Our Roadmap to 2030
28 Jun 2016
SWM Sustainability Support for WMCA Update – 28 June 2016
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
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
23 May 2016
Local Authority & LEP Workshop: Benchmark Results and Next Steps 13/5/16
Workshop to share the results of the 2016 local authority benchmark, share good practice case studies from around the region and ask for feedback for our report to the WMCA.
Our Events & Presentations
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
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
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
25 Nov 2015
WMCA Powers and Activities – Draft Sustainability Review
Our initial draft sustainability review of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) proposed powers and activities as set out in November 2015.
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
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
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
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
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
23 Sep 2014
West Midlands – Low Carbon and Emissions Vehicles Procurement Guidance
Date of the report September 2014 Author of the report Co-ordinated by Coventry City Council on behalf of the West…
Our Reports & Guides
20 Aug 2014
Birmingham Energy Strategy – Evidence Base
This report provides the evidence base to develop Birmingham's first energy strategy. This is also of use to other cities producing similar strategies as the expert advice on scenarios, priorities, and review of global good practice is very transferable.
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
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
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
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
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 Nov 2012
West Midlands Low Carbon Investment Prospectus
The purpose of this report was to highlight the collective strengths in the low carbon economy across the six Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and the scale of low carbon investment opportunities.
Our Reports & Guides
14 Jul 2012
Planning for a Healthy Environment- Good Practice Guidance for Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity
To help local practitioners to deliver positive and practical solutions when planning for the future. It aims to bring together and update the wealth of information on GI in the specific context of the Localism Act 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework published in March 2012.
External Reports