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Read more at: Round-up of CISL media coverage, w/c 21 October 2024
CISL's Lindsay Hooper on University of Cambridge website

Round-up of CISL media coverage, w/c 21 October 2024

CISL's interim CEO, Lindsay Hooper, was featured as one of the University of Cambridge's five nature and climate 'changemakers.' Read: Changemakers: Lindsay Hooper and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership CISL's recent report, Survival of the Fittest: From ESG to Competitive...


Read more at: Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now
Coal-fuelled power station with cooling tower and conveyor belt

Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now

22 October 2024 - Katherine Quinn writes in Climate Home News: Introducing strong policies to accelerate the rollout of renewables, coupled with a rapid, legally implemented phase-out of fossil fuels, may be our best hope for curbing global warming.


Read more at: ESG is dead. Long live ESG
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ESG is dead. Long live ESG

23 September 2024

23 September 2024 - Lindsay Hooper, interim CEO of CISL, and Paul Gilding, a CISL Fellow, explain why we must urgently address the tension between profitability and sustainability.


Read more at: Canopy member Greg Cochrane on BBC News previewing a new, low-carbon music festival
Greg Cochrane speaking on BBC News channel

Canopy member Greg Cochrane on BBC News previewing a new, low-carbon music festival

2 September 2024 – The founder of New Allotment Collection discussed Act 1.5 festival, a new initiative by Bristol band, Massive Attack, to develop low-carbon events.


Read more at: Uganda for New Vision: Op-ed by Dr Gabriel Okello on the need for waste management reform in Uganda

Uganda for New Vision: Op-ed by Dr Gabriel Okello on the need for waste management reform in Uganda

18 August 2024 – Dr Gabriel Okello, one of CISL's Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellows, writes on the urgent need for waste management reform in Uganda for New Vision.


Read more at: Sky News: Quote from Beverley Cornaby about the push for net zero

Sky News: Quote from Beverley Cornaby about the push for net zero

17 August 2024 - Beverley Cornaby, CLG UK Director, talks about the plan needed for businesses pursuing net-zero targets – including Chester Zoo.


Read more at: Interview with CISL Research Associate Sikho Luthango
CISL Research Associate Sikho Luthango interviewed by eNCA

Interview with CISL Research Associate Sikho Luthango

26 July 2024

26 July 2024 - CISL Research Associate Sikho Luthango was interviewed by eNCA about the announcement that South Africa's Koeberg Power Station's unit one will be operational for another 20 years, and what this means for the switch to renewables.


Read more at: SustainableViews: Op-ed by Ursula Woodburn - MEPs can vote next week to make certain that EU insurers use their capital to support businesses in their net zero transition
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SustainableViews: Op-ed by Ursula Woodburn - MEPs can vote next week to make certain that EU insurers use their capital to support businesses in their net zero transition

22 April 2024

22 April 2024 - Ursula Woodburn, Director of CISL’s Europe office and the Corporate Leaders Group Europe, explains how insurers can take action to help mitigate against the effects of climate change and why MEPs can influence this for SustainableViews.


Read more at: Forbes: Comment by James Cole, CISL's Chief Innovation Officer, on UNICEF Innovation30
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Forbes: Comment by James Cole, CISL's Chief Innovation Officer, on UNICEF Innovation30

17 April 2024

17 April 2024 – James Cole commented in Forbes on UNICEF's Innovation30. The scheme selects 24 sustainability and climate change mitigation projects led by young people.


Read more at: Financial Times: Comment by Ursula Woodburn, Director of CLG Europe
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Financial Times: Comment by Ursula Woodburn, Director of CLG Europe

21 March 2024

21 March 2024 - Our CISL Europe Director comments in the FT on the importance of businesses cutting their emissions by at least 90% by 2040, as governments grapple with the costly consequences of climate change.


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