4 Feb 2025
Midlands Local Authority Climate Action Benchmark 2024
This report provides a summary of the progress that local (and combined) authorities in the Midlands are making against various aspects of climate action. It gives local authorities and their supporting organisations, including with whom we have collaborated, the Midlands Net Zero Hub and CDP, a clearer idea of what support is required.
Our Reports & Guides
11 Oct 2024
Adaptation Resources for the NHS
Climate change has serious consequences for both public health and effective delivery of healthcare. The risks and potential consequences are recognised…
Our Reports & Guides
6 Sep 2024
Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change on the Economy of the West Midlands Combined Authority Region
This report looks to quantify the potential economic impacts climate change could have on the WMCA region.
Our Reports & Guides
23 Aug 2024
Feasibility Study on Reusable Food Takeaway Packaging
A WMCA funded feasibility study exploring ways to reduce waste from food takeaway packaging Author: Sustainability West Midlands Single use…
Our Reports & Guides
24 Jul 2024
Roadmap to 2030 – Monitoring Report 2024
This report monitors how the West Midlands is progressing against the targets laid out in our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap
Our Reports & Guides
31 May 2024
Climate change adaptation: good practice examples of local planning and action
This document provides a compendium of good practice examples that demonstrate climate change adaptation planning and action that UK local authorities are taking.
Our Reports & Guides
22 Feb 2024
Weathering the Storm for Agriculture
This is a practical guide designed to help farmers and land managers become more resilient to extreme weather, better adapted to the changing climate and more attuned to potential new business opportunities that may arise from a warming world
Our Reports & Guides
13 Dec 2023
Adapt to Survive
A toolkit and suite of resources to help NHS Trusts, ICBs or ICSs kick-start or further develop their work on climate change risks, impacts and adaptation actions.
Our Reports & Guides
16 Nov 2023
West Midlands Local Authority Sustainability Benchmark 2023
This report provides a summary of the progress that local authorities in the West Midlands are making against various aspects of sustainability associated with the West Midlands Sustainability Roadmap to 2030.
Our Reports & Guides
26 Apr 2023
Roadmap to 2030 – Monitoring report 2023
This report monitors how the West Midlands is progressing against the targets laid out in our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap
Our Reports & Guides
17 Apr 2023
SWM Sustainability Performance Report, April 2021 – March 2023
This report analyses our organisation's impact on the environment and demonstrates how SWM staff and associates try to practice what they preach when it comes to acting in a more sustainable manner.
Our Reports & Guides
6 Dec 2022
West Midlands Local Authority Sustainability Benchmark 2022
This report provides a summary of the progress that local authorities in the West Midlands are making against various aspects of sustainability associated with West Midlands Sustainability Roadmap to 2030.
Our Reports & Guides
6 Dec 2022
Climate change adaptation: practical examples for local authorities
This document provides a suite of case studies that demonstrate practical action that local authorities have taken across England that focus, at least in part, on delivering climate change adaptation outcomes.
Our Reports & Guides
5 Dec 2022
Weathering the Storm
This guide has been produced for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the West Midlands. It will help you to understand how you could be affected by weather, including extreme events, and how you can improve your chances of a quick recovery.
Our Reports & Guides
30 Nov 2021
West Midlands Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2021-2026
This plan sets out the climate change adaptation actions that should be considered for implementation by decision makers in the West Midlands, to ensure that our natural environment, people, infrastructure, buildings and businesses are prepared for the impacts of climate change.
Our Reports & Guides
29 Nov 2021
West Midlands Local Authority Sustainability Benchmark report 2021
This report provides a summary of the progress that local authorities in the West Midlands are making against various aspects of sustainability associated with West Midlands Sustainability Roadmap to 2030.
Our Reports & Guides
18 Oct 2021
Roadmap to 2030 – Monitoring report 2021
This report monitors how the West Midlands is progressing against the targets laid out in our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap
Our Reports & Guides
12 Jul 2021
SWM Environmental Impact Report 2019/20 and 2020/21
The aim of this report is to demonstrate good practice as a small business by producing an annual environmental report that covers the main impacts we have, how we are managing them and securing any potential costs savings or other benefits.
Our Reports & Guides
21 Apr 2021
Midlands Low Carbon Sector Study
SWM and kMatrix Data Services were commissioned by the Midlands Energy Hub to provide an evidence-based study to understandt he 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.
Our Reports & Guides
30 Jul 2020
Advice on improving the accessibility of the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2022 Synthesis Report and other outputs
This report details the provision of advice on the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) Synthesis Report and other outputs formulated by stakeholder feedback and international examples that outline how the CCRA can be better accessed by its primary intended audience, i.e. government departments and arm’s length bodies.
Our Reports & Guides
7 Jul 2020
Understanding how behaviours can influence climate change risks
This research project looked to understand how climate risks affect people’s behaviour and vice versa, taking into account different hazards, target groups, landscape types and socioeconomic circumstance. It is one of the seven research projects put together in preparation for the third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment
Our Reports & Guides
15 Jan 2020
SWM Roadmap 2020 Monitoring Report – 2019
The purpose of this report is to provide evidence to policy makers within the West Midlands on progress on the sustainability economic, social and environmental goals and priorities for the region set out in the West Midlands Roadmap to a Sustainable Future in 2020.
Our Reports & Guides
29 Oct 2019
Combined Authority Sustainability Benchmarking Technical Report – analysis of strategies 2019
This report looks at how the WMCA is performing against the other combined authorities (CAs) in England in terms of reported sustainability activity in leadership, strategy and delivery and provides a series of recommendations to improve performance.
Our Reports & Guides
15 Aug 2019
SWM Environmental Impact Report 2018/19
The aim of this report is to demonstrate good practice as a small business by producing an annual environmental report that covers the main impacts we have, how we are managing them and securing any potential costs savings or other benefits. This primarily includes our office energy use and emissions from business travel. This report provides detailed analysis of our emissions in 2018/19 financial year, as well as a summary of trends since our first published report in 2011/12.
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