Reports

12 August 2024 - Leading organisations have signed and renewed their commitments to the Catchment Management Declaration, which aims to accelerate action for a multisector approach to water catchment management. Originally launched by the (then) Prince of Wales in 2018, these organisations will take a collaborative approach to managing water and na…

5 June 2024 - CISL’s ClimateWise, in collaboration with MS Amlin, has published one of the first nature-related financial opportunities use cases, showcasing a debt-for-nature swap supported by credit insurance for marine conservation in Ecuador. Download the use caseMembers of ClimateWise worked with CISL and academic partners from the University …

5 June 2024 - CISL’s ClimateWise, in collaboration with Howden, the international insurance intermediary group, has published one of the first nature-related financial opportunities use cases, showcasing the role of mangroves, coral reefs and seagrasses in supporting and protecting near-shore fisheries in Bolinao, the Philippines. Download the use …

22 April 2024 - In response to the challenges faced by society and those in positions of leadership, CISL convened a multi-sectoral Global Leadership Summit in February 2024.It brought together leaders from a broad range of sectors internationally for open, challenging and necessary dialogue.Through discussions ranging across geopolitics, global go…

12 March 2024 - Guidance for businesses in the agri-food sector to aid understanding of nature-related risks and disclosure frameworks that can promote nature-positive action has been produced by CISL in collaboration with Asda and incorporates business insights from value chain actors Download the reportAboutThe integration of nature-related risks…

1 February 2024 – A business briefing produced by CISL and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) examines the implications for CFOs and Finance Functions in supporting their businesses to become aligned with a sustainable future. Download the reportAboutConsensus is growing that businesses must become more sustainable and move away from short-term pr…

30 January 2024 - A policy briefing by CISL examines how there is a $1.8 trillion gap to fund the transition to low carbon economies in Africa. Download the policy briefingThis brief is intended to provide a basis for engagement on the key question for African climate finance: how much money do African states need to meet the transition commitments…

26 January 2024 - CISL has published the second stage of its Equality Action Plan which provides an update of its activities since February 2022 and sets out new strategic approaches to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across the Institute. Download the Equality Action PlanThis updated Equality Action Plan (EAP) outlines how the fundamen…

23 January 2024 - The ClimateWise Principles Independent Review for 2023 sees scores continue to increase across the membership, ahead of the introduction of a more ambitious set of Principles for 2024. Download the ClimateWise Principles Independent ReviewDownload the ClimateWise Principles Independent Review 2023 (Japanese translation)AboutThe Cl…

21 November 2023 - The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) launches a Loss and Damage action plan to scale up protection for the Global South. Read the briefingCISL’s new briefing Risk sharing for Loss and Damage: Scaling up protection for the Global South offers a breakthrough in the design of the global architec…

Dr Ana Gonzalez Pelaez, Fellow, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and lead author, said:“We have demonstrated how public-private finance can be combined to protect billions of people, now and in the decades ahead. We are calling on the international community to make risk-sharing systems a pillar of the Loss and Damage…

Dr Nina Seega, Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, CISL, said:“The lack of private finance for climate action in EMDEs is a stark reality; while the challenges, such as the current multilateral financial architecture's struggle to deliver financing at the necessary scale and speed, are pressing, the solutions are within our reach. The impact …

13 November 2023 – CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance has published a new policy brief that dives deep into how the private sector can scale up finance for both climate and nature. Download the Policy BriefAboutThe policy brief, developed by CISL’s Centre for Sustainable Finance (CSF), lists immediate asks of the upcoming COP28 and the actions t…

Dr Nina Seega, Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, CISL, said:“Banks mirror the real economy, and their success is closely tied to the prosperity of their clients and the communities they serve. In an era marked by the unpredictability of economic transitions, banks are poised to play a pivotal role as essential partners for those facing vuln…

30 October 2023 - CISL’s Banking Environment Initiative has published a new Bank Action Guide to help banks begin to facilitate a just transition for acutely vulnerable SMEs and assert their role as key partners to communities and civil society, contributing to a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable global economy.   Download the GuideDownload…