Corporate MembershipEnquiry Form

If you feel your organisation, department or business unit would like to actively contribute to our vision and mission, why not be formally recognised as a corporate member. In return you will have access to a range of member benefits.

Requirements

To become a member you should be:

  • an organisation based in, or having significant operations within, the West Midlands region (Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country, Stoke and Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Coventry and Warwickshire, and Worcestershire), and
  • committed to contributing towards the 2020 roadmap with SWM and other members (see

Benefits

SWM Membership Benefits / Members / Non-Members
Strategic Advice
High level annual review by phone or in person to identify potential risks, opportunities, and links to relevant SWM research and members / Yes / N/A
Promotion of your brand via our website and use of our membership logo to demonstrate your commitment to sustainability in the West Midlands / Yes / N/A
Opportunities to demonstrate support and raise your profile through hosting one of our events, serving on our Board or sub-groups, networking and feedback at our AGM / Yes / N/A
Innovation and Funding Advice
A place at our high profile annual conference which is a unique opportunity to connect and work with over 100 cross-sector decision makers and SWM members / Yes / £100 + VAT per delegate
Prioritised support and endorsement for your relevant funding bids for the £100m of accessible funding from third parties we promote annually / Yes / N/A
Marketing and Delivery Advice
Promoting your job vacancies, events, and news via our website, newsletter and social media / Yes / £50 + VAT per vacancy or event
Promoting your good practice through independent review, production and promotion of one case study / Yes / £250 + VAT
Potential opportunity to present to relevant customers or stakeholders at one of our events / Yes / £250-5,000 + VAT as an event or network sponsor
Consultancy Advice Support Programme
Discounted rates on our independent and cross-sector consultancy advice in the areas of sustainability strategy, innovation, funding, marketing, and delivery.
As a local not-for-profit we often meet requirements within the ‘social value’ clauses of public sector contracts. / Yes – 10% / Standard rates apply

Annual Fees

Type of organisation / Annual Fee
(excl. VAT)
Business Sector Membership
(e.g. private or shareholder owned company with assets and operations within region)
Large private sector organisation ( Over 250 employees) / £1,000
Medium private sector (10-250 employees) / £350
Micro enterprise (Less than 10 employees) / £100
Public Sector Membership
(e.g. local authorities, hospitals, police and fire services, universities)
Large public sector (Over 250 employees) / £500
Medium public sector (Less than 250 employees) / £350
Third Sector Membership
(e.g. charities, not-for-profit companies, social enterprises)
Large third sector organisation (Over 250 employees) / £350
Medium third sector organisation (10-250 employees) / £250
Micro third sector organisation (Less than 10 employees) / £50
Partnership Membership
(e.g. other fee based membership organisations)
Based on SWM agreeing to receive the membership benefits of the partner organisation in exchange for SWM membership benefits. / Upon application

What next?

An electronic version of this form can be found on the ‘Work With Us’page of our website. As a guide a maximum of 1,000 words usually covers all the information we need at this stage to answer the questions below. However, feel free to attach additional information or links to support your application.

Please return to the email or postal address below and you will receive an email acknowledgment advising the date of our next Board meeting, when your application will be considered. Following the Board meeting, you will receive an email notifying you of their decision along with an invoice for payment if appropriate. New members will also receive a member’s certificate together with links to key SWM information. If, at any stage, you have any other queries, please contact a member of the SWM team.

If corporate membership isn’t suitable for you, or you are an individual looking to contribute, look at the other ways to engage with us on the ‘Work With Us’page on our website.

Please return to this form to:

Sustainability West Midlands, Lockside, 5 Scotland Street, Birmingham, B1 2RR. Tel: 0121 237 5890.

Information required

No. / Question / Answer
1 / Organisation name / Click here to enter text. /
2 / Organisation address / Click here to enter text. /
3 / Organisation telephone number / Click here to enter text. /
4 / Please provide primary contact details for your organisation:
  • Name
  • Position
  • Email address
  • Postal address
  • Telephone
/ Click here to enter text. /
5 / Please provide secondary contact details for your organisation:
  • Name
  • Position
  • Email address
  • Postal address
  • Telephone
/ Click here to enter text. /
6 / If you are a business please provide your number of employees. / Choose an item. /
7 / If you are a public sector organisation please provide your number of employees / Choose an item. /
8 / If you are in the third sector please provide your number of employees / Choose an item. /
9 / Please provide contact details for invoicing/billing for your organisation:
  • Name
  • Position
  • Email address
  • Postal address
  • Telephone
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10 / Please provide a quote on why you want to support SWM and our vision. This will appear on our website Members page. / Click here to enter text. /
11 / What is the scale of your operations in the West Midlands (e.g. estimated turnover and staff, key sites, and main products and services)? / Click here to enter text. /
12 / Please provide evidence of your commitment to our 2020 sustainability roadmap priorities (e.g. existing track record and future planned activity on one or more of our priorities for the West Midlands: jobs, procurement, waste, buildings, transport, energy, environment). / Click here to enter text. /
13 /
  • Please define any practical support you can provide to SWM over the next 2 years (e.g. hosting events, providing good practice examples, contributing to research, tools, and guidance, sponsoring/paying for specific services.)
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  • If you are able to provide a case study relevant to one of our priorities, please provide a short paragraph outlining your case study which we will follow up if appropriate.
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Version 4 December 2015