13 Jun 2012
Funding and Competition closing dates
There are several forthcoming closing dates for a wide range of funding and competition opportunities, as follows:Low Carbon Truck Demonstration…
General News
6 Jun 2012
Carillion lands national sustainability award
Leading support services and construction company Carillion was among the winners of the 2012 Guardian Sustainable Business Awards (GSBAs) at…
General News
6 Jun 2012
More West Midlands Universities join the top performers in the 2012 Green Universities League table
People & Planet’s Green League is the only comprehensive and independent league table of UK universities ranked by environmental and…
General News
6 Jun 2012
Sustainability Leaders Awards 2012
Leaders are powerful and influential figures in today’s world. Sustainability is driven by leaders who inspire others to take action…
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10 May 2012
The UK Low Carbon Communities Network carries out its annual survey of local action on climate energy
The UK Low Carbon Communities Network (LCCN) is now carrying out its annual survey of local action on climate energy.…
General News
23 Apr 2012
Government should be open about ‘outsourced emissions’ according to Committee
The Government should be straightforward about the impact that UK consumption is having on the world’s climate, according to a…
General News
3 Oct 2011
Matchmaking for business carbon reduction offset and local UK projects
Do you want to match your carbon reduction offset investment with a local project. Why not check out the new…
General News
12 Aug 2011
Eco homes are being built in North Warwickshire countryside
Church Hall Gardens is a small development of just 6 semi-detached family homes and offers the prospect of substantially reduced…
General News
25 Jul 2011
Success at Alumet’s Community Open Day!
15th July was a busy day for the Alumet Group; the town of Southam was nearly bought to a standstill as over 500…
General News
25 Jul 2011
Designing Demand Business Development Programme
Designing Demand is a business development programme run by the Design Council. It is government backed and part of the…
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15 Jul 2011
DECC Electricity Market Reform White Paper and Renewables Roadmap published
With a quarter of the UK’s generating capacity shutting down over the next ten years as old coal and nuclear…
General News
11 Jul 2011
Local firms needed to showcase low carbon expertise
Birmingham based firms that provide goods and services to the low carbon market, particularly to the renewable energy and energy…
SWM News
11 Jul 2011
Climate Change Matters – Summer 2011 edition
The Summer 2011 edition of ‘Climate Change Matters’ is available to download. It covers the Worcestershire Sustainable Community Strategy, the Wychavon…
General News
1 Jul 2011
Raising The Bar – Building sustainable business value through environmental targets
Research by the Carbon Trust has found that businesses which have set robust, stretching and transparent targets, covering both carbon…
General News
13 Jun 2011
Feed-in tariff cuts confirmed
On Friday 10 June, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) published its long-awaited response to the fast-track review…
General News
10 May 2011
Greenlinks videos now online
Greenlinks is a local business association that runs training courses, disseminates information and shares good practice between Herefordshire based businesses…
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3 May 2011
UK’s first eco-village scrapped following Government U-turn
A £2.8 million project to build the UK’s first perfectly energy efficient housing development for commercial sale is being axed…
General News
11 Mar 2011
Calculating carbon emissions of ICT products and services
New global guidance will provide common approaches for calculating carbon emissions of ICT products and servicesICT companies and their customers…
General News
10 Feb 2011
SWM Green Leader Cllr Anthony Blagg is named Sustainability Champion of the Year
SWM Green Leader Cllr Anthony Blagg was named the Sustainability Champion of the Year at the LGIU/CCLA Councillor Achievement Awards 2011…
SWM News
23 Dec 2010
Climate Week – 21-27 March 2011
One week to show how we can combat climate change – 21 to 27 March 2011.Thousands of events and activities,…
SWM News
16 Dec 2010
Green Future launched from Coventry
Coventry-based energy company E.ON has joined forces with Coventry City Council and the region’s chamber of commerce to launch a…
General News
8 Dec 2010
Minister outlines Green Deal details
Councils will be expected to take “strategic ownership” of the national roll-out of the government’s flagship energy efficiency programme, the…
General News
28 Oct 2010
Funding still available for small businesses to launch low carbon inititiatives
There is still a week to apply for the Shell Springboard and leap into action!Shell Springboard is a programme that…
General News
22 Oct 2010
Aston University launches part-time modules in sustainability
SWM member Aston University has launched its programme of ‘Sustainable communities, urban regeneration and environmental technologies’ modules which are flexible…
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