1. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005

2. Chairman’s Welcome – Ian Aspley, Marley Eternit

3. Annual General Meetings of MEBC Limited and MEBC Projects

4. CEO Report AWMProgramme of awareness raising Membership ProjectsCase Studies Eversheds event Future AGM/Dinner PowerPoint CD Partnerships

5. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Ralph Hepworth

6. BREW in the West Midlands Business Resource Efficiency and Waste  The West Midlands BREW funding for 2005/6 is substantially committed.  New projects in place are:  Recyclate Growth  Designing Out Waste, Designing In Profit  Business Resource Efficiency West Midlands (BREWM)  BREW Awareness  Industrial Symbiosis funding has continued.  Regional Coordinator is in post.  Plan for future years well advanced

7. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Visit to Eco-Pod with Black Country Housing Visit to Sideway with Mouchel Parkman Visit to Aston Hall Farm with Severn Trent Introduction to TAHI by Severn Trent Examples of activity

8. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 CEO Report AWMProgramme of awareness raising Membership ProjectsCase Studies Eversheds event Future AGM/Dinner PowerPoint CD Partnerships

9. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 John Barraclough

10. Envirowise in the West Midlands Region John Barraclough Envirowise Regional Manager

11. Presentation Structure 1.BREW Expansion of Envirowise 2.Resource Efficiency Clubs 3.Partnership working 4.Questions and Comments

12. Expansion of Envirowise  Additional funding through BREW  Services available to all UK Businesses  National and Regional expansion  Regional co-ordination  Resource Efficiency Clubs (RECs)

13. Resource Efficiency Clubs  £2 Million Nationally for FS / REC  West Midlands applications to date  £210k Approved  £120k Under Review  Provides a vehicle for business support in the region

14. Resource Efficiency Clubs Black Country FS Kidderminster REC Bromsgrove REC Worcester REC Stoke-on-Trent REC Redditch REC Malvern REC

15. Working in Partnership Joint working agreements Joint events Seminars Workshops Resource Efficiency Clubs

16. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Graham Ashmore Search: Advanced Search Events Latest UK Trade & Investment supported Events Local Office Database UK Trade & Investment International Trade Team Database To find the UK Trade & Investment International Trade Team in your local Business Link to access all this help, simply enter your full postcode below. You can also contact the Business Link network by calling their enquiry line on 0845 6009006.

17. Graham Ashmore – Lead International Team for the Environmental Technologies Cluster

18. UKTI is the national government organisation that supports both companies in the UK trading internationally and overseas companies seeking to locate in the U.K. In the the West Midlands UKTI works closely with the Development Agency - Advantage West Midlands to deliver an agreed international strategy.

19. Regional Internationalisation of Clusters project covering all ten priority clusters £4 million over 4 years + leverage of core funding Delivered through the five international trade teams at each Chamber/Business Link supported by regional staff Cluster leads and coordinators 50+ International Trade Advisers

20. UKTI likes to work closely with industry groups so that the market intelligence and supply capabilities are in harmony

21. Examples of activities so far 142 companies have participated in international activities 30 E.T. companies developing their export skills through the “Passport” programme Support for companies using trade show visits to research new markets in Central Europe, Mexico and the Middle East. 75 companies – 11 shows Seminars, focus groups, visiting experts

22. More examples of activities Support for companies presenting papers at conferences Organising Meet the International Buyer events –25 W. M. companies - 60 buyers - 18 countries Support for companies exhibiting at E.T. shows Support for companies in the MEBC Wind programme Support for individual companies developing E.T markets

23. Planned activities early 2006 Czech Republic contaminated land scoping mission –January Exhibiting Group Irish Waste and Water Exhibition 8 th -9 th March E.T. mission to Shandong province China - early March Market Research mission to Asia Water Exhibition – Kuala Lumpur 19 th -24 th March

24. Potential activities F.Y. 2006/7 Romania Contaminated land scoping mission – April 4-7 Meet the Buyer at ET 2006 16-18 May Hamburg Wind 16-19 May - support MEBC group Lower Silesia ET mission – June Romania ET Mission – September Mexico ET Mission – October Pollutec Lyons – November Abu Dhabi Environment and Energy – January Western China ET mission – March And the international elements of the EBOP project

25. Examples of Achievements Environmental training company on the “Passport” programme has won business from as far afield as Brunei and Kazakhstan A Black Country engineering company who have participated in the “Passport” and Wind Energy programmes have raised exports from zero to 30% of turnover A land remediation company has set up a successful distribution network throughout Central Europe

26. Further information from Gareth Stanley Coordinator, Environmental Technologies Cluster International Team phone 0121 380 3583 e mail garethstanley@advantagewm.co.uk

27. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 CEO Report AWMProgramme of awareness raising Membership ProjectsCase Studies Eversheds event Future AGM/Dinner PowerPoint CD Partnerships

28. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 CEO Report AWMProgramme of awareness raising Membership ProjectsCase Studies Eversheds event Future AGM/Dinner PowerPoint CD Partnerships

29. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Ian Bryan

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32. 32 Funded by Defra BREW + RDA’s National programme (£13 million from April 2005-2008, £2 million 2005-6), 2005/6 NISP-WM, NE, NW, EM, YH… 2006/7 National coverage complete, Business led, national policy framework and strategy, delivered locally in region, Significant increase in resources 2006/7/8, Increased focus on long term initiatives including education and training (NVQ), Policy contribution to Government strategic thinking WS 2000 & Kelly review.

33. 33 Industrial Symbiosis Business Opportunity Landfill ↓ Jobs ↑ New Business ↑ Sales ↑ CO 2 ↓ Costs ↓ Learning ↑ Transport ↓ Pollution ↓ Asset Utilisation ↑ Innovation ↑

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39. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Bob Dorman

40. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 2005 Portfolio of Case Studies Published on the web site of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development Jonathon Porritt: “I hugely enjoyed catching up on all these and seeing just how imaginative some of the solutions to today’s problems really are.”

41. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Event hosted by Eversheds Annual?

42. MEBC AGM at Birmingham Council House – December 2005 Annual General Meeting and Dinner

43. CD Rom

44. Chairman’s summary and event close