5 Dec 2013
Congratulations to MEBC Green Business Award Winners for 2013
This December saw the 3rd Green Business Awards, run by SWM member Midlands Environment Business Club (MEBC), and supported by SWM…
SWM News
28 Nov 2013
Report calls for “relaunch” of Green Deal for non-domestic market
The Government should “relaunch” the Green Deal for the non-domestic market and enable small businesses to access cheap energy-saving loans…
General News
27 Nov 2013
Electric vehicles – Opportunity for rural businesses
Warwickshire County Council has announced a new pilot project ‘Warwickshire Rural Electric Vehicles’ (WREV) designed to encourage rural businesses to…
General News
30 Aug 2013
Plan to break electric car barriers
A pioneering project at the £40 million West Midlands-based Manufacturing Technology Centre aims to break down the major barriers to…
General News
23 Aug 2013
Opportunity from Birmingham’s Affordable Warmth Partnership
The Affordable Warmth Partnership (AWP) invites proposals from organisations or independent traders who are able to assist the partnership to…
General News
31 Jul 2013
Plugged-in Midlands to run for a further year
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has awarded the Plugged-in Midlands Programme an additional £1.5m of Government funding to…
General News
30 Jul 2013
Register your business in the Carbon Trust Green Business Directory
The Carbon Trust has announced the launch of its Green Business Directory, a valuable resource for organisations looking to install…
General News
15 Jul 2013
New teaching resource for climate change launched
After a successful battle to keep climate change within the new proposed national curriculum, Sustainability West Midlands are delighted to…
SWM News
10 Jul 2013
Green Deal ‘could lead to deadly summer overheating’
Temperatures could soar to dangerously high levels in some homes insulated under the government’s flagship Green Deal scheme, experts have…
SWM News
19 Jun 2013
Green deal measures could significantly increase property values
Improving the energy efficiency of your home could increase its value by up to 38% according to new government figures…
General News
12 Mar 2013
Energy Saving Trust offer advice on plug-in vehicles for businesses
The Energy Saving Trust are offering 100 organisations free analysis and tailored review on how to use plug-in vehicles in…
General News
19 Nov 2012
Climate Week Awards open for entries
Do you know of an inspiring individual, project or organisation that you want to see recognised? Nominate them now for the…
General News
9 Nov 2012
Birmingham City Council to host Nearer to Zero conference 2013
In February 2013, Birmingham City Council will host the next Nearer to Zero conference. The event is a one day…
General News
25 Oct 2012
SWM member Aston University receives a prestigious EcoCampus award
SWM member Aston University receives a prestigious EcoCampus awardAston has been awarded the Platinum phase award, as part of the…
SWM News
18 Oct 2012
NEC achieves ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’
NEC has announced that it has achieved ‘zero waste to landfill’ two years ahead of schedule. The NEC has reached…
General News
17 Oct 2012
West Midlands Local Authority Low Carbon Economy Programme
Last year the West Midlands Local Authority Low Carbon Economy Programme was a £500,000 programme aimed at helping West Midlands…
SWM News
12 Oct 2012
Climate Week
Britain’s Biggest Climate Change Campaign: 4 – 10 March 2013Thousands of events and activities are being planned by organisations from every…
General News
11 Oct 2012
National Award for Alumet Director
SWM Green Leader Dean Walton, Director of Alumet received further recognition when representing the Midlands at the national Director of…
SWM News
4 Oct 2012
MEBC Business Success Award
The Midlands Environmental Business Company’s Annual Business Celebration Awards in association with the Business Council for Sustainable Development UK aims…
General News
28 Sep 2012
The Case for Locally Grown Food in Birmingham
Cities have always imported food, but Birmingham is an extreme case. Land is reserved for housing, industry and leisure, but…
General News
27 Sep 2012
Manufacturers and green groups call for Government action plan on resource crunch
Manufacturers and environmental campaigners have joined forces to urge the Government to take coordinated action on the looming natural resources…
General News
27 Sep 2012
Framework for supply & installation of energy efficiency & microgeneration measures
Buy For Good is seeking a diverse mix of suppliers, including consortia, wishing to participate in a multiparty framework for…
General News
26 Sep 2012
West Midlands database of business support providers now available
This document provides a database of free and subsidised sources of business support provision that may be useful to help…
SWM News
23 Jul 2012
New 33m fund for Sustainable Travel in the West Midlands
The West Midlands transport chiefs were today (Wednesday June 27) handed a £33 million fighting fund to help tackle congestion,…
General News