
13 Oct 2014
Better Growth Better Climate Report
This study is one of the first to look at the impacts on economic growth of the proposed preventative measures and concludes this will not just bring economic benefits in the future but also in the present.
External Reports

6 Oct 2014
Addressing environmental factors that cause poor health
The role of green space and energy efficient building in reducing health inequalities is covered by this series of evidence papers.
External Reports

24 Sep 2014
Mitigating Climate Change: should we pay now or later?
SWM Board member, Julia King, presented at the British Science Festival in September 2014 on behalf of the Committee on Climate Change.
External Reports

16 Sep 2014
CLS Growing and Green Space report
This report looks at the progress communities have made over an 18 month period, as part of the Big Lottery funded Communities Living Sustainably (CLS) programme.
External Reports

28 Jul 2014
CLASP: Financing Large Scale Renewables Report
A concise, clear and easy to read guide to financing and setting up local authority led large scale renewable energy projects.
External Reports

15 Jul 2014
Climate Local: Annual Report
The LGA annual report sets out the key achievements under the Climate Local brand for local authorities over the past year.
External Reports

3 Jul 2014
Local Authority Low Carbon Management Programme Report
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.
Our Reports & Guides

3 Jul 2014
Local Authority Benchmark Reports 2013
Local authority reports resulting from the benchmarking exercise in 2013. Focus on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and the move to a low carbon economy.
Our Reports & Guides

4 Jun 2014
Implementation steps to large scale district heating
Local authority guide to development of district heating networks
Our Reports & Guides

24 May 2014
Renewable Energy and Local Opportunities
Renewable Energy and Local Opportunities
Our Reports & Guides

4 Apr 2014
Practical Action to Build Community Resilience
This study looks at lessons from a scheme that helped residents of a UK neighbourhood to make their community more environmentally sustainable and adaptable to change.
External Case Studies / External Reports

27 Mar 2014
Building a Resilient Environment – Sector Tools and Resources
Climate UK (in partnership with the Environment Agency's Climate Ready service) has launched a new suite of adaptation to climate change training materials aimed at local authority officers, elected members and communities involved in the Town and Country Planning process.
External Reports

5 Mar 2014
Climate Change and Social Justice: An Evidence Review
How do the impacts of climate change in the UK – such as flooding and heatwaves – affect social justice in the UK, and how far is it considered in policy and practice responses?
External Reports

5 Sep 2013
West Midlands Community Green Infrastructure – Issues and Opportunities for Local Nature and Enterprise Partnerships
Date of the report September 2013 Author of the report Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of the report This report is…
Our Reports & Guides

5 Jul 2013
Executive Summary – Building Business Resilience Programme
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.
Our Reports & Guides

1 May 2013
Exploring sub-national support for climate change and sustainability
Date of the resource May 2013 Author of the resource Sustainability East (the equivalent of SWM in the East of…
External Reports

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,…
Our Events & Presentations

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 presentationThis presentation was given at…
Our Events & Presentations

9 Mar 2013
An independent National Adaptation Programme for England
This policy brief contributes to the National Adaptation Programme by offering an analytical framework and formulating a rational basis for thinking about adaptation. It identifies main climate vulnerabilities in the UK at present, discusses adaptation priorities, and reviews the role of government and policy in adaptation. The report concludes with an illustrative set of actions for the government to take forward into the National Adaptation Programme.
External Reports

2 Jan 2013
The Socio-Economic Performance of the West Midlands in terms of the Low Carbon Economy
The West Midlands low carbon evidence base used to inform the socio-economic framework and evidence base for the future EU funding programme.
Our Reports & Guides

13 Nov 2012
Executive Summary: A review of progress towards an environmentally sustainable and socially just West Midlands
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.
Our Reports & Guides

13 May 2012
Low Carbon Procurement Guides
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.
Our Reports & Guides

29 Mar 2012
The Midcounties Co-operative and UKCIP’s Adaptation Wizard
This case study summarises the work Midcounties undertook with UKCIP to plan how to adapt to climate change using the methodology outlined in the UKCIP Adaptation Wizard.
External Case Studies

25 Mar 2012
A guide to understanding the embodied impacts of construction products
Date of the report March 2012 Author of the report Construction Products Association Purpose of the report This guide aims…
External Reports