Our Roadmap to 2030
12 Dec 2016
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
Our Events & Presentations
28 Nov 2016
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.
Our Events & Presentations
25 Nov 2016
SWM 2020 Roadmap Monitoring Report – 2016
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
9 Nov 2016
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 was a series of presentations…
Our Events & Presentations
8 Jun 2016
West Midlands Local Authority benchmarking report 2016
SWM undertook the benchmarking exercise in 2016 and have produced this high-level summary report covering activity across the West Midlands.
Our Reports & Guides
31 May 2016
Business Opportunities in a Changing Climate
This report identifies how UK businesses who are already responding to climate risks and identifying and taking opportunities, are reaping the benefits.
External Reports
23 May 2016
Public Health in a Changing Climate
This report that examines how local authorities and their partners are responding to the public health consequences of climate change.
External Reports
23 May 2016
Low Carbon and Climate Change Research Strengths in the West Midlands
The purpose of this report and the supporting database is to highlight the low carbon and climate change research strengths within the West Midlands region.
Our Reports & Guides
14 Apr 2016
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.
Our Events & Presentations
23 Mar 2016
SWM Sustainability Support for WMCA Update – 21 March 16
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.
Our Reports & Guides
23 Mar 2016
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 This was presented at the…
Our Events & Presentations
15 Feb 2016
Encraft Seminar: Retrofit
This seminar examined case studies on a wide variety of ongoing retrofit projects.
Our Events & Presentations
14 Jan 2016
Fit for the Future? Local Enterprise Partnerships’ Climate Ready and Low Carbon Economy Good Practice
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
Our Reports & Guides
6 Dec 2015
Community Resilience to Climate Change: an evidence review
Date of the report November 2015 Author of the report Clare Twigger-Ross, Katya Brooks, Liza Papadopoulou, Paula Orr, Rolands Sadauskis, Alexia…
External Reports
3 Dec 2015
Financing infrastructure and built environment adaptation to climate change
Date of the report October 2015 Author of the report Dr Katy Roelich Purpose of the report This report aims to…
External Reports
3 Dec 2015
SWM 2020 Roadmap Monitoring Report – 2015
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
21 Oct 2015
The Guide to National Sustainability Award Schemes
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.
Our Reports & Guides
20 Oct 2015
Encraft Workshop: Air Tightness in Buildings Hands On Skills
Air tightness is a critical component of energy efficient construction. The workshop focussed on the importance of airtightness and gave a full overview of how to achieve air tightness in a building.
Our Events & Presentations
20 Oct 2015
SWM Annual Conference 2015: Sustainability and the West Midlands Combined Authority
The SWM Annual Conference was held on the 19 October 2015 with keynote presentation from Jonathon Porritt, the inspirational writer, commentator, author and co-founder of the sustainability development think tank Forum for the Future
Our Events & Presentations
1 Oct 2015
NHS Sustainability Network: Waste and Wastewater Management Workshop
In a low carbon system waste is minimised, is managed to comply with legislation, and recycling or composting are optimised. This workshop provided delegates with Information about the carbon impacts associated with waste and wastewater management and strategies for implementing solutions to minimise waste and wastewater production and costs.
Our Events & Presentations
26 Aug 2015
Active Cities: A Guide for City Leaders
The "Active Cities Report" by the international ‘Designed to Move’ coalition provides detailed guidance about how to integrate physical activity into community design, and information on the economic, social and environmental benefits that result.
External Reports
31 Jul 2015
The Future We Made: Birmingham and the West Midlands Futures Toolkit 2020-2060
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.
Our Reports & Guides
17 Jul 2015
The business case for managing the impacts of severe weather and a changing climate
This report sets out a council business case for managing the cross-cutting impacts of severe weather and a changing climate
External Reports
2 Jul 2015
The Committee on Climate Change – Progress on adaptation and mitigation in the UK
The Committee on Climate Change has published a landmark joint report that analyses the UK's progress in tackling both the causes and consequences of climate change.
External Reports