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This forms part of the wider SWM sustainability support programme for the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) which includes using the SWM Board as an independent cross-sector advisory body for the WMCA. More >
This report is aimed at those working with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) at the local and national level to integrate climate adaptation, mitigation and the low carbon economy into the economic strategies and the billion pounds worth of investments over the next five years More >
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. More >
Our initial draft sustainability review of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) proposed powers and activities as set out in November 2015. More >
The purpose of this guide is to help organisations in the West Midlands to identify and target national sustainability award schemes that will showcase their good practice. More >
This report and slide pack is aimed at local decision-makers operating within the West Midlands area who want tools to help start a useful conversation about the future within their organisation systems and culture. More >
This report sets out a council business case for managing the cross-cutting impacts of severe weather and a changing climate More >
Local authority reports resulting from the benchmarking exercise in 2014. Focus on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and the move to a low carbon economy. More >
SWM were involved in supporting Marketing Birmingham updating the low carbon evidence base for the Birmingham and Black Country LEP areas More >
This is a report produced in 2014 and subsequent presentations to LEPs in 2015 on the use of this guidance. More >
Date of the report September 2014 Author of the report Co-ordinated by Coventry City Council… More >
This report provides the evidence base to develop Birmingham’s first energy strategy. This is also of use to other cities producing similar strategies as the expert advice on scenarios, priorities, and review of global good practice is very transferable. More >
Local authority reports resulting from the benchmarking exercise in 2013. Focus on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and the move to a low carbon economy. More >
Report summarising the activity and results of the local authority Low Carbon Management Programme funded by IEWM as part of the West Midlands Property Alliance. More >
Date of the report June 2014 Author of the report Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of… More >
Local authority guide to development of district heating networks More >
Renewable Energy and Local Opportunities More >
Date of the report September 2013 Author of the report Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of… More >
This statement has been developed following feedback from the European Advisory Panel (EAP) and the supporting working groups to produce a joint statement that can be used or adapted by West Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) as they develop their draft EU funding strategies for submission on 7 October 2013. More >
The world of sustainability consists of a variety of terms ranging from the philosophical to the technical. In our resources we seek to explain the relevant terms within the text, footnotes or through a glossary. However the entry level for many of our customers is through the introduction, as well as the project and report pages of our website. More >
In 2012-13 the West Midlands Climate Adaptation Partnership, Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) and Staffordshire Business Environment Network (Sben) undertook the second year of the ‘Building Business Resilience in a Changing Climate’ project with the Environment Agency. The main aims of the project were to build on the successful work of the pilot phase and continue to raise the profile of business in the West Midlands by delivering in depth climate change resilience workshops, promoting good practice examples, and working directly with businesses and their supply chains. The following document evaluates the project in summary. More >
The purpose of our Sustainable Supper series is to gather our members, Green Leaders and guests together informally to discuss key sustainability issues within the West Midlands. The focus of this sustainable supper – held on 30 April 2013 – was the question ‘Food Security: What does it take to feed our towns and cities in the West Midlands?’ More >
The West Midlands low carbon evidence base used to inform the socio-economic framework and evidence base for the future EU funding programme. More >
The purpose of our Sustainable Supper series is to gather our members, Green Leaders and guests together informally to discuss key sustainability issues within the West Midlands.
The focus of this Sustainable Supper – held on 4 December 2012 – was the question: Bioenergy – Friend or foe for sustainability in the West Midlands? More >
This report is aimed at our members, green leaders and other leaders from the business, public and voluntary sectors in the West Midlands. It is to help inform them of the current collective progress against the seven sustainability priorities to deliver our vision for 2020. More >
The purpose of this report was to highlight the collective strengths in the low carbon economy across the six Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and the scale of low carbon investment opportunities. More >
The following documents provide information to local authorities on the important contribution they can make to improving the local water environment and meeting the objectives of the Water Framework Directive. More >
This report aims to summarise the package of support delivered to authorities involved in the Local Authority Low Carbon Economy Programme and evaluate the success of each individual working package. More >
The purpose of our Sustainable Supper series is to gather our members, Green Leaders and guests together to informally discuss key sustainability issues within the West Midlands.
The focus of this Sustainable Supper – held on 20 June 2012 – was the question: How can West Midlands leaders integrate the natural environment and biodiversity into their work, both from a policy and practical point of view? More >
The following documents were produced as part of our Low Carbon Economy Programme, focusing on procurement for local authorities. They draw together current good practice guidance on sustainable procurement with specifications developed for catering, IT, built environment and vehicles. The documents are intended to be used as guidance for reference purposes by procurement staff and other professionals. More >
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