for the revision of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) covering carbon, communities, and construction draft policies.
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Sustainable Commuting & Business Travel Workshop
The BITC and Sustainability West Midlands held this event on 10 February 2010 to inform organisations as to how the benefits of encouraging staff to cycle to work or car share.
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Sustainable Development Action Plans for Regional Public Sector Organisations
On February 22nd 2010 Simon Slater presented to the Civil Service West Midlands group about key regional Sustainable Development challanges, what a Sustainable Development Action Plan is, and the lessons from SWM on working with Advantage West Midlands to develop and deliver a plan.
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SWM Climate Change Solutions event - May 2009
SWM chaired the morning session of this event. This features standard SWM presentation, but with slides at end highlighting key carbon / energy issues for region
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SWM introduction at West Midlands Sustainable Development Officers network meeting - June 2009
Standard SWM presentation, but with slide at end exploring links and support for local authorities to prompt discussion.
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SWM newsletter - August 2009
Here is a copy of our first newsletter which we sent at the beginning of August. In this month's edition - we discussed amongst other things: the brief to appoint SWM Associates, RegenWM prizes 2009 and upcoming events from around the West Midlands.
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SWM Newsletter - December 2009
This month's newsletter discussed the Copenhagen summit as well as the launch of The City Region project which is led by SWM. We also featured the announcement of The Regional Low Carbon Task Force, new funding opportunities for long term energy and environmental projects and the updates to the SWM website.
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SWM Newsletter - February 2010
This month's newsletter discussed the second of our series of Voices from the future 2020 events entitled 'How will we travel?' with key speaker Julia King. We featured the Lunar Society's 7th Annual Lecture with Jonathon Porritt which we are sponsoring. We also encouraged our readers to share their good practice through The West Midlands Low Carbon Economy Awards which are open until March 31.
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SWM Newsletter - January 2010
This month's newsletter discussed our vision for the coming year and important new projects which are being launched in the region such as the Green New Deal pilot. We launched six case studies we've produced for the OPEN project. We also featured updates on our City Region Low Carbon Economy Leadership Programme and Business Futures projects.
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SWM newsletter - October 2009
This month's newsletter focused on our mini summit on worklessness and green solutions and the conclusions which we are following up as a result of this event. We also featured the newly launched RESCO programme, the OPEN project and the news that Staffordshire has signed the 'Think Local' pledge.
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SWM newsletter - September 2009
Our second newsletter included our comment on August's news and the key headlines, for example the recent launch of a government consultation on its policy statement on regional strategies and guidance on the establishment of Leaders' Boards, the good practice example of Lafarge Cement UK, and dates for your diary coming up including the Sustainable Housing Action programme conference.
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The City Region Low Carbon Economy Leadership summit
These presentations were given by Peter Woodward (an SWM associate), Jonathon Porritt (Forum for the Future) and Simon Slater (SWM) at the City Region Low Carbon Economy Leadership summit on 19 January 2010.
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West Midlands low carbon housing market framework
Date uploaded: June 2009. Framework providing clear vision, examples and steps to get the region to zero carbon new housing by 2016 and significant improvements to existing housing stock. Comprehensive supporting evidence base of good practice lessons and case studies by type of housing area.
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West Midlands Sustainability Checklist
Our Chair, George Marsh, gave a detailed summary of the background and updated the delegates at the 'Achieving sustainability in construction' conference on the West Midlands Sustainability Checklist.
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