Our Roadmap to 2030
20 Oct 2026
Employer-Led Construction Academies Programme: Grants to Address Skills Shortages
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is offering up to £1 million grant funding per project to help you establish and run your own Employer-Led Construction Academy in the West…
Member News
20 Oct 2026
What Help Can You Get? Energy Bills, Grants and Support
ecobirmingham has compiled a guide to grants, schemes and other support that householders in Birmingham may be eligible for to improve home energy efficiency and manage household energy costs. The…
Member News
20 Oct 2026
Green Community Grants Programme: Funding for Community-Led Nature and Climate Projects
The Wildlife Trust’s Green Community Grants Programme, supported by Postcode Lottery UK, is offering flexible, one-year grants of up to £25,000 to help not-for profit organisations help nature and support…
General News
19 Oct 2026
Energy Resilience Fund for Charities and Social Enterprises
The Energy Resilience Fund provides a combination of grant and loan funding to help eligible charities and social enterprises in England improve their energy efficiency and strengthen energy resilience. The…
General News
19 Oct 2026
Community Climate Action: Awards for Early-Stage Social Entrepreneurs
UnLtd’s Community Climate Action programme offers awards of up to £8000, alongside practical support, to help early-stage social entrepreneurs develop community-led solutions to climate change. The Opportunity Climate change affects…
General News
19 Oct 2026
Funding for Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation
Innovate UK and the Department of Health and Social Care are offering up to £7 million in grant funding to support the development and commercial readiness of sustainable technologies for…
General News
19 Oct 2026
SWM are recruiting for a new Young Director
SWM are recruiting for a new Young Director to join our Board. Are you passionate about changing the way people think and act so that we can build a better…
SWM News
12 Oct 2026
National Grid Community Matters Fund 2026 Is Open For Applications
£500,000 is available to support grassroots organisations helping people save money on their energy bills and stay warm this summer. About the opportunity National Grid’s Community Matters Fund has launched…
General News
30 Sep 2026
European Private Sector SDGs Stocktake 2026 Launch
The second edition of the European Private Sector SDGs Stocktake, published this week by UN Global Compact Network UK alongside Country Networks in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, and Türkiye,…
General News
29 Sep 2026
Sustainability Roadmap to 2030 Annual Monitoring Report 2026 Released
This report monitors West Midlands’ progress against the targets laid out in our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap. The progress is presented graphically to display the trends from the year 2010 and projections for 2030 predict the likely path for each roadmap metric.
SWM News
23 Sep 2026
Octopus EV join SWM as Gold Supporting Member to help drive towards a greener future
Did you know your employees’ cars can help your business reach net zero? And SWM members receive an exclusive £100 credit for vehicle charging! Sustainability West Midlands is delighted to…
Member News / SWM News
23 Sep 2026
DRIVE35 grant funding to develop EV supply chains in the West Midlands
The DRIVE35 initiative aims to accelerate the UK’s transition to electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and strengthen the automotive sector About the opportunity The West Midlands Supplier Readiness and Transformation Fund…
Member News
22 Sep 2026
Great British Energy announce Community Fund and new Partnerships Grant
Great British Energy is launching £30 million in funding to kick start a community power revolution, designed to support the growth of community energy and strengthen collaboration between community energy…
General News
21 Sep 2026
SWM contribute to University of Birmingham policy brief on Net Zero business support
This policy brief synthesises research on Net Zero business support within the UK Catapult Network and highlights effective practices for supporting businesses and accelerating system-wide sustainability transitions SWM were delighted…
SWM News
21 Sep 2026
National Heat Risk Commission – Call for Evidence
This Call for Evidence marks the first milestone for the Commission and is the first step in an evolving programme of evidence-gathering and engagement on how the UK can improve resilience…
General News
21 Sep 2026
Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition 2026
Applications are open to all female led/founded businesses, based across the West Midlands, until Wednesday 30 September. According to The Gender Index, the West Midlands has seen a sharp decline…
General News
14 Sep 2026
Herefordshire Business Climate Adaptation Programme
Herefordshire Council are offering five free climate resilience audits to help businesses prepare for the future.
Member News / SWM News
10 Sep 2026
Innovate UK funding for UK-Singapore CR&D
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Singapore. UK businesses can apply for a grant of…
General News
10 Sep 2026
Climate Resilience Training
Verture is running two online iterations of their Becoming Climate Resilient training in the coming months As climate change brings about more frequent and severe disruption across the systems we…
General News
7 Sep 2026
Funding available for West Midlands community-led circular economy projects
The Circular Economy Call to Action Fund offers grants of up to £5,000 to support community organisations delivering local circular economy projects across the West Midlands The fund aims to…
Member News
25 Aug 2026
Project exploring the potential for peat-free growing media.
Researchers from Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience working with industry partners Riverford Organic Farmers and Delfland Nurseries conducted a collaborative, Innovate UK-funded project to explore the potential for peat-free…
Member News
25 Aug 2026
RE:GEN delivers Warm Homes improvements to more than 3,200 homes
RE:GEN delivers Warm Homes improvements to more than 3,200 homes The latest Government delivery figures for the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund show the scale of RE:GEN Group’s contribution to improving…
Member News
24 Aug 2026
Dr Beck Collins has been selected as a finalist for the Environment 100 2026.
SWM’s own Dr Beck Collins has been selected as a finalist for the Environment 100 2026! This recognition highlights Beck Collins’ significant contributions and outstanding commitment to environmental sustainability. We will…
SWM News
24 Aug 2026
We need your experiences of extreme weather this summer to create impactful case studies.
We need your experiences of extreme weather this summer to create impactful case studies. This summer has seen record breaking temperatures and heatwaves, and drought conditions across many areas of…
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