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 More >

 

 

Supporting Cheshire East’s move from carbon neutral ambition to action and delivery

Cheshire East Council sought support from SWM to help facilitate a workshop for Councillors and senior council leaders to enable them to consider how they can meet their carbon neutral targets and fulfill their climate emergency declaration. More >

 

 

Worcestershire Energy Strategy: stakeholder engagement

SWM, in partnership with Encraft, was commissioned by Worcestershire LEP to provide stakeholder engagement support to help develop their BEIS-funded energy strategy. More >

 

 

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. More >

 

 

Delivering workshops to help support applications to ERDF Funds in the Black Country

SWM was commissioned to organise and facilitate a series of workshop events to deliver information on a range of topics relating to ERDF Funding. More >

 

 

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. More >

 

 

Marches Energy Strategy: stakeholder engagement

SWM supported the Marches LEP with stakeholder engagement to help develop their BEIS-funded energy strategy ensuring that it builds on local strengths and opportunities. More >

 

 

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. More >

 

 

Stoke & Staffordshire Energy Strategy: stakeholder engagement

SWM, in partnership with Encraft, was commissioned by Stoke & Staffordshire LEP to provide stakeholder engagement support to help develop their BEIS-funded energy strategy. More >

 

 

Fit for the Future II

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) commissioned SWM to analyse LEP, combined authority and city region progress and appetite to tackle climate change, embrace a low carbon economy and reduce carbon emissions. More >

 

 

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Sustainability and Resilience Action Plan

SWM worked with Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to develop a Sustainability & Resilience Action Plan More >

 

 

Bringing to life the sustainability agenda in Staffordshire

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) commissioned SWM to reinvigorate the sustainability agenda across the authority by convening a workshop that took place on 6 June 2017 that brought together staff from across the council as well as writing a report that reflected progress to date, recommendations for future activity and good practice examples from elsewhere. More >

 

 

Environment Agency flood community engagement plan: initiation workshop

The Environment Agency (EA) commissioned SWM to convene a workshop that took place on 30 March 2017, bringing together staff from across the West Midlands area to begin the development of a Strategic Community Engagement Plan that aims to help the organisation effectively target communities at risk of flooding. More >

 

 

Engaging with LEPs and the energy agenda

The Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) commissioned SWM to undertake a review of energy and low carbon activity and commitments in all 38 LEPs in England. More >

 

 

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. More >

 

 

Severn Trent: Review of Corporate Responsibility Report

Severn Trent commissioned SWM to provide an independent review of their Corporate Responsibility report, along with a wider review of communications materials associated with Corporate Responsibility. More >

 

 

Audit report of UK climate-related innovation networks and clusters

Climate-KIC commissioned SWM to undertake an audit report of UK climate-related innovation networks and clusters. It aimed to identify where in the UK there are existing climate innovation strengths and where there is potential for establishing new ones. More >

 

 

Sustainability and Mental Health

An event with Public Health England outlining how the mental health care and environmental sustainability agendas are linked, including good practice, local and inspiring projects. More >

 

 

LEPs: Fit for the Future?

This project assessed the commitments of all 39 LEPs in England to reducing carbon emissions, stimulating a low carbon economy and adapting to climate change. The report provided a benchmark of each LEP against each of these three metrics and discussed geographical progression patterns. More >

 

 

Supporting Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP with 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). More >

 

 

Independent review of Sustainability Strategy & Action Plan for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Independent review of Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (August 2015) More >

 

 

Climate Resilient SME workshops

Using the Healthcheck to achieve resilience is simple and easy to use, and covers a broader range of considerations beyond risk solely from climate change and weather. More >

 

 

Independent Social Responsibility review for Midcounties Co-operative

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. More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Partnership

As a result of this relationship, BSC not only has a physical resource to ensure that their successful ILCWG continues to flourish, but has also gained the wider expertise and knowledge from SWM’s endless database of contacts from the sustainability sector. More >

 

 

Climate Resilient Communities

Our Resilient Communities Conference allowed for a wide variety of audiences to come together to share good practice around developing community resilience schemes, the tools and support available to help and ask questions of experts in the room. More >

 

 

Sustainable Development Action Plan for Advantage West Midlands (SDAP)

Lead Organisation Sustainability West Midlands Project Manager: Simon Slater (formerly Chief Executive) Overview Sustainable development is… More >

 

 

Health Networks

Through a combination of our evidence and vocal support from local health trusts and authorities, we set up the West Midlands Sustainability and Public Health and the West Midlands NHS Sustainability Networks. More >