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Competing in the Age of Disruption - opinion pieces and media coverage so far

14 April 2025 - Our latest business briefing launched last week. Here's a round-up of op-eds and media coverage. Opinion pieces Newsweek: Silence is not a strategy when it comes to sustainability - Lindsay Hooper, CISL CEO In the current climate, there is huge opportunity for business in leading...

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Private finance is vital for climate action. Here’s how to scale it

8 April 2025 - Dr Nina Seega, the Director of CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance, explains why it's time for the private sector to step up and finance adaptations to climate change. First published by Forbes.

Silence is not a strategy when it comes to sustainability

7 April 2025 - In the current climate, there is huge opportunity for business in leading. But as the need to act grows more urgent, the political context is driving many companies to retreat from public leadership. CISL's CEO, Lindsay Hooper, makes the case for speaking up. First published in Newsweek.

Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director

26 March 2025 - Unless sustainability courses are made more accessible to busy working professionals, the talent shortage will increase, putting the planet’s climate and other sustainability goals further beyond reach, says Dr Theo Hacking at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

South Africa flag flying from pole, flapping in breeze

With America hostile to multilateralism, G20 president South Africa should forge closer ties with Europe

19 March 2025 - The G20 is facing a crisis. This is due to the United States’ newfound hostility to multilateralism of all kinds and particular hostility to the holder of the G20 presidency, South Africa, CISL Africa's Sikho Luthango writes. First published by Reuters.

Effective Corporate Persuasion - profile of Gillian Secrett published in ESG Investor

10 March 2025 - To be successful, engagement must be a two-way street, says Gillian Secrett, Research Director at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Read the full article in ESG Investor.

Stand up for the future we want

4 March 2025 - Over the past six weeks, multiple Rubicons have been crossed. With geopolitical instability accelerating, our CEO Lindsay Hooper explains why sustainability must be recast as a core component of national resilience.

Comment: The dangers of ditching Europe’s Green Deal

18 February 2025 - Remaining competitive is fundamental to Europe’s future. And implementing the European Green Deal is the best mechanism to get there. Climate change and its costs to the economy are real and set to soar. CISL's CEO, Lindsay Hooper, and the CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition, María Mendiluce, write in Reuters.

Waterfall and rainforest in Democratic Republic of Congo

On conflict, critical minerals and the need for renewed global leadership

13 February 2025 – Sibusiso Nkomo, Africa programme manager at CISL, explains how the regional crisis around critical minerals sourcing in the DRC reflects deeper global problems as demand for these materials increases. First published by edie.

Comment: Sustainability is under unprecedented attack. Here’s how we can fight back

10 February 2025 - Those working for a sustainable future are under attack. Progress is being dismantled and a new reality is hitting hard. And yet there’s no shared plan for what comes next. The time for passive observation, or for relying on vague calls for “courage” or “digging deeper” is past. We need a new strategy – fast. Eliot Whittington writes on the Reuters website.

Competing in the Age of Disruption - opinion pieces and media coverage so far

Private finance is vital for climate action. Here’s how to scale it

Silence is not a strategy when it comes to sustainability

Remote sustainability courses could close global skills gap, says University of Cambridge director

With America hostile to multilateralism, G20 president South Africa should forge closer ties with Europe

Effective Corporate Persuasion - profile of Gillian Secrett published in ESG Investor

Stand up for the future we want

Comment: The dangers of ditching Europe’s Green Deal

On conflict, critical minerals and the need for renewed global leadership

Comment: Sustainability is under unprecedented attack. Here’s how we can fight back

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