West Midlands at COP26: SWM showcase of low carbon innovation

March 16, 2021

On Friday 05 March SWM submitted our Expression of Interest (EoI) to attend COP26 in… More >

 

Comment: #DoOneThing and have a chat this World Mental Health Day

October 9, 2020

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day (#WMHD), the goal for which is ‘to help raise… More >

 

Environment Agency Releases New ‘State of the Environment’ Report

September 8, 2020

The Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Sir James Bevan has made a major speech… More >

 

UK Climate Risk launch new website hosted by the Committee on Climate Change, with help from SWM!

July 31, 2020

Our friends at UK Climate Risk have launched a new website – www.ukclimaterisk.org – which… More >

 

SWM Chief Executive shortlisted for an IEMA Impact Award alongside other SWM members

July 2, 2020

SWM’s very own Chief Executive Anna Bright has been shortlisted for an IEMA Impact Award,… More >

 

SWM publishes new Members Directory – one week ahead of new Forum

April 27, 2020

SWM has today published a new Directory providing a useful one-stop document summarising the activities,… More >

 

Our comment: Can we learn from coronavirus to benefit sustainability?

March 27, 2020

SWM, like many of you, are trying to manage the crisis associated with the coronavirus… More >

 

Budget Spring 2020: What it means for future sustainability and for the West Midlands

March 12, 2020

New Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, yesterday delivered his first Budget setting out the Government’s… More >

 

Comment: Net zero action must also include adaptation

March 2, 2020

As you may have read in our February newsletter, SWM is convening an event on… More >

 

Queen’s Speech December 2019: The Environmental Bill

December 19, 2019

Following last week’s general election, the prime minister has a Commons majority of 80 –… More >

 

HS2: Where are we going, and why are we going there? – Part 2

October 14, 2019

Commentary on the legislative and construction progress of High Speed 2 See part 1 for… More >

 

HS2: Where are we going, and why are we going there? – Part 1

October 7, 2019

Commentary on the legislative and construction progress of High Speed 2 You may be sick… More >

 

Climate emergencies and net zero targets: how SWM can support you

August 15, 2019

After months of heightened media engagement around climate change and the need to make urgent… More >

 

Our Comment: A little less conversation, a little more climate action

July 29, 2019

In our last newsletter we commented on the increasing interest in sustainability and the declarations… More >

 

Our comment: Have we reached a tipping point?

June 26, 2019

So far, 2019 has shown signs that climate change is increasingly recognised as a critical issue.… More >

 

Blog from new SWM Board Director James Willcox from Willmott Dixon

May 8, 2019

Having been recently selected to join Sustainability West Midlands as a board director, James Willcox,… More >

 

Our Comment: Is Brexit taking the environmental biscuit?

April 25, 2019

Does anyone know what is happening with Brexit at the moment? If anyone has any… More >