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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

Centre for Policy

 

 

Academic journal publishes CISL research on social impacts of transition to low carbon economies

11 April 2019

15 April 2019 – New research from CISL researchers Dr Sanna Markkanen and Dr Annela Anger-Kraavi, which draws on existing literature on the social co-impacts of climate change and implications for inequality, has been published in the academic journal Climate Policy.

A business change case study: Sky’s approach to removing single-use plastic from its business

28 January 2019

February 2018 – Urgent action is required by business, government and consumers to create a transformational shift in the way we consume and use single-use plastic to stop the flow of this material into the natural environment. This case study explores how Sky has taken action to remove single-use plastic from its business through its strategy, leadership, management and engagement.

Towards sustainable packaging: A plan to eliminate plastic packaging waste from UK bottled water and soft drinks

4 September 2018

September 2018 – The significant challenges presented by plastic packaging waste can only be solved through collaborative actions from business, government and society. This industry-led report lays out practically how stakeholders across the bottled water and soft drinks value chain can work together, and more widely with others, to achieve zero plastic packaging waste from UK bottled water and soft drinks by 2030.

European industry in the 21st century: New models for resource productivity

7 September 2017

September 2017 – This report is based on interviews with companies that are using circular economy principles to reduce their exposure to risk, and to access new markets. It discusses some of the successful transformations and changes made, obstacles faced, and potential policies for overcoming those obstacles.

UK Industrial Strategy: Navigating a changing world

19 January 2017

20 January 2017 – This discussion paper has been commissioned by The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group to inform the development of an industrial strategy fit for the 21st century.