1 Dec 2016
Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP: Allocating European low carbon funding
Supporting GBSLEP in identifying partners, collaborations and opportunities for the low carbon strand of the European Structural Investment Fund (ERDF).
Completed Project
11 Feb 2019
Greater Norwich Authorities: Best practice in heat and power solutions driving economic growth
The aim of the project was to deliver four high-level case studies explaining key projects from around the UK that have demonstrated the development of local energy infrastructure. This task involved reviewing strategies, journal reports and wider information to determine the necessary information and provide key recommendations for Greater Norwich.
Completed Project
6 Dec 2023
Herefordshire Council: Adapting Herefordshire to Climate Change
Using our experience of supporting local authorities with climate change adaptation, SWM was commissioned by Herefordshire Council to produce a Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the county, develop a Climate Impact Assessment that focuses on how the county has been affected by severe weather in the past 15 years, and a Technical Report that analyses how climate change may affect Herefordshire in future.
Completed Project
12 Jun 2023
Innovate UK: CleanTech Investor Showcase Events
Carbon Limiting Technologies Ltd (CLT) are running a series of events on behalf of Innovate UK over the next two years, supported by SWM. These events will bring clean tech innovators together with investors; giving innovators the chance to pitch for investment, and giving investors the chance to better understand the market opportunities and policy support for these innovations, and ultimately invest. These events are taking place around the UK, and will each focus on a different clean tech theme.
Current Project
5 Aug 2021
Leicestershire County Council’s Business Gateway Growth Hub: Net Zero Webinars
SWM were commissioned by the Leicestershire City Council's Business Gateway Growth Hub to present and facilitate a series of net zero focused webinars for SMEs.
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
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
8 Nov 2022
Local Government Association: Climate Change Sector Support Programme - Regional Retrofit Action Plan Training
Delivered through a collaboration between the Local Government Association (LGA) and Sustainability West Midlands, the Regional Retrofit Action Plan Training brought together council officers to address retrofit challenges at the local and partnership level. The training supported the development of councils’ regional work by exploring how to effectively utilise and support key partners and stakeholders both nationally and regionally, focusing on three key themes: training providers, communities, and the private sector.
Completed Project
12 Jun 2023
Local Government Association: Local Retrofit Action Planning
This project was a training programme for local authority teams working in retrofit. It sought to support the development of their work by exploring how to develop effective partnerships locally and nationally. The project focused on three key themes: training providers, communities and the retrofit supply chain. SWM worked with member organisations the Sustainable Housing Action Partnership who provided technical expertise and retrofit, and Contented Ltd who provided coaching and mentoring expertise.
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
9 Aug 2016
Midcounties Co-operative: Independent Social Responsibility review
Since 2011 SWM has acted as an independent critical friend to the Midcounties Co-operative providing an annual review of their Social Responsibility Report, highlighting areas of good practice and challenging them to be the best in class when it comes to sustainable co-operatives.
Completed Project
30 May 2023
Midlands Forest Network: Audience Audit
SWM carried out a high level audience audit for the Midlands Forest Network Partnership to assist with the stakeholder engagement element of their plans to expand the forest network across the region.
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
5 May 2020
Midlands Net Zero Hub: Midlands Energy Hub Board
SWM have been on the board of the Midlands Energy Hub since it's establishment in 2018. Working in partnership with the UK Government through BEIS, the Midlands Energy Hub is supporting the delivery of a carbon neutral Britain at a local and regional level.
Completed Project
17 Jun 2021
Midlands Net Zero Hub: Midlands Low Carbon Sector Study 2021
SWM and kMatrix were commissioned by the Midlands Energy Hub to provide an evidence-based study to understand the current state of the Low Carbon Environmental Goods & Services (LCEGS) Sector in the Midlands, where support is needed to help grow this sector, and the role the sector can play in driving a low-carbon recovery from Covid-19.
Completed Project
5 May 2020
Midlands Net Zero Hub: Rural Community Energy Fund
SWM have been on the board of the Midlands Energy Hub since it’s establishment in 2018. The Hub oversee delivery of the Rural Community Energy Fund across the Midlands.
Completed Project
20 Dec 2023
Millboard: Sustainability Support
SWM are providing independent sustainability advice as a critical friend to Millboard.
Current Project
16 Oct 2018
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Embedding sustainability into Heritage Lottery Fund operations and grant assessments
HLF commissioned SWM to convene a series of national workshops for staff so that they can become more knowledgeable about sustainability and therefore more confident how to assess the credentials of grantee applications.
Completed Project
22 Dec 2021
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Embedding sustainability principles into the heritage sector
This project concluded nearly four years of support to the Heritage Fund, the overarching outcome being the full embedment of sustainability across the organisation, both through staff training and the development of a framework to allow staff to assess applications for their sustainability credentials in a consistent way in future.
Completed Project
7 Aug 2019
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Ensuring our heritage is Fit for the Future
SWM has been commissioned to provide sustainability appraisals of applications for grant funding to the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Completed Project
15 May 2020
National Lottery Heritage Fund: Sustainability webinar for Heritage Fund staff and applicants
This project brought to a head over two years of support to the Heritage Fund as we ran a webinar for around 65 staff and potential grantees on how sustainability aspects can be better embedded into funding applications.
Completed Project
28 Apr 2017
NHS Sustainable Development Unit: Sustainability review of reusable sharps containers
SWM were commissioned by the SDU to provide a sustainability review of reusable sharps containers from by Sharpsmart, using University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) as a case study.
Completed Project
17 Jul 2018
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, South Leicestershire College and Midlands Academies Trust: Embedding sustainability across North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College commissioned SWM to reinvigorate the sustainability agenda across the institute by convening a workshop that brought together staff from across the college, as well as writing a report that reflected progress to date, recommendations for future activity and good practice examples from elsewhere.
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