11 Jan 2010
Young managers lead the way for the green agenda
According to research by the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI’s) of manager attitudes towards green issues, more than two thirds of managers (69…
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11 Jan 2010
Advantage West Midlands AWM AGM: Answers to SWM’s questions
Q: Measuring success on our terms – How will we measure success in the future – the ‘GVA gap or…
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7 Jan 2010
Tipton Litter Watch Clean Sweep At CIWM Awards
A Sandwell community-led environmental charity has received a top national award from BBC Dragon’s Den expert Deborah Meaden for its…
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6 Jan 2010
Johnson Tiles achieve second listing in The Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards
Congratulations to Staffordshire Business & Environment (SBEN) members, Johnson Tiles, who have recently been named in The Sunday Times “60…
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5 Jan 2010
High value of sustainability commitment during recession means companies are coping with the downturn better
The ‘Green winners: The performance of Sustainability-focused companies in the Financial crisis’ report published last year looked at 99 companies…
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4 Jan 2010
25 Mitsubishi electric cars start 12 month user trials
Twenty five drivers in the West Midlands will be given keys to Mitsubishi i-MiEVs electric cars today, which they will…
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7 Sep 2009
Midlands Excellence Award Ceremony 2009 – enter now!
The Midlands Excellence awards are now open for entries with four categories available; Innovation, Sustainability, Lean and Efficiency and Learning…
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7 Sep 2009
Switch it Off week 2009 – starts Monday 9 November
This very successful campaign is returning for it’s fourth year in the week beginning Monday 9 November culminating with the ‘Big Switch…
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24 Aug 2009
Favourite ethical product of the last 20 years?
To celebrate their 20th Birthday, The Ethical Consumer Research Association asked a group of top UK politicians and environmental campaigners…
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14 Aug 2009
Opportunity to test drive an electric car for a year
In July of this year, it was announced that Birmingham would become one of the demonstrator cities for the TSB (Technology…
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14 Aug 2009
West Midlands Climate Change Adaptation Partnership – volunteer role available through RegenWM placement service
An exciting new volunteer placement offered through the RegenWM placement service as a Climate Change Adaptation support officer has just been posted.…
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5 Aug 2009
West Midlands: Fit for the Future?
This new book was published by the West Midlands Regional Observatory at the end of July. It is written by ten different…
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15 Jul 2009
The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan
This plan was launched today and acts as a ‘routemap’ to show us how we as a country can reduce…
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29 Jun 2009
Department of Energy and Climate Change announce extra support to cut the public sector carbon footprint
Today, the Department for Energy and Climate Change announced new energy efficiency loans which will be available to hospitals, leisure…
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9 Jun 2009
Climate change and your home
A new website from English Heritage provides guidance to help you understand the impact of climate change on traditional houses,…
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9 Jun 2009
Launch of the RegenWM prizes 2009
Prizes is a symbol of excellence in regeneration, recognised throughout the West Midlands. Winners go on to be shortlisted for…
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