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
20 Dec 2023
Millboard: Sustainability Support
SWM are providing independent sustainability advice as a critical friend to Millboard.
Current 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
Aston Centre for Growth: Green Advantage Skills Bootcamps
SWM provide facilitation and coaching to businesses taking part in the Aston Green Advantage Programme.
Current 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
23 Aug 2023
Birmingham City Council: Sustainable Tourism Hub
SWM worked with Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Growth Company to produce an online Sustainable Tourism Hub.
Completed Project
12 Jun 2023
Coventry College: Professional Certification: Sustainable Management
Birmingham Enterprise Community (BEC) delivered an 8 week online course on on behalf of Coventry College, assisted by a number of external partners, including SWM. The course was aimed at anyone wanting to become a sustainability practitioner, or current sustainability managers looking to advance their knowledge.
Current Project
12 Jun 2023
East of England Local Government Association: East of England Regional Climate Change Forum: Baseline Analysis
The East of England Regional Climate Change Forum (RCCF) brings together representatives from 8 climate change partnerships across the region, together representing over 50 local authorities. The Forum is run by the East of England Local Government Association (EELGA), who support it to achieve climate action targets. For this project, EELGA asked SWM for an analysis of each partnership’s climate change progress, and an explanation of the barriers to delivery of climate change action across the region.
Completed Project
12 Jun 2023
University College Birmingham: Sustainability Baseline and Roadmap
SWM members University College Birmingham (UCB) commissioned SWM to review their current position with regard to sustainability across the university, and to set out a way forward to becoming more sustainable.
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
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 2021
The Binding Site: Sustainability Advice
SWM were commissioned to review current sustainability practice and produce a Sustainability Strategy including appropriate targets, and Action Plan plan.
Completed Project
7 Sep 2020
Worcester City Council: Sustainability Strategy & Online Engagement Workshops
SWM worked with Worcester City Council to develop their draft sustainability strategy, supported by three online workshops to engage with elected members, businesses, other organisations, and residents.
Completed Project
17 Aug 2020
City of Wolverhampton Council: Climate Emergency support Part 2 – Workshops for staff and Councillors
SWM provided support to City of Wolverhampton Council to help them address the climate emergency, by running four virtual workshops for staff and Councillors and contributing to a fifth session for young people.
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
6 May 2020
City of Wolverhampton Council: Climate Emergency support Part 1: Sustainability Strategy & Action Plan Review
City of Wolverhampton Council commissioned SWM to provide an independent review of their draft sustainability strategy and action plan, the methodology for calculating their carbon footprint, and input to their citizens assembly.
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
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
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
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