Public Health and Sustainability – 15/6/17

Date of presentation 15 June 2017, Public Health England, West Midlands Speaker Dr Simon Slater,… More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Innovative Low Carbon Working Group – 7/6/17

The second ILCWG meeting of 2017, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City (BSC), took place on 7 June More >

 

 

Low Carbon Growth Support Project Launch 26/4/17

The launch of the ERDF funded Low Carbon Growth Support Project in Wolverhampton More >

 

 

Tokyo Seminar – UK’s Industrial Strategy Affordable Energy and Clean Growth – A view from the Midlands, UK 8/3/17

Date of presentation 8 March 2017, British Embassy, Tokyo, Japan Speakers Dr Simon Slater –… More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Innovative Low Carbon Working Group – 1/3/17

The first ILCWG meeting of 2017, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City (BSC), took place on 1 March. More >

 

 

Public Sector Carbon Management and Reduction Workshop – 2/3/17

This event brought together a whole range of public sector organisations from our various networks, including from local authorities, universities and the NHS, to network and share good practice around carbon management and reduction More >

 

 

Brexit, Trump and beyond – planning for uncertainty 16/2/17

Date of presentation 16 February 2017 Speaker Dr Simon Slater Purpose of the presentation This… More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Innovative Low Carbon Working Group – 7/12/16

The final ILCWG meeting of 2016, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City, took place on 7 December 2016 More >

 

 

SWM Annual Conference 2016: Steering a steady course for sustainability in uncertain times

The SWM Annual Conference was held on the 21 November 2016 with keynote presentation from Ed Gillespie, co-founder of Futerra, and presentations from WM mayoral candidates Andy Street, Beverley Nielsen and James Burn. More >

 

 

Brexit and beyond: improving your business resilience -9/11/16

Date of presentation 9 November 2016 Speaker Dr Simon Slater Purpose of the presentation This… More >

 

 

SWM Health Networks – Sustainability and Mental Health Conference -12/10/16

Public health, NHS and sustainability practitioners were invited to an event around sustainability and mental health, hosted and supported by Public Health England More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Innovative Low Carbon Working Group – 14/9/16

The third ILCWG meeting of 2016, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City (BSC), took place on 14 September 2016 More >

 

 

Launch of new network for Midlands education institutes – 14/7/16

This event marked the launch of our new network being run in partnership with the EAUC. More >

 

 

EU-China Low Carbon Cities, Wuhan, China 28-6-16

Date of presentation 28 June 2016 Speakers Mark Schneider, West Midlands European Service (WMiE), on… More >

 

 

WMSEN: Waste Management Workshop – 14/6/16

Local authority waste managers were invited to an event, hosted by SWM members Severn Trent Water. More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Innovative Low Carbon Working Group meeting – 8/6/16

The second ILCWG of 2016, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City (BSC), took place on 8 June. More >

 

 

Local Authority & LEP Workshop: Benchmark Results and Next Steps 13/5/16

Workshop to share the results of the 2016 local authority benchmark, share good practice case studies from around the region and ask for feedback for our report to the WMCA. More >

 

 

GBSLEP Priority 4 Low Carbon Project Identification Workshop

Date of Workshop 12 May 2016 Purpose of the Workshop This workshop brought together a cross-sector of partners… More >

 

 

Green Spaces Workshop

This Green Spaces workshop, run in partnership with Learning for Public Health West Midlands, was all about bringing together the multi-faceted benefits of green infrastructure. More >

 

 

Sustainable Food Conference

The Sustainable Food Conference brought together members of our WM NHS Sustainability Network and their colleagues from catering teams, along with public health representatives from local authorities, to discuss the importance of local food catering in hospitals. More >

 

 

How to help your LEP with climate change – March 2016

Date of presentation 22 March 2016 Speaker Dr Simon Slater, SWM Purpose of the presentation… More >

 

 

Fit for the Future: LEPs and Climate Change Good Practice Conference

The Fit for the Future Conference brought together representatives from LEPs from all over the country to share good practice on climate change adaptation, mitigation and a low carbon economy and to gain support from key national bodies on this agenda. More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Innovative Low Carbon Working Group

The first ILCWG of 2016, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City (BSC), took place on 2 March More >

 

 

WM Policy Update – February 2016

Date of presentation 24 February 2016 Speaker Dr Simon Slater, SWM Purpose of the presentation… More >

 

 

Encraft Seminar: Retrofit

This seminar examined case studies on a wide variety of ongoing retrofit projects. More >

 

 

Green Business Clubs Update February 2016 – ESIF bids, WMCA and LEPs

Bi-annual meeting of the WM Green Business Clubs Network to update on the progress of ESIF green business support proposals, and support to the WMCA and LEPs More >

 

 

Climate Resilient Communities Conference 2016

The Climate Resilient Communities Conference 2016 (#CRCC2016) brought together a variety of delegates from different backgrounds all of whom have an interest in protecting our most vulnerable communities from the impacts of extreme weather. More >

 

 

Climate Just Training Workshops

These workshops allowed delegates to try out the online Climate Just tool. More >

 

 

Birmingham Science City Low Carbon Working Group

The final LCWG of 2015, that we coordinate on behalf of Birmingham Science City (BSC), took place on 15 December. More >

 

 

Encraft Seminar: Building Energy Performance

There is significant and growing evidence that buildings do not perform as anticipated at their project design stage. A number of variables during the design, construction, handover and actual operation of buildings affect building energy performance. This seminar examined some of those variables with a view to reducing the performance gap. More >