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.
External Case Studies
28 Jun 2018
SWM News June 2018 – Air Quality: Passive choking or time to change?
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24 May 2018
SWM News May 2018 – SWM is recruiting
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17 May 2018
Combined Authority Sustainability Benchmarking Technical Report – analysis of metrics 2018
This report provides an overview and analysis of the data used to underpin sustainability performance and monitoring in the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area and how these compare to the eight other combined authorities in England.
Our Reports & Guides
30 Apr 2018
SWM News April 2018 – One year on – the WMCA and sustainability
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29 Mar 2018
A Regional Approach to Clean Energy Innovation
The aim of the policy commission report is to make the case for the creation of Energy Innovation Zones (EIZs) in the West Midlands.
External Reports
26 Mar 2018
SWM News March 2018: A beastly reminder about our need to adapt
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16 Mar 2018
Innovative Low Carbon Working Group meeting – 15/3/18
Sustainability West Midlands in partnership with the Innovation Alliance for the West Midlands convenes the Innovative Low Carbon Working Group (ILCWG) and its associated quarterly meetings
Our Events & Presentations
6 Mar 2018
West Midlands Regional Energy Strategy Engagement Event 6/3/18
An engagement event to shape Energy Capital working groups and delivery structures in an area which will support key elements of the WM Industrial Strategy. The outputs informed implementation plans for the WM Energy Strategy.
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26 Feb 2018
SWM News February 2018: Is the 25 Year Environment Plan good for the West Midlands?
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12 Feb 2018
25 Year Environment Plan
Date of the resource February 2018 Author of the resource Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of the resource The purpose of…
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30 Jan 2018
SWM News January 2018: Peter Braithwaite’s ‘Reflections of a Chair’ 2012-2017 and win annual SWM membership
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29 Jan 2018
Energy and low carbon activity and structures in combined authority areas
Date of the resource January 2018 Author of the resource Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of the resource This report analyses…
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17 Jan 2018
Fit for the Future II
These reports are aimed at those working for or with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), combined authorities and core cities 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.
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19 Dec 2017
SWM News December 2017: Thanks for your support in 2017, and Merry Christmas
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19 Dec 2017
UK Clean Growth Strategy, Industrial Strategy and WM Devolution Deal: Opportunities for WM Local Industrial Strategies
Date of the resource December 2017 Author of the resource Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of the resource The purpose of…
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2 Dec 2017
SWM Roadmap 2020 Monitoring Report – 2017
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30 Nov 2017
SWM News November 2017 – A new era for sustainability in the West Midlands
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29 Nov 2017
SWM Annual Conference: Delivering the West Midlands Combined Authority Sustainability Priorities – 28/11/17
The SWM Annual Conference provided our members and wider stakeholders the opportunity to hear about current and future priorities on sustainability for the West Midlands, with speakers including Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor, Baroness Brown of Cambridge and local experts in various aspects of sustainability.
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24 Nov 2017
GBSLEP ERDF Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) fund workshop – 22/11/17
This workshop introduced the Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) fund, a ringfenced part of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP (GBSLEP) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) allocation.
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31 Oct 2017
Combined Authority Sustainability Benchmarking Technical Report – analysis of strategies
Date of the resource October 2017 Author of the resource Sustainability West Midlands Purpose of the resource Sustainability West Midlands…
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31 Oct 2017
SWM News October 2017 – Clean Growth Strategy
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19 Oct 2017
Update and advice from SWM Board on WMCA Sustainability Support Programme
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6 Oct 2017
SWM response to BEIS local energy hubs consultation
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