Building Green

A report into the reconstruction of Bridge-5 Mill, from a largely abandoned 19th Century Mill to a 21st Century centre for sustainable development. The report includes detailed information on investigating the best environmental options and sourcing reclaimed materials. Carried out on behalf of MERCi.

• PDF for screen (360kb)
• PDF for print (2.6mb)
• HTML (draft only)

Greening your organisation

A step by step guide to applying an effective environmental policy, designed for small businesses and social enterprises. Written on behalf of MERCi.

* Greening your organisation is currently being updated and will be available to download soon.

Towards Sustainability in East Manchester

MERCi's suggestions to New East Manchester about how to make the regeneration of the area environmentally sustainable.

• PDF for screen (100kb)
• PDF for print (1.2mb)
• HTML (text only)

Fresh Evidence

A major MERCi report investigating access to fresh food in the Ancoats and Miles Platting areas.

• PDF for screen (100kb)
• PDF for print (450kb)
• HTML (text only)

Fresh Findings

This MERCi report follows on from its work to produce the report Fresh Evidence and reports on the process of consulting and engaging local people about the issue of food.

• PDF for screen (180kb)
• PDF for print (1.3mb)
• HTML (text only)

An Opportunity to Grow

A fifty page review of the communities of Ancoats and Miles Platting entry into the North West's Britain in Bloom competition in 2001. The review makes practical suggestions for using the competition as a vehicle for community development with contacts, case studies and recommendations.

• PDF for print (520kb)
• HTML (text only)

DRAFT Energy Strategy

Manchester City Council's Energy Strategy, which is currently out for comment. We must stress that this in only a draft copy. The Council has recently stated that it intends to make Manchester the Greenest City in the country!

• PDF for print (300kb)
• DOC format (550kb)

Manchesters Energy Strategy - comments by CHEC

"This critic has been produced by Manchester's Campaign for a Hydrogen Economy (CHEC) and puts Manchester City Council's Energy Strategy into a legal context, offers national examples of best practice to act as benchmarks and opportunities for the voluntary and community sector. "

• PDF for print (34kb)
• DOC format (36kb)

DRAFT Biodiversity Strategy

Manchester City Council's Biodiversity Strategy, which is currently out for comment. We must stress that this in only a draft copy. The Council has recently stated that it intends to make Manchester the Greenest City in the country!

• PDF for print (310kb)
• DOC format (530kb)

Urban harvest

A short report on the opportunities and potential for growing food in urban communities.Produced by MERCi.

• RTF (50kb)
• HTML (text only)

A Compost Strategy for Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester needs to adopt a 'zero waste' strategy in order for the conurbation to become more environmentally sustainable. As part of such a progressive waste strategy Greater Manchester needs to be composting a significant proportion of its waste as close to source as possible. A short report produced by the Fairfield Composting Group.

• RTF (15kb)
• HTML (text only)

Just the Job

Community employment research in East Manchester. A report produced by CLES Consulting .

• PDF (1083 kb)
• HTML (text only)

Developing Social Enterprise in Manchester

Draft summary of a strategic framework based on information gathered from social enterprise practitioners.

• PDF (101 kb)
• HTML (text only)

Other reports to be added soon...