Our Roadmap to 2030
9 Jul 2020
Innovative Low Carbon Working Group – A West Midlands Green Recovery – 7/7/20
Sustainability West Midlands in partnership with the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands convenes the Innovative Low Carbon Working Group (ILCWG)
Our Events & Presentations
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
29 Jun 2020
SWM News June 2020 – Let’s talk sustainability
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23 Jun 2020
Raising ambition & improving stakeholder engagement using the SDGs 16/6/20
In this webinar we explore how the SDGs can be used to enhance the case for investment and contribute to more effective stakeholder dialogue, leading to more sustainable outcomes.
Our Events & Presentations
28 May 2020
SWM Newsletter May 2020 – Could the pandemic spell the end of rural bus services?
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13 Mar 2020
Innovative Low Carbon Working Group meeting – 12/03/2020
Sustainability West Midlands in partnership with the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands convenes the Innovative Low Carbon Working Group (ILCWG)
Our Events & Presentations
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
27 Jun 2019
SWM News June 2019 – Have we reached a tipping point?
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7 Jun 2019
Air Quality: Breathing Our Last? 5/6/19
Date of Conference 05 June 2019 Speakers Larissa Lockwood, Global Action Plan Catherine Westoby, Transport for London Tom Hendy, Sustainability…
Our Events & Presentations
24 May 2019
SWM News May 2019 – WM Local Industrial Strategy has clean growth at its heart
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29 Apr 2019
SWM News April 2019 – Is Brexit taking the environmental biscuit?
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28 Mar 2019
SWM News March 2019 – Youth Action and our Young Director
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28 Feb 2019
SWM West Midlands Rail Investment Strategy 2019 Commentary
The West Midlands Rail Executive has recently published their West Midland Rail Investment Strategy, setting out the 30-year goals for improvement to the rail network in the region. The purpose of this commentary is to analyse some of the key proposals and discuss their implications, both positive and negative, on sustainability for the West Midlands' transport network.
Our Reports & Guides
28 Feb 2019
SWM News February 2019 – Innovating to meet the challenges of the future
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11 Feb 2019
SWM Environmental Impact Report 2016/17 and 2017/18
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
31 Jan 2019
SWM News January 2019 – New year, new opportunities!
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20 Dec 2018
SWM News December 2018 – Will 2019 be the year of action?
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5 Dec 2018
SWM Annual Conference: ‘Local Industrial Strategies – A Clean Revolution for the West Midlands?’ – 03/12/18
The SWM Annual Conference provides our members and stakeholders the opportunity to hear about current and future priorities on sustainability for the West Midlands. This year we focused on the development of Local Industrial Strategies hearing from LEPs and the WMCA. Our keynote speaker was Myles Allen, leading contributing author on the IPCC Special Report.
Our Events & Presentations
26 Nov 2018
SWM News November 2018 – A Clean Revolution for the West Midlands?
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30 Oct 2018
SWM Roadmap 2020 Monitoring Report – 2018
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
26 Oct 2018
SWM News October 2018 – IPCC report highlights need for action
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28 Sep 2018
SWM News September 2018 – Join us at our annual conference
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30 Jul 2018
SWM News July 2018 – Can policy translate into action?
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23 Jul 2018
Floods Happen… Be Prepared!
The Civil Contingencies Unit, in partnership with Staffordshire County Council have led a series of classroom workshops to educate students on the risks involved in a flood situation, and how they can prepare themselves and those around them.
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