Our Roadmap to 2030
11 May 2015
Encraft Passivhaus and Low Carbon Building: Pioneering 2016 Standards Conference
This event prepared delegates to meet the 2016 zero carbon standards by understanding the most effective approach to delivering the standards for new domestic and non-domestic ‘zero carbon’ buildings and the challenge of existing stock, making the business case add up, and ensuring stakeholders work together to deliver the required outcomes.
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25 Mar 2015
Soil Management and Resilience Workshops for Farmers
These workshops aimed to highlight the importance of good soil management and how improving soil management techniques can help minimise the impacts of extreme weather on farm practices.
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12 Mar 2015
Severn Trent and SWM Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
This workshop highlighted the excellent work Severn Trent has already done to adapt to the impacts of extreme weather, and it also gave the opportunity for stakeholders to feed in their views on where and how Severn Trent should prioritise their next actions
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1 Dec 2014
SWM Annual Conference 2014: New Connections – Global Climate Change and the Local Environment
The SWM Annual Conference was held on the 25 November 2014 with keynote presentation from Joan Walley, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee and MP for Stoke-on-Trent North.
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12 Nov 2014
Workshops and Launch of NHS & Public Health Networks
The workshops focused on climate adaptation and resilience, how to manage hospital overheating and the effect on patients, and integrating resilience into public health priorities. The day marked the launch of the West Midlands NHS Sustainability, and Sustainability and Public Health networks.
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13 Oct 2014
Public Sector Behavioural Change Conference
Date of presentations 2 October 2014 Speakers Shelley McIvor, Goldilocks Consulting Jen Strong, NUS Sarah Watson, Coventry City Council Léane de Laigue, Climate Outreach and Information Network Chris Large, Global…
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24 Sep 2014
WM Green Communities Network Launch
This event marked the launch of the brand new West Midlands Green Communities Network (WMGCN).
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10 Jul 2014
Adaptation Sub-Committee Third Report Launch
The Adaptation Sub-Committee launched their third report 'Managing Climate Risks to Wellbeing and the Economy' on 9 July 2014.
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11 Jun 2014
DECC Workshop ‘Supporting Heat Network Delivery’
Presentations from a workshop run by DECC and SWM that focused on supporting heat networks delivery.
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30 Apr 2013
‘Building Business Resilience’ – April 2013 (Coventry)
Date of presentations 25 April 2013 Authors Dr Simon Slater, Sustainability West Midlands Alan Carr, Staffordshire County Council Peter Clarke, Environment Agency Howard Perry, Severn Trent Water Debi and Dave…
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20 Apr 2013
‘Sprint or Marathon? Sustainability lessons learnt from the 2012 Olympic Park’ – April 2013
Author of the presentation Peter Braithwaite – Chair of Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of the presentation This presentation was given at BASE Birmingham on 11 April 2013. The purpose of…
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19 Apr 2013
‘Building Business Resilience’ – April 2013 (Telford)
Date of presentations 17 April 2013 Authors Dr Simon Slater, Sustainability West Midlands Andy Whyle, BESST Emma Walker, Environment Agency Paul Nelms, Epwin Group Debi and David Massey, Globehuggers Emergency…
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22 Mar 2013
‘Building Business Resilience’ – March 2013 (Birmingham)
Date of presentations 14 March 2013 Authors Dr Simon Slater, Sustainability West Midlands Kirsten Kane, Birmingham Airport Melanie Weaver, Birmingham Airport Rob Humphries, Environment Agency Mike Peverill, Climate East Midlands…
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20 Jul 2010
‘Top 50 Green Leaders Celebration Event’ – July 2010
Purpose of the presentation These presentations were given on 19 July at a celebration event for the Top 50 Green Leaders in the West Midlands who were chosen through our…
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31 Mar 2010
Roadmap 2020: Sustainable Development Priorities for the West Midlands Workshop
This presentation was given by Dr Simon Slater, SWM and Stephen Owen, URSUS and SWM on 30 March as part of the Roadmap for a sustainable region in 2020 project.
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