Our Roadmap to 2030
8 Jan 2026
Climate Leadership Gloucestershire: Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
Lead Organisation AtkinsRéalis, supported by SWM Project Delivery team: Beck Collins (Senior Sustainability Adviser), Louis March-Smith (Project & Data Officer)…
Completed Project
9 Sep 2025
Solihull College and University Centre: Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement Workshops
Lead Organisation Sustainability West Midlands Project Delivery team: Beck Collins (Project Manager) and Morgan Roberts (Project Support) Customer Solihull College…
Completed Project
9 Sep 2025
West Midlands Combined Authority: Local Investment in Natural Capital
Lead Organisation Finance Earth, leading a consortium with eftec, Accelar and Sustainability West Midlands Customer West Midlands Combined Authority Overview…
Completed Project
6 Jun 2025
Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Hospitals Group: Adapting the NHS to Climate Change
SWM have supported the Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Acute Hospital Alliance to develop a climate change risk assessment and adaptation plan.
Completed Project
6 May 2025
Coventry University Services (CUS): Clean Futures Masterclasses
SWM were commissioned by CUS to deliver 10 masterclasses as part of the Clean Futures Programme. This is one of the five West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) Innovation Accelerators, funded by Innovate UK with a total of £33 million, set up to help drive forward the West Midlands Plan for Growth by supporting and accelerating innovation in Cleantech and MedTech. The Clean Futures Programme is focussed on supporting SMEs in the development and diversification of transport and associated manufacturing supply chains in the West Midlands, enabling the transition from fossil fuel to clean-tech solutions.
Completed Project
22 Apr 2025
Malvern Hills National Landscape: Adapting the MHNL to Climate Change
SWM worked with the National Landscape team at Worcestershire County Council (WCC) to develop a climate change adaptation plan for the Malvern Hills National Landscape.
Completed Project
8 Apr 2025
Midlands Net Zero Hub: Midlands Climate Action Benchmark
A benchmark of local and combined authorities in the East and West Midlands on their progress with taking climate action, in order to provide advice, support and recommendations to help them improve and celebrate success
Completed Project
26 Mar 2025
Future Oxfordshire Partnership: An Adaptation Route Map for Oxfordshire
Using our experience of supporting local authorities with climate change adaptation, SWM was commissioned by Oxfordshire County Council on behalf of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership to produce a Climate Change Adaptation Route Map for the county.
Completed Project
17 Jan 2025
Midlands Net Zero Hub: Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Services Sector Refresh 2025
SWM and kMatrix were commissioned by the Midlands Net Zero Hub to conduct a refresh to the original Low Carbon Environmental Goods & Services (LCEGS) Sector study, giving an understanding of the current state of the sector in the Midlands, where support is needed to grow the sector, and how the sector has recovered following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Completed Project
3 Jan 2025
West Midlands Combined Authority: The economic impact of climate change
This project helped the WMCA to economically quantify the impacts that climate change could have on the area.
Completed Project
3 Jan 2025
West Midlands Combined Authority: Supporting them with their Adaptation Reporting Power submission
Using our experience of supporting organisations with climate change adaptation, SWM worked with AtkinsRéalis to support the WMCA in preparing a response to the Adaptation Reporting Power (ARP).
Completed Project
3 Jan 2025
Coventry City Council: Adapting Coventry to Climate Change
Using our experience of supporting local authorities with climate change adaptation, SWM worked with CAG Consultants to produce a Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Coventry.
Completed Project
3 Jan 2025
Lincolnshire County Council: Adapting Lincolnshire to Climate Change
Using our experience of supporting local authorities with climate change adaptation, SWM was commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council to produce a Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the county.
Completed Project
10 Dec 2024
NHS England: Developing adaptation capability of the NHS in England: Phase 1 2024
Phase 1 of a project to develop the adaptation capability within the NHS in England.
Completed Project
16 Aug 2024
Solihull College & University Centre: Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Planning
SWM carried out a stakeholder engagement programme with Solihull College & University Centre, ultimately supporting them to produce an updated and enhanced version of their Sustainability Delivery Plan.
Completed Project
16 Jul 2024
Rugby Borough Council: Adapting Rugby Borough to Climate Change
Using our experience of supporting local authorities with climate change adaptation, SWM was commissioned by Rugby Borough Council to produce a Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the borough, a climate change risk assessment, and a Technical Report that analyses how climate change may affect Rugby Borough in future.
Completed Project
21 Feb 2024
West Midlands Combined Authority: West Midlands Net Zero Business Pledge
The West Midlands Net Zero Business Pledge was launched by Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, in March 2021 and now has over 100 pledged organisations including many SWM members such as National Express West Midlands and Mott MacDonald.
Completed Project
23 Jan 2024
Environment Agency: Scaling up the climate change adaptation response in the West Midlands
We have worked in collaboration with the Environment Agency for the past two years to help accelerate and scale-up the region’s response to climate change adaptation. While there is an increasing recognition that we are experiencing a greater number and intensity of extreme weather events, progress on dealing with their risks and impacts remains slow. This collaboration aims to drive forward activity across multiple sectors in the region, to increase resilience and encourage adaptation action.
Completed Project
18 Dec 2023
Solihull Council: Secretariat to Climate Change Commission
SWM were commissioned to provide secretariat support to the Solihull Climate Change Commission.
Completed Project
18 Dec 2023
Local Government Association: Building Housing Retrofit Skills Leadership & Learning Programme
SWM were commissioned to deliver this activity aimed at developing the skills required inside and outside councils to manage and implement retrofit programmes.
Completed Project
18 Dec 2023
Aston University: Sustainability Review
SWM were commissioned to undertake a review of the university’s approach to environmental management and sustainability to ensure that recruitment of their new Sustainability Manager resulted in the appointment of the best candidate for the role, taking account of the future needs of the university.
Completed Project
18 Dec 2023
Local Government Association: Sustainable Manufacturing in Telford & Wrekin
SWM were commissioned by the LGA’s Economic Growth Advisers Programme to assist Telford & Wrekin Council with their green and sustainable growth model for the manufacturing sector.
Completed Project
18 Dec 2023
UNBOXED: Sustainability Consultants
SWM acted as Sustainability Consultants in relation to the delivery of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK. providing expert support to them and the 10 commissions across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.
Completed Project
18 Dec 2023
WRAP: Business Recycling Support Pilot
SWM worked with WRAP and Solihull Council to deliver a pilot of support to businesses in relation to new waste and recycling regulations.
Completed Project