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 >

 

 

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 >

 

 

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 >

 

 

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 >

 

 

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 >

 

 

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 >