Our Roadmap to 2030
11 May 2015
Encraft Passivhaus and Low Carbon Building: Pioneering 2016 Standards Conference
This event prepared delegates to meet the 2016 zero carbon standards by understanding the most effective approach to delivering the standards for new domestic and non-domestic ‘zero carbon’ buildings and the challenge of existing stock, making the business case add up, and ensuring stakeholders work together to deliver the required outcomes.
Our Events & Presentations
9 Apr 2015
Local Authority Benchmark Report 2014
Local authority reports resulting from the benchmarking exercise in 2014. Focus on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and the move to a low carbon economy.
Our Reports & Guides
25 Mar 2015
Soil Management and Resilience Workshops for Farmers
These workshops aimed to highlight the importance of good soil management and how improving soil management techniques can help minimise the impacts of extreme weather on farm practices.
Our Events & Presentations
12 Mar 2015
Severn Trent and SWM Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
This workshop highlighted the excellent work Severn Trent has already done to adapt to the impacts of extreme weather, and it also gave the opportunity for stakeholders to feed in their views on where and how Severn Trent should prioritise their next actions
Our Events & Presentations
1 Mar 2015
Under the Weather – Improving health, wellbeing and resilience in a changing climate (version2)
The aim of this toolkit is to assist Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) in integrating climate change adaptation into the local health economy. It also highlights how Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNA) and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWS) can be used to achieve this aim for the benefit of communities.
External Reports
8 Dec 2014
Local Enterprise Partnerships Resilient Growth Information Note – December 2014
This is a report produced in 2014 and subsequent presentations to LEPs in 2015 on the use of this guidance.
Our Reports & Guides
1 Dec 2014
SWM Annual Conference 2014: New Connections – Global Climate Change and the Local Environment
The SWM Annual Conference was held on the 25 November 2014 with keynote presentation from Joan Walley, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee and MP for Stoke-on-Trent North.
Our Events & Presentations
27 Nov 2014
Weathering the Storm – A Guide for Tourism Businesses
This report builds on the previous Weathering the Storm guidance produced for SMEs, but specifically focuses on the tourism industry
External Reports
12 Nov 2014
Workshops and Launch of NHS & Public Health Networks
The workshops focused on climate adaptation and resilience, how to manage hospital overheating and the effect on patients, and integrating resilience into public health priorities. The day marked the launch of the West Midlands NHS Sustainability, and Sustainability and Public Health networks.
Our Events & Presentations
24 Sep 2014
WM Green Communities Network Launch
This event marked the launch of the brand new West Midlands Green Communities Network (WMGCN).
Our Events & Presentations
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
10 Jul 2014
Adaptation Sub-Committee Third Report Launch
The Adaptation Sub-Committee launched their third report 'Managing Climate Risks to Wellbeing and the Economy' on 9 July 2014.
Our Events & Presentations
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 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
9 Jul 2013
SWM – Sustainability Definitions
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.
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
3 Jul 2013
The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate
The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) sets out how government, businesses, communities and civil society are taking steps to prepare for and adapt to climate change.
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
19 Apr 2013
‘Building Business Resilience’ – April 2013 (Telford)
Date of presentations 17 April 2013 Authors Dr Simon Slater, Sustainability West Midlands Andy Whyle, BESST Emma Walker, Environment Agency…
Our Events & Presentations
22 Mar 2013
‘Building Business Resilience’ – March 2013 (Birmingham)
Date of presentations 14 March 2013 Authors Dr Simon Slater, Sustainability West Midlands Kirsten Kane, Birmingham Airport Melanie Weaver, Birmingham…
Our Events & Presentations
21 Mar 2013
The Economics of Low Carbon Cities: A Mini-Stern Review for Birmingham and the Wider Urban Region
This report reviews the cost and carbon effectiveness of a wide range of low carbon options that could be applied at a local level in households, industry, commerce and transport to expand the low carbon economy. It then goes on to explore the scope for their deployment and the associated investment needs. The report addresses financial returns, carbon savings and implications for economy and employment of a variety of low-carbon measures.
External Reports